BUTTE, Montana, Jan. 18 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Utilizing updated, best available science, EPA lowers screening levels for the first time in 30 years * * * The EPA site team would like to share that the agency's headquarters has just released new national guidance for soil-lead contamination at Superfund and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites. This new guidance lowers the screening level for lead in soil at re  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following opening remarks on Jan. 18, 2024, by Commissioner Allison Clements at the January commission meeting: * * * Winter Storms Gerri and Heather It has been a week of weather. I think the wind chill in Montana got down to negative 70 degrees. That's pretty intense. As recent experiences have taught us, it is imperative that the electricity system remains resilient in the face of this ex  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: A commercial truck driver from Canada today admitted to a cocaine trafficking crime after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers found approximately 30 kilograms of cocaine in watermelon pallets as the driver was attempting to enter Canada at the Montana border, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. Kareshmaa Kaur Jagroop, 42, of Ontario, Can  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: A Crow Agency man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine as part of a large, multiple-state conspiracy that was based on the Crow Indian Reservation was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Jeffrey Prettypaint, 30, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to possessi  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: A Lame Deer man was sentenced today to 14 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after he admitted to shooting and killing another man in 2022 on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Terence Arturo Limberhand, 32, pleaded guilty in September 2023 to voluntary manslaughter. U.S. Dist  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: The U.S. Space Force has selected the 2023 Polaris Award service-level recipients. The Polaris Award is an annual awards program, originally established in 2022, that is built from the four Guardian Values of Character, Connection, Commitment and Courage. There are four individual award categories representing each value, and a team excellence category that signifies   more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: The U.S. Air Force is holding two town hall meetings in Montana on Jan. 24 and 25, 2024 at 6:30 pm on each date. The intent of these meetings is to provide the local public with information on the Sentinel Program. Town halls are open to the public. The town hall meetings are scheduled for Jan. 24th at the Fergus County Fairgrounds in Lewistown, Montana; and Jan. 25th   more