( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department March 24-30. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) March 24 Kenneth Bauer, 25, male, Second Avenue South, warrant, tribal court. March 27 Javaian Azure, 23, male, 300 block of U.S. Highway 2 East, criminal trespass to property and theft, tribal court. Jatonna

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Whitley Adams, 36, Williston, warrant. Jesus Avitia, 32, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Mada Bergie, 31, hold for other agency. Noah Bigback, 28, Billings, hold for other agency. Antone Birdtail, 20, Billings, hold for other agency. Christian Bramley, 25,

A 17-year-old Poplar male died from injuries received in an one-vehicle accident on Saturday, March 29. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 7:58 p.m. on BIA Route 1/BIA Route 131 in Poplar. The driver was traveling eastbound on BIA Route 1 and lost control of his Chevrolet Impala. He drove off the left side of the roadway and overturned several times. The driver was

After being sentenced on March 12 for criminal possession of dangerous drugs Whitley Raquel Arredondo Adams has been charged with violating the conditions of the sentence. The petition for revocation was filed on March 27. Adams received a deferred imposition of sentence for a period of three years on March 12 for the possession of dangerous drugs charge. She is accused of violating three

Although there are vacancies that need to be addressed by next fall, the Poplar School Board rehired administrators and teachers during its monthly meeting in March. Building administrators rehired were John Wetsit as elementary school principal, Greg Gourneau as elementary school assistant principal, Morgan Norgaard as middle school principal, Lewis Reese as middle school assistant principal,

Change of plea hearings were among the covered items during the day in district court under District Judge Benjamin Fosland March 25. Patrick Leroy Gustafson changed his plea to guilty for DUI, second offense, and driving while license is suspended or revoked. Based on a plea agreement, Fosland sentenced Gustafson to one year in the county jail with all but 30 days suspended and fined him $2,400

Many of the issues that we discuss at the legislature can seem distant and complicated to the average Montanan. Hunting is not one of those issues. This session, I am sponsoring Senate Bill 270, which brings more science into our state’s tag system for elk hunting. The bill both protects elk in areas where populations are below objectives and allows for objective-based tag limits in areas where