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News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Thursday September 05, 2024 ( 6 items )  

AR-MEDCOM Soldiers augment, ensure readiness during MOBEX III
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT RILEY, Kan. More than 140 Army Reserve Soldiers conducted pre-deployment health assessments and readiness exams at the Soldier Readiness Processing center here, and performed medical and dental services at the TMC here during Mobilization Exercise Level III here, or MOBEX Level III, from July 29 to August 18. Units included of the 7246th Medical Support Unit out of Elkhorn, Neb  more

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $179 Million to Support Academic Acceleration Efforts Focused on Improving Literacy and High-Quality Assessment Systems
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The (Department) today announced $179 million in grants focused on supporting academic acceleration for every child, building on the Biden-Harris Administration's goal to improve academic achievement nationwide. These grants include $149 million in new Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant (CLSD) awards--the largest number of awards ever for this program--and nearly  more

Fed Issues Enforcement Actions With First Interstate Bank, United Texas Bank
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of the enforcement actions listed below: First Interstate Bank, Billings, Montana Flood insurance violations, civil money penalty, dated August 28, 2024 United Texas Bank, Dallas, Texas Cease and Desist Order dated August 29, 2024 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here (https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/enforcementa  more

Mont. U.S. Attorney: Washington Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl; Illegal Possession of Firearm in Havre Area
GREAT FALLS, Montana, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: A Washington man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl pills in the Havre area and to illegally possessing a gun was sentenced on Tuesday to six years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. The defendant, Travis Lee Brown, 42, of Yakima, Washington, ple  more

Under Secretary of the Air Force, DAF Senior Leaders and Congressional Staff Delegation Visit Malmstrom AFB
MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Mary Bowers, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton, various Department of the Air Force senior leaders, and a Congressional staff delegation visited Malmstrom Air Force Base, Aug. 28-29. The purpose of their visit was to better understand the 341st Missile Wing's current mission and operations and to emphasi  more

W.Va. U.S. Attorney: Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: Clarence Montana Walls, 38, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on October 11, 2023, Walls sold a controlled substance containing methamphetamine to a confidential informant in Richwood. Walls is scheduled to be sentenced on January 16,   more