BOZEMAN, Montana, April 26 (TNSres) -- The National Park Service Yellowstone National Park issued the following news release: As part of ongoing grizzly bear and black bear research and management efforts and as required under the Endangered Species Act to monitor the population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the U.S. Geological Survey, in conjunction with the National Park Service, is working to inform the public that scientific capture operations are once again about to begin within Ye  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded small nonfarm businesses in nine Idaho counties and neighboring counties in Montana, Oregon and Washington of the May 20, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low interest loans   more

HELENA, Montana, April 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * Selectees under Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant competition to deliver solar to low-income and disadvantaged communities through the President's Investing in America agenda * * * Today, as the Biden-Harris Administration celebrates Earth Day, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Bonneville Environmental Foundation has been selected to receive $  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following report and order (MB Docket No. 23-380; RM-11968) on April 23, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Missoula, Montana) REPORT AND ORDER (Proceeding Terminated) By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: 1. The Video Division, Media Bureau (Bureau), has before it a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking/1 issued in response to a  more

MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: On Friday, April 19, Malmstrom Air Force Base partnered with Cascade County Sheriff's Office to ensure the safe disposal of recently discovered ammunition in the local community. Upon discovery, the ammunition was brought onto Malmstrom AFB and following standard safety procedures a cordon was established to determine the safety of the munitions. This collaborative ef  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Montana joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in support of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 27. The biannual event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at sites across Montana. The event is an effort to rid homes of potentially dangerous, expired, unused and unwanted prescripti  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A federal jury on Thursday convicted two Montana residents and a California man of drug trafficking crimes for bringing pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills to the Butte and Helena communities for distribution, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a four-day trial that began on April 22, the jury found Juan Felipe Vidrio  more

LIMA, Montana, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has released a Final Environmental Assessment (EA) for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge). The proposed action is to improve Arctic grayling access to spawning habitat by notching beaver dams in Red Rock Creek (RRC), some of which is within designated wilderness. A 30-day public comment period for the draf  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update on April 24, 2024: Wildlife Services (WS), a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled "Bird Damage Management in Montana." The EA analyzes the potential environmental impacts of alternatives for WS involvement in bird damage management in Montana. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 12, 2024: * * * President Joe Biden Announces Student Debt Cancellation for 920 More Borrowers in Montana, Pursuing Every Path Available to Cancel Student Debt - New announcement brings debt cancellation to over 10,310 people in Montana under Biden-Harris Administration Today, President Biden announced that 277,000 more borrowers across the country will get their student debt cancelled, including 920 mo  more