The Montana Department of Revenue warns all Montanans to be aware of numerous scams and frauds related to their tax information and refunds. The most recent scam involves the advertising of a 1-800 number for the Department of Revenue that mimics the department’s call center number. When the taxpayer called that number, they were routed to a fraudster who attempted to get the taxpayer’s

The Departments of Justice and the Interior today released their joint response to the Not Invisible Act Commission’s recommendations on how to combat the missing or murdered Indigenous peoples and human trafficking crisis. The response recognizes that more must be done across the federal government to resolve this longstanding crisis and support healing from the generational traumas that

The Fort Peck Tribes Executive Board held its full board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 27. The following resolutions were passed by the board. Lewis Matthews was approved for a promotion to the position of Chief of Police for the Fort Peck Tribes. The vote was close, with a split of six in favor and five opposed and three abstaining. Chairman Justin Gray Hawk broke the tie and voted in favor of the

A former local Montana House member has announced her desire to represent the area in the State Senate. Bridget Smith of Wolf Point filed on March 1 for the Senate District 16 election. The Democrat will face Jonathan Windy Boy of Box Elder in the primary election. Smith served in the Montana House for eight years before being term-limited out. She then was defeated in a close Senate race