Calling the sudden request ‘extortion,’ Great Falls airport board members agreed to pay more than $75,000 to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection with additional annual costs. Smaller airports simply can’t afford the increases.| Montana Free Press
As city officials grapple with legislative changes, police chief cautions that services will suffer.| Montana Free Press
Native Americans in Montana are four times more likely to be reported missing than their counterparts. Several new laws aim to address the crisis. The new laws aim to bolster the state’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Advisory Council and call on the federal government to adequately fund law enforcement in Indian Country.| Montana Free Press
While a key component was removed from the bill, Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy said the most important aspect of the legislation — the renewal of MICWA — remained.| Montana Free Press
