The Montana Department of Labor & Industry is launching a new online Wage and Hour Portal that gives workers a faster, easier way to report wage concerns while also giving employers a convenient way to comply with Montana’s wage and hour laws. The portal connects users with DLI’s Employment Standards Division through a secure online system available anytime. “This portal supports

Farmers, ranchers and other senior water rights holders have been expressing strong concern regarding the exempt well statute. For the last 30 years, the law allowed for wells to be dug without a permit, review of the e_ect or neighbor’s knowledge, depleting groundwater and stream flows, leaving agriculture and other senior water right holders to make up the di_erence. The concerns are tangible

One of the two candidates seeking the position of Roosevelt County sheriff may not be eligible to hold the office, according to information gathered by the Northern Plains Independent. Wesley Headdress’ qualifications for holding the office is in question because he was convicted of felony theft in Fort Peck tribal court in 2020. Because there are only two candidates for county sheriff, the

The Roosevelt County commissioners approved Interstate Engineering to start preparations of a new growth policy for the county during the commissioners’ weekly meeting on Tuesday, May 19. John Bach of Interstate Engineering said the county’s last growth policy was conducted about five years ago. He said a difference with the next one might include adding some land uses such as the potential