WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on July 8, 2024: * * * Grant supports jobs, training in 7 Montana counties, 2 American Indian reservations * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an award of $800,000 to the Montana Department of Labor and Industry for employment and training services for people in Montana affected by the closure of the Pyramid Lumber and Roseburg Forest Products lumber mill  more

BILLINGS, Montana, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: A Missoula man who admitted to trafficking fentanyl pills in the community was sentenced today to seven years and four months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant Shayden Bradley Westfall, 28, pleaded guilty in March to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and to possess  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, July 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on July 10, 2024: A New Mexico man accused of stealing 100-year-old items, including letters by the wife of Western artist Charlie "C.M." Russell, from the Montana Historical Society and selling them for a profit on eBay admitted today to a theft crime, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Brian Anthony D'Ambrosio, 49, of Sante Fe, New Mexico, pleaded gui  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: BABB, Montana -- The Bureau of Reclamation continues to work closely with the Milk River Joint Board of Control, the Blackfeet Tribe, and the state of Montana to rebuild the St. Mary Canal Siphon following the catastrophic failure on June 17. Reclamation has authorized an emergency extraordinary maintenance determination and is working with partners to identify the next steps tha  more