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• Fight is on after USPS announces Kalispell closure Play Video

  May 18, 2012 9:29 AM

  KALISPELL- The U.S. Postmaster General is under fire from Montana politicians after announcing the closing of nearly 50 mail processing centers nationwide, including the Kalispell-area facility, but Max Baucus and Jon Tester are working to overturn that decision through a U.S. Senate reform bill. The announcement that mail processing... more »

• Postal Service addresses Postmaster General salary

  April 18, 2012 2:15 PM

  WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is continuing to push for a reduction in the U.S. Postmaster General's salary, despite the Postmaster claiming he is not overpaid. Tester wrote a letter to the Postal Board of Governors in February asking why the Postmaster General is being compensated so... more »

• Baucus gets first hand experience with the USPS in Missoula Play Video

  April 11, 2012 9:54 AM

  MISSOULA- Neither snow, nor rain, nor an early morning shift is keeping Senator Max Baucus from his appointed rounds Wednesday morning, as the state's senior senator pitches in at the post office. Baucus started his day at 5 a.m., working in the Missoula mail processing center as he takes... more »

• Baucus bringing "workdays" event to Missoula

  April 10, 2012 12:23 PM

  WASHINGTON, DC- Senator Max Baucus will spend be spending Wednesday in the Garden City working at the Missoula Mail Processing Center Facility on West Kent Avenue. The workday follows Baucus' announcement that Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe will be coming to Montana at the Senator's request to listen to Montanans... more »

• Fate of Kalispell mail processing center still in limbo Play Video

  February 23, 2012 7:13 PM

  KALISPELL- The Kalispell Mail Processing Center has avoided the chopping block for now but the US Postal Service (USPS) continues to evaluate whether the center should consolidate, which would mean cut backs on employment. The facility in Kalispell had been studied by the USPS over the past five months... more »

• Tester asks Senate to postpone USPS closures

  December 8, 2011 5:50 PM

  WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) is asking Senate leaders to postpone closing post offices and area mail processing facilities for six months. Tester said in a news release that the delay would allow Congress more time to "enact reforms necessary" for the Postal Service to succeed. ... more »

• Kalispell to hold meeting on closing mail processing center Play Video

  November 30, 2011 11:34 PM

  KALISPELL- The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) needs to trim billions of dollars but, it estimates closing two mail processing operations in Western Montana would save less than $2 million. A study by USPS says shutting down the Kalispell center would cut costs by almost $600,000. The Post Office proposes... more »

• Postal union hires big guns to save service

  October 17, 2011 4:31 PM

  WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- One of the big postal worker unions has hired new help to save the U.S. Postal Service -- Ron Bloom, one of the advisors who helped steer the U.S. automakers out of bankruptcy. The National Association of Letter Carriers said Sunday that it had hired former... more »

• Tester proposes bill to stop MT post office closures Play Video

  October 12, 2011 9:47 PM

  WASHINGTON DC- Montana Senator Jon Tester introduced legislation to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from closing operations in some rural Montana communities. "In Montana and across rural America, post offices define communities and serve as lifelines to the rest of the world-providing everything from important communication and correspondence to... more »

• MT postal workers worry about losing their jobs Play Video

  September 17, 2011 11:39 AM

  MONTANA - A US Postal Service study is causing a lot of stress for postal workers who could find their jobs eliminated. E-mail took a bite out of post office profits, but one local union representative says closing mail processing centers in Western Montana is not the way to... more »

• USPS eyes closing Kalispell, Missoula processing centers Play Video

  September 15, 2011 11:01 PM

  MISSOULA- The U.S. Postal Service says it may close its Kalispell and Missoula mail processing facilities, meaning dozens of people would lose their jobs. The agency wants to know how much money it would save by moving those processing facilities to Spokane, along with centers in Helena and Wolf Point.... more »

• Rehberg kicks off initiative to show support for rural postal service

  September 7, 2011 11:49 AM

  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Denny Rehberg has kicked off an initiative to bring the concerns he's heard from Montanan's about the U.S. Postal Service's proposals to close more than 80 post offices in the state. The Mail Drop Montana Initiative will use the U.S.P.S. to send a message to... more »

• Missoula native tapped as new postmaster

  July 21, 2011 2:44 PM

  MISSOULA- A Garden City native has taken over the reigns as the new Postmaster in Missoula. Billy Fetterhoff started his duties on July 16th and became the 32nd postmaster in Missoula history, going back to Nov. 25, 1862, when the Missoula Post Office was first established and Frank L.... more »

• Proposed post office changes could cut Sat. service

  June 28, 2011 1:24 PM

  GREAT FALLS- Continued declines in business have forced the U.S. Postal Service to implement a number of cost saving measures over the last four years, including consolidated mail routes and more automated mail sorting. The most recent proposed cuts could affect mail patrons across the country and cost saving... more »

