MILES CITY, Montana, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory and its past and present contributions to the livestock industry and scientific community. For a century, ARS Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, in partnership w  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: DENVER - FEMA Region 8 has awarded Montana $893,165 in National Dam Safety State Assistance Grant Program funds to enhance dam safety efforts. This announcement comes in advance of National Dam Safety Awareness Day on May 31. Dams come in all shapes and sizes from the largest like Hoover Dam to the earthen embankment at your local pond. They play a vital role   more

HELENA, Montana, May 31 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the recipients of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2023 Clean School Bus Program rebate competition, funded by President Biden's Investing in America agenda. The rebates will help selectees purchase 23 clean school buses in eight school districts across Montana. The Program will help Montana accelerate the transition t  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 1 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Rocky Mountain Division issued the following news release: As most schools are out and Summer 2024 is unofficially underway, DEA's Rocky Mountain Field Division is on pace to eclipse fentanyl pill seizure records set just last year. "It is an unfortunate reality that seizures of fake fentanyl pills across our Division - Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Montana - continue at unprecedented levels," said DEA Ro  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: A Havre man who admitted selling methamphetamine was sentenced today to five years and four months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Stephen Eric Engelhardt, Jr., 41, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to distribution of meth. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided  more