Thursday, June 16, 2016

Yellowstone National Park History


Missoulian: How it all started: Yellowstone's 1st superintendent was nicknamed 'National Park Langford'
Park History
Birth of a National Park
“One of the most enduring myths of Yellowstone National Park involves its beginning. As the myth goes, in 1870, explorers gathered around a campfire at the junction of two pristine rivers, overshadowed by the towering cliffs of the Madison Plateau. They discussed what they had seen during their exploration and realized that this land of fire and ice and wild animals needed to be preserved. Thus, the legend goes, the idea of Yellowstone National Park was born.”

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Prison Smuggling


“The superseding indictment is the result of an investigation into drug smuggling at the Montana State Prison.  The investigation was a cooperative effort between the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Postal Inspector, the Montana Department of Corrections Investigations Division, Montana State Prison Warden Leroy Kirkegard and his staff, and the Montana Division of Criminal Investigations.”