• Tax dealing looms, some MT post offices open late

  April 12, 2011 3:12 PM

  BILLINGS- If you haven't taken care of those pesky taxes yet, you only have a few more days to get the return in the mail. Tax Day is coming up on Monday, April 18th and once again this year, some of Montana's larger post office locations will be open late... more »

• USPS closing office in Billings, eliminating 40 jobs

  March 25, 2011 8:29 AM

  BILLINGS - The U.S. Postal Service announced plans on Thursday to close seven district offices including the Big Sky office located in Billings. Some 40 management and administrative jobs will be eliminated in Billings "Those work responsibilities will be absorbed and transferred to a nearby geographical district," says Post... more »

• Postal Service: 7,500 workers, $20,000 buyouts

  March 24, 2011 4:05 PM

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The Postal Service is offering a $20,000 buyout to thousands of veteran workers as part of its bid to eliminate 7,500 administrative jobs, the agency announced Thursday. The struggling agency also announced plans to shutter seven district offices. The seven offices that are closing... more »

• Postal customers loyal to small Montana facility Play Video

  February 28, 2011 2:37 PM

  BLACK EAGLE - The local post office narrowly missed being shut down two years ago when some 100 post offices were closed nationwide. Now, closures in the thousands are in the works, so Montana's News Station visited the Black Eagle site to find out if the fight to remain... more »

• Postal Service warns of default as losses mount

  February 9, 2011 12:53 PM

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The U.S. Postal Service warned Wednesday that it may default on some of its financial obligations later this year after reporting yet another quarterly loss. The USPS, a self-supporting government agency that receives no tax dollars, said it suffered a loss of $329 million in... more »

• Postal Service to close another 2,000 locations

  January 24, 2011 2:10 PM

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The money-losing U.S. Postal Service is planning to shut down thousands of stations and branches to try and ward off its fiscal woes. The Postal Service has set a goal of closing 2,000 stations and branches in 2011, said Postal Service spokeswoman Joanne Veto. That's... more »

• All new first-class stamps to be 'Forever Stamps'

  December 29, 2010 10:10 AM

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Good news for snail-mailers: No need to keep digging for one- and two-cent stamps because all new first-class stamps will be "Forever Stamps" beginning next month. The U.S. Postal Service has been raising postage rates more frequently in recent years as it tries to dig... more »

• Get those overseas packages in the mail

  December 9, 2010 1:20 PM

  DENVER - The U.S. Postal Service wants folks to get their cards, letters and packages to other countries and to U.S. military locations around the world, except to Iraq and Afghanistan, by Friday, December 10th. While the December 4th deadline for mail going to our U.S. troops in the... more »

• USPS announces holiday mailing deadlines

  December 1, 2010 6:00 PM

  The first big deadline for the 2010 holiday mail season is coming up this Saturday, December 4th. The U.S. Postal Service is reminding people that holiday cards, letters, and packages sent to U.S. troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan should be mailed by this Saturday, December 4th, for delivery... more »

• Day dedicated to longtime Missoula mail carrier Play Video

  November 2, 2010 5:45 PM

  MISSOULA - Tuesday is Election Day for most people, but for the folks along mail route 13, the day is dedicated to one person. Missoula Mayor John Engen has declared today as John Batt Day to honor a mail carrier for just over 38 years of service to the... more »

• Monarch hosts unveiling of new butterfly stamp Play Video

  May 17, 2010 1:19 PM

  MONARCH - The town of Monarch is in the spotlight on Monday, as the U.S. Postal Service's new 64-cent Monarch Butterfly Stamp will be unveiled at a special event at the Monarch Post Office. "This stamp is beautiful and we want the public to help us put our unique... more »

• Montana mail bags still missing

  March 12, 2010 1:17 PM

  BILLINGS - Those mail sacks which fell from an airplane somewhere over a vast stretch of Montana are still missing. The good news is only a handful of parcels weren't delivered. The two mail bags dropped from a small plane contracted to the Postal Service as it was flying... more »

• Residents react to possible mail service cut

  March 2, 2010 6:13 PM

  MISSOULA - Saturday mail could be a thing of the past. That is, if the Postal Regulatory Commission approves a proposed five-day week. The United States Postal Service (USPS) expects to face a $238 billion shortfall over the next decade, so its postmaster general is proposing a plan to... more »

• USPS to consider eliminating Saturday delivery

  March 2, 2010 2:01 PM

  WASHINGTON - Facing a $238 billion shortfall over the next decade, Postmaster General John Potter on Tuesday outlined several legislative and regulatory changes that he believes are necessary to maintain a viable United States Postal Service. The most dramatic proposal is the elimination of Saturday mail delivery. Other changes... more »

• Missing mail search covering hundreds of miles

  February 26, 2010 5:26 PM

  MISSOULA - The search for two missing mail bags that fell from a plane is stretching across hundreds of miles of Montana, with the U.S. Postal Service hoping a rancher or farmer might find the missing sacks. The mail bags dropped from a small plane contracted to the U.S.... more »