An Amtrak train was struck by a white pickup attempting to cross the tracks June 15 near Culbertson. The accident occurred at a crossing near mile marker 650 on U.S. Highway 2. According to the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office, a call for service was received at 6:15 p.m. from a caller who reported that a vehicle hit the train. The driver was Thomas Oliver Riegerp, 27, a resident of North

Roosevelt County voters narrowed the field of candidates to two candidates in a pair of elections during the primary held on Tuesday, June 4. Advancing to the general election in the county attorney race were current deputy county attorney Thomas Bleicher with 560 votes and former county attorney Ralph “Jim” Patch with 465 votes. Current county attorney Theresa Diekhans received 359 votes.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Report activity statistics for the past week were: Wolf Point city limits, 12; Wolf Point rural, four; Wolf Point FPHA areas, four; Poplar city limits, 10; Poplar rural, one; Poplar FPHA airport addition, one; Poplar FPHA all other, three; Culbertson town, 11; Culbertson rural, nine; Bainville town, two; Bainville rural, seven; Froid town, three; Williams County,

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Fritz Anderson, 45, Billings, hold