Multiple accounts of scam calls have been reported to Montana’s Senior Medicare Patrol, including new attempts to take advantage of Montanans’ increased use of telehealth during the pandemic. The current complaints document unsolicited phone calls people are receiving with the purpose of sending unnecessary medical supplies or stealing Medicare numbers. Those calls include “we need to confirm

Erin Adams has been charged with driving while under the influence of intoxicants, a fourth or subsequent offense. She is scheduled to make her initial appearance in district court on Jan. 12. She was stopped by law enforcement on Nov. 28. Her three previous DUI offenses have occurred in 2017, 2015 and 2005.

Montana’s public schools so far have experienced 6,911 total COVID cases this school year, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Those cases include 5,834 students and 1,077 staff members. According to the figures, Southside School in Wolf Point had five staff members and one student reported positive for COVID this school year. Wolf Point Junior High

An explosion at a Roosevelt County farm resulted in a death on Wednesday, Dec. 29. Roosevelt County Sheriff/ Coroner Jason Frederick reported that at about 4 p.m., dispatch received a report of a large explosion at Roosevelt County Commissioner Duane Nygaard’s farm approximately five miles north of Wolf Point on Highway 250. When emergency personnel responded, they discovered an outbuilding

Governor Greg Gianforte and the Montana Department of Commerce have launched the Workforce Training Grant Program to provide $10 million to Montana non-profit and for-profit businesses for skill-based training of new and existing employees. Eligible businesses may apply directly to the program and can receive up to $3,000 per eligible employee, with a maximum allocation of $210,000. This money

Bitter weather ended 2021 and began the 2022 year in northeastern Montana. The National Weather Service’s reports included low temperatures of 35 degrees below zero in Wolf Point and Malta on New Year’s Day and 27 below zero in Glasgow. The area experienced a week of temperatures well below zero during the final week of 2021. “We definitely had a below normal December and it was

Daniel David Aakre is facing three felony charges including two counts of theft. Along with the counts of thefts, he has been charged with criminal mischief. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance in district court on Jan. 12. The first count of theft claims that, on Oct. 5, he purposely or knowingly obtained or exerted unauthorized control over property belonging to Marathon

The Montana Public Service Commission has approved lower rates effective Jan. 1 for customers of North-Western Energy and Montana Dakota Utilities. “As Montanans are seeing higher prices at the pump and in the stores this holiday season, the Public Service Commission is excited to announce a decrease in Montana ratepayers’ utility bills in the new year.” said James Brown, chairman of