HELENA, Montana, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: Based on October 1 conditions, canola production in Montana is forecast at a record high 210.25 million pounds, up 62 percent from the 2018 crop, according to the October 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Acreage harvested is expected to   more

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Montana, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force (341st Missile Wing) issued the following news: More than 75 enlisted members will receive job-related associate in applied science degrees from the Community College of the Air Force October 10 during a ceremony at the Grizzly Bend. The graduation begins at 1 p.m. and is open to all. The Community College of the Air Force is a federally-chartered degree-granting institution that serves the United States Air Force's enlisted total  more

BILLINGS, Montana, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release: A $200,000 federal grant has been awarded to help fund efforts of Yellowstone Substance Abuse Connect to increase prevention and treatment efforts as part of a larger initiative to reduce violent crime in the community, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme announced today. The Office of National Drug Control Policy awarded $200,000 to the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficki  more

GREAT FALLS, Montana, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release: An ex-law enforcement officer for the Fort Peck Tribes was sentenced today to six months in prison, two years of supervised release and ordered to pay restitution and back taxes for stealing $40,000 from a tribal program intended to help youth, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Willard Wilson White III, 44, of Glasgow, pleaded guilty in June to wire fraud and to income ta  more