HELENA, Montana, June 17 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 16, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the state of Montana has secured a major disaster declaration from President Joe Biden in response to devastating flooding across portions of the state. "Over the last several days, flooding has destroyed homes, washed away roads and bridges, left Montanans without power and water services, and threatened Montanans' livelihoods," Gov. Gianforte  more

HELENA, Montana, June 16 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on June 15, 2022: Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the state has submitted a request to President Joe Biden for an expedited presidential major disaster declaration due to devastating flooding across portions of the state of Montana. "On Tuesday, we began working with FEMA to pursue an expedited presidential major disaster declaration and secure direct federal assistance for Montana communitie  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 17 (TNStalk) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Last week, current and future growers and producers from all corners of Montana gathered in Linfield Hall on Montana State University's campus, intently listening to a lecture on remote sensors. The challenging lecture covered engineering, electromagnetic radiation and theory, but each of the 23 producers were engaged and focused on how remote sensing can help them in their careers. The producers  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 15 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University's Outreach and Engagement Council has awarded seed grants to seven projects that promote outreach and engagement between the university and the community through pilot projects, research, service learning and education. The grants are for projects that address community needs and build partnerships. This is the eighth round of funding by the council since it began the seed  more

BILLINGS, Montana, June 15 (TNSper) -- Montana State University-Billings issued the following news: By Maureen Brakke, director of university communications and marketing After a thorough national search, Tami Haaland has been named the permanent Dean of the College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences at Montana State University Billings. A professor of English, Haaland has been teaching at MSU Billings for 27 years. During this time, she's held various positions: From 2008-2011, she served as D  more

MISSOULA, Montana, June 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Montana issued the following news release: The philosophy at CyberMontana is that everyone, no matter their age or place in life, should be fluent in computer security. Now one year old, this statewide initiative already counts its alumni middle school students conquering code at summer STEM camps and Montana National Guard members learning to identify cyber breaches and remedying their efforts. "I like to say if you are in the sixth gr  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 16 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: Governor Mark Gordon will issue an emergency declaration in response to historic flooding in Yellowstone National Park and surrounding areas. This follows days of work by state agencies to respond to this historic event. While analysis of the impacts of the flooding in the surrounding area is ongoing, the emergency declaration will allow the state to seek federal funding assistance for necessary road   more