WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA announced that federal emergency aid has been made available for the state of Montana to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020 and continuing. Public Assistance Federal funding is available to the state, tribal and eligible local governme  more

GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, March 31 -- The U.S. Air Force (17th Training Wing) issued the following news: The 312th Training Squadron's Special Instruments Training course instructors have begun using their skills to 3D print prototypes to supply the medical facilities in the area with N95 face masks and face shields. A neurosurgeon in Billings, Montana, worked with a dental company to create reusable plastic N95 masks using 3D printers. In an effort to help protect those caring for si  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 3 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Kurt G. Alme, issued the following news release: * * * - $1.3 million Available to Montana * * * The Department of Justice this week announced that it is making $850 million available to help public safety agencies respond to the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19. The Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding program, authorized by the recent stimulus legislation signed by President Trump, will allow eli  more

HELENA, Montana, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Montana Field Office issued the following news release: As of March 1, Montana growers intend to plant 135,000 acres of corn for all purposes in 2020, up 20,000 acres, or 17 percent from last year's plantings, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The area expected to be seeded to  more

LOVELL, Wyoming, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area issued the following news release: Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area continues working with neighbors and partners, evaluating the facilities and park operations on a daily basis in support of federal, state, and local mandates to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Bighorn Canyon is announcing modifications to operations in the North District at Fort Smith, Montana,   more

WEST GLACIER, Montana, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Glacier National Park issued the following news release: The National Park Service Contracting and Procurement Office has awarded the labor services contract for the 2020 Visitor Transportation Service in Glacier National Park to LC Staffing of Kalispell, MT. The contract, valid for up to two years, provides drivers, dispatchers, and supervisors for the park's 35-bus fleet that provides shuttle service along the Going-to-th  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The White House issued the following news release on March 31: Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Montana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic beginning on January 20, 2020, and continuing. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local governments and certain private nonprofit o  more