WASHINGTON, July 11 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the deployment of an uninhabited aerial system at the Yellowstone Club and Glacier National Park in Montana. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $50,000. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other research and development. The funding is open to participating partners of the Colorado Plateau   more

WASHINGTON, July 11 - The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey announced that it expects to award a cooperative agreement for the development of a suite of methods appropriate for the collection of pre and post-installation data after beaver dam analogs are installed on headwater stream sites in sagebrush lands in Montana. The estimated total program funding available was cited as $55,704. The agency said the grant was associated with science and technology and other researc  more

BILLINGS, Montana, July 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release: Lawrence Jace Killsback, the former president of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe, today admitted to a travel fraud scheme in which he is accused of getting an estimated $20,000 in improper reimbursements, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Killsback, 40, of Busby, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and to false claims conspiracy during an arraignment and plea hearing. U.S. Magi  more

HELENA, Montana, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: Winter wheat production in Montana, based on conditions as of July 1, 2019, is forecast at 85.10 million bushels, according to the July 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 8 percent from the June 1 forecast and 8 percent  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will award $477 million in airport infrastructure grants, the third allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. "This significant investment in airport improvements in Mo  more