MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Breanna Christopher Volkmar, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs FORT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Mont. -- Under the backdrop of rugged Montana landscape, the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron honed their ground defense skills during a five-day exercise held from September 16-20. Airmen were greeted by the dry, rocky terrain of Fort Harrison , where th  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 27, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Billings - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Billings, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.55 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commi  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 27, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Great Falls - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Great Falls, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.55 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 27, 2024, entitled "Occupational Employment and Wages in Missoula - May 2023": * * * Workers in the Missoula, MT Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.68 in May 2023, compared to the nationwide average of $31.48, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: As Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane overnight, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the deployment of California Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) members to the area impacted by the hurricane. In close coordination with FEMA, the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is immediately deploying 151 firefighters and support personn  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man, whose body was recovered from the Little Big Horn River in Crow Agency, on the Crow Indian Reservation, admitted to murder and firearm charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Orrin Richard Alden III, of Crow Agency, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with second-d  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A Browning woman who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced on Thursday to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. The defendant, Cynthia Ann Valenzuela, 28, pleaded guilty in January to possession with inten  more