Despite hearing some complaints from community members, the Wolf Point School Board voted by a 4-2 margin to renew the contracts of coaches for the 2025-2026 school year. The list of head coaches approved included Nicole Paulson for volleyball, Stacey Summers for cross country, Anthony Red Cloud for football, Cody Larson for girls’ basketball and flag football, Maestro Martinez for wrestling,

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Jesus Avitia, 32, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Vincent Bell, 32, Billings, hold for other agency. Mada Bergie, 31, hold for other agency. Avis Big Track, 33, Poplar, warrant. Noah Bigback, 28, Billings, hold for other agency. Antone Birdtail, 20, Billings,

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 14-20. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) The WPPD had the following activity: alarm/business, four; alarm/fire, two; alarm/ school, one; animal/dog bite, one; animal, two; assault, five; assistance required/law enforcement, one; assistance required/public, one;

Changes of pleas and probation revocation hearings were among the areas covered during the district court’s docket in Wolf Point on Wednesday, April 16. Tyler Shane Granley changed his plea to guilty for the misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest and obstructing a peace officer. He originally was charged with the felony count of assault on a peace officer, but that charge was dropped as part

The trial of Brianna Jensen- Rowe, who is facing the felony charges of deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence, has been moved to the fall. The 10-day jury trial was originally scheduled to begin on April 28. The trial will now start on Sept. 29. Defense attorney Gerald Harris made the motion to set the later date. During a hearing on Wednesday, April 16, Harris said the principle

A Poplar man who broke into a house on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and assaulted a resident was sentenced last week to 85 months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Marion Wallace Runs Through, Jr., 33, pleaded guilty in December 2024 to assault with a dangerous weapon and use (by brandishing) of a firearm during a crime of violence.

The plan of improving Wolf Point High School’s track hit a hurdle during the school board meeting on Monday, April 14. The bid for a post-tension track and surfacing was in the neighborhood of $1.5 million. Superintendent Dr. David Perkins expressed his worry that spending that amount of money would drain down the school district’s Impact Aid fund. He said it would reach a point that he

The Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council is offering three chances for area students and adults to win money while promoting healthy lifestyles as part of a five-year program aimed to decrease alcohol impaired driving in the area. Shannon Martell, consultant for the Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, said Fort Peck was one of only two reservations in the nation to receive the grant from