WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: As a result of increased grizzly bear depredations on livestock, the U.S. Department of Interior's (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) are collaborating to provide additional support to Montana livestock producers. This collaboration includes APHIS Wildlife Se  more

BILLINGS, Montana, June 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release: A Bozeman woman who worked as a bookkeeper for several businesses admitted this week to embezzling about $433,018 from the companies, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Anna Michelle Niles, 47, pleaded guilty on June 3 to wire fraud. Niles faces a maximum 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen L. DeSoto presi  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release on June 2: The Department of Justice today announced more than $2.3 million in grant awards for Montana as part of nearly $400 million in grant funding through the Department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The Attorney General announced funding awards to 596 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows those a  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: In July, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey approximately 1,900 cattle operations across the Mountain Regional states of Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, to provide an up-to-date measure of the United States cattle inventory. "T  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Mountain Regional Field Office issued the following news release: Thousands of milk producers across the country, including almost 500 producers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming will receive surveys from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), as the agency collects information for the 2020 July Milk Produc  more

WEST GLACIER, Montana, June 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Glacier National Park is increasing recreational access and services on a limited basis on June 8. The park has been closed to visitors since March 24, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Glacier released their phased reopening plan  more