MALMSTROM AFB, Montana, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Malmstrom Air Force Base (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Breanna Christopher Volkmar, 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs FORT WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, Mont. -- Under the backdrop of rugged Montana landscape, the 741st Missile Security Forces Squadron honed their ground defense skills during a five-day exercise held from September 16-20. Airmen were greeted by the dry, rocky terrain of Fort Harrison , where th  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on Sept. 24, 2024, entitled "Montana Job Openings and Labor Turnover - July 2024": * * * Montana had 30,000 job openings in July 2024, compared to 35,000 openings in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that the job o  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A federal judge today sentenced an Elmo man to three years in prison and ordered $95,722 restitution for stealing his deceased mother's Social Security benefits and underreporting his income and assets to receive Social Security Administration benefits, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Gerry Alen Albus, 64, pleaded guilty in May to th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 2023-CGD-041) on Sept. 4, 2024, entitled "Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Montana by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Colleen Kotzmoyer, Director, Contract and Grant Audit Division Subject: Final Audit Report - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awa  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing a man, whose body was recovered from the Little Big Horn River in Crow Agency, on the Crow Indian Reservation, admitted to murder and firearm charges today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Orrin Richard Alden III, of Crow Agency, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with second-d  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Browning man accused of beating and then using a belt to assault a woman on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation admitted to an assault charge today, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, Briar Joseph Crawford, 29, pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon. Crawford faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three   more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: A Browning woman who admitted to trafficking methamphetamine on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation was sentenced on Thursday to three years and six months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. The defendant, Cynthia Ann Valenzuela, 28, pleaded guilty in January to possession with inten  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2024: A Missoula woman who admitted conspiring to traffic methamphetamine and fentanyl was sentenced on Wednesday to six and one-half years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. The defendant, Robin Marie Holcomb, 42, pleaded guilty in May to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute co  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Whitehall man convicted by a federal jury of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl as part of a large drug ring that distributed drugs in the Butte and Helena communities was sentenced today to 16 years and eight months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. The defendant, James Andrew St  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.6 million grant to Yellowstone County in Montana, for water and sewer infrastructure improvements to support business development and disaster resiliency in the region. This grant will provide critical water and sewer infrastructure to  more