A 27-year-old Wolf Point man was killed from injuries suffered when his ATV was hit by an oncoming train at about 1 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12. The Montana Highway Patrol reports that the man was southbound on a Honda four-wheeler near the intersection of Sixth Street and C Street in Oswego. The train, heading west, hit the four-wheeler when the man attempted to drive across the railroad tracks. The

Dewayne C. Shoots Jr., 28, of Poplar, appeared in federal court in Great Falls last week before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston and made a not guilty plea on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury and assault with a dangerous weapon. If convicted of the most serious crime, Shoots faces a maximum 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. Shoots

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced the investment of nearly $150 million for water and sewer infrastructure projects across the state. “Montana is leading the nation in making critical water and sewer infrastructure investments, with more than 80 percent of them supporting our rural communities,” Governor Gianforte said. “With funds devoted toward constructing new systems and improving

Daily Montanan A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice demonstrates that the gap between white voters and non-white voters in states that were required to get clearance from the federal government at one time before implementing new voting laws has been almost completely eroded since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the law in 2013. It also suggests that the disparity for American