Members of Montana’s congressional delegation have introduced bicameral legislation implementing a presidential order that will charge international visitors to America’s national parks an additional fee. The state’s western congressional Rep. Ryan Zinke, a former Interior Secretary during President Donald Trump’s first term, along with junior U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy, introduced the Protecting

Four weeks after District Judge Benjamin Fosland reduced a defendant’s bond from $25,000 to $5,000, the judge granted a motion to allow the same defendant be released on his own recognizance on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Defendant Anthony Douglas Miller said he couldn’t obtain the funds needed to be released with the $5,000 bond. During his testimony, he said that he could make money with a fencing

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,