Charissa Josette Boast of Medicine Lake is facing the felony charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs in District Court. According to court documents, law enforcement saw Boast in a vehicle in the Roosevelt County Sheriffs Office’s parking lot. She is currently on felony probation and is suspected of violating the terms of her probation by using illegal drugs. Her probation officer

For generations, Montana voters have been famously averse to the notion of a statewide sales tax, repeatedly rebuffing efforts by political leaders to persuade them that one would be good medicine for the state’s public finances. But ask Todd O’Hair, the leader of the state’s most prominent business association, and he’ll tell you a changing economy means it’s time for thoughtful

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board held its regular full board meeting on Monday, Aug. 11. The board voted to approve the food distribution refunding proposal and budget for the period Oct. 1, 2025, through Sept. 30, 2026, in the amount of $710,525 for the following service areas: health insurance, travel/mileage, membership and dues, insurance/ facility maintenance, utilities-heating /electric,

Montanans who purchase individual health insurance through the federal Marketplace could see the cost of their plans spike by double digits in 2026. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, one of the insurance companies that sells plans under the Affordable Care Act, is requesting an average rate increase of 28 percent for individuals. Mountain Health Cooperative is proposing a 25 percent jump.