Daily News Roundup
April 23, 2024
Mississippi Fugitive Arrested by Red Lodge Police
By Denise Rivette Mississippi Coast Crime Stoppers issued an alert on March 12 of this year to be on the lookout for fugitive from justice Levi Kade Nelson. A few days ago Red Lodge Police Department made a “routine” traffic stop that resulted in his arrest and further charges. As mentioned in
Tester and Daines Deliver Targeted National Security Package to Crack Down on Fentanyl, Counter Foreign Adversaries
By Denise Rivette U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Steve Daines each announced today that they voted for a targeted national security package to crack down on the fentanyl epidemic and counter America’s foreign adversaries including China, Russia, and Iran. The senators’
Red Lodge Songwriter Festival Preview
Do you like to listen to the songs "Independence Day", "On A Bus To St' Cloud", "When You Love Someone"? If you do, you'll want to come listen to them from the Songwriter who wrote them. Don't miss Gretchen Peters at the 8th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter Festival.
Mill Closures ‘Shock’ Industry, but Officials Say Demand for Wood Remains
by Justin Franz for Montana Free Press Five days a week, a short train rolls out of the rail yard in Whitefish with empty freight cars destined for the Flathead Valley’s three surviving wood products mills in Columbia Falls and Evergreen. At one time, short trains like this could be found all over western Montana, serving mills in places like Libby, St. Regis, Darby and Pablo. But today, this is one of the few “local” freights left in the region.
Federal Regulators Look to Block Montana Coal Mining Law
by Amanda Eggert for Montana Free Press The federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has indicated it will reject a law the 2023 Montana Legislature passed to loosen water quality laws that govern coal mining. In a letter dated
Below Normal Water Supply forecasted for Montana After Low-Snow Winter
By Blair Miller for the Daily Montanan Montana’s winter is shaping up to have been among the worst for snowpack in 25 years and, combined with current outlooks, has water forecasters warning that streamflow levels this summer could be well below normal across most of the state.