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HELENA 鈥?Leaders with the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation say the metrics they use to me
stanley cup asure drought have changed 鈥?and their statewide plan for responding to drought needs to change as well. It was just time, said Michael Downey, DNRCs water planning section sup
stanley cup ervisor.The current plan, which dates back to 1995, lays out how the state monitors and identifies drought 鈥?including triggers for of
stanley cup ficially classifying different levels of drought and eventually declaring a drought emergency. Downey says its been key for keeping the public informed on what the situation really is, and for justifying requests for federal drought assistance.Downey said the actual determination of what counts as a drought wont change significantly, but the new plan will replace several outdated drought indicators. He said some of the biggest changes will be in how leaders communicate drought information. How we interact with people and agencies and with the public, and how we do outreach to the public, has completely changed, he said.DNRC has been hearing a lot of concerns about drought this year from the water users they work with. Laura Nowlin, coordinator for the Musselshell W Flfy Dallas Cowboys face backlash for partnering with gun-themed coffee company
A Kalispell man who admitted participating in a Helena armed home invasion of a couple involved in trafficking heroin was sentenced Monday to 6.5 years in prison and five years of supervised release.Morgan Victor Pitsch, 25, pleaded guilty in October to robbery affecting commerce and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.The prosecution said in court records that the FBI learned of a home invasion in Helena in which the victims, a couple, were involved in trafficking heroin. The couple had been given money by co-defendant, Kielan Brett Franklin, t
yeezy o travel to Washington to buy an ounce of heroin. The couple returned with less than an ounce. When the couple did not immediately turn over the heroin, Franklin sent them threatening text messages.On March 8, 2019, Franklin, Pitsch and co-defendants Arielle
af1 Rose Cowser and Gerald Allen Hiler, went to the couples residence. Pitsch possessed
airmax a pistol during the robbery, while the others searched for drugs, money and other valuables. The robbers fled when they learned that the female victim had secretly dialed 911. They took a small amount of heroin, the female victims wedding ring, cell phone and other items.Hiler pl
