WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: In the study, "Predicting future grizzly bear habitat use in the Bitterroot Ecosystem under recolonization and reintroduction scenarios," the researchers predicted that grizzly bears would favor large wilderness areas and extensive multiple-use public lands in the region, especially in the northern part of the Bitterroot Ecosystem. The research predicts that, over time, grizzl  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: As he was about to head to work for another busy week, his phone lit up with an email from his supervisor. The Montana Air National Guard offered Royal Cambodian Air Force officers a tour of their C-130J Hercules while it was refueling at the Phnom Penh International Airport for the joint military exercise Atlas-Angel, requiring his presence as a translator between the two units. He  more

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2024: U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Bradley Scott Heard, 46, of Havre, Montana, and Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Jonker to 180 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Heard's co-defendant,   more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: A Billings man who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin after the drugs were found in his car was sentenced today to five years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Sheldon Patrick Tracy, 55, pleaded guilty in February to possession with intent to distr  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2024: A Livingston man who admitted to traveling to Washington to get fentanyl pills for distribution in the Park County community and violating release conditions was sentenced today to a total of six years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, David Scott Retzer, 4  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Small nonfarm businesses in eight Montana counties and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administr  more