The Transportation Security Administration will soon charge travelers $45 if they arrive at airport security without a proper form of identification, such as a Real ID or passport. The fee goes into effect Feb. 1, 2026, and follows months of rulemaking in which the TSA originally considered an $18 charge. Officials say higher- than-expected technology and operational costs led to the final price.

The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection is warning Montanans about scammers operating fraudulent county jail websites that target families of inmates in an attempt to collect personal and financial information. OCP has received reports of an active scam website, musselshellcountyjail.org, which impersonates the official Musselshell County Detention Center by falsely

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging drivers to be responsible before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle as December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. The Montana Highway Patrol will be doing their part to keep the roads safe by increasing patrols to crack down on drunk and drugged drivers. This year, Montana’s roadways have seen 178 traffic fatalities,

James Brown, the Montana State auditor, commissioner of securities and insurance, announced that thousands of Montana investors will receive restitution totaling more than $160,000 after several national brokerage firms agreed to settle allegations that they charged unreasonable commissions on certain small principal equity transactions. The transactions occurred between May of 2020 and the end