Rate Increase

Public Service Commissioner Roger Koopman was incensed this week when the commission issued a press release issued by Commission Chairman Brad Johnson that Koopman said was filled with ‘trite political rhetoric and absolute falsehoods.

The rates most Montanan’s pay for electricity and gas are going up this month, just as temperatures plummet.

After three years, the Montana Supreme Court has sided with the Montana Public Service Commission’s decision to reject NorthWestern Energy’s request to raise electricity fees.

A Missoula woman is facing felony charges after using racial epithets against a black man.

The commission will make a final decision on the request increase in March.