Roosevelt County has recently received the first two checks as part of the multi-state settlement holding the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors — Cardinal, McKesso and AmerisourceBergen — and Johnson & Johnson accountable for their roles in fueling the national opioid epidemic and the harm it has caused. Montana is anticipated to receive $80 million total. Overall,

During a press conference call, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the investment of $9.6 million across the country to help the agriculture industry diversify the nation’s meat supply. “We’re looking at a creative, comprehensive effort to expand marketing opportunities for meat and poultry,” Vilsack said during the conference call on Thursday, Jan. 5. He added that goals include

A Wolf Point man has been sentenced to 27 months in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release, after he admitted to attempting to possess fentanyl for distribution on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Andre Jean Reum, 44, pleaded guilty in September 2022 to attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Chief U.S. District Judge

GREAT FALLS — A North Dakota man admitted to trafficking charges on Thursday, Jan. 5, after law enforcement found hundreds of fentanyl pills and a loaded firearm in a vehicle he was driving in Great Falls, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Kelly Sterling Wait, 45, of Williston, N.D., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. Wait faces a maximum of 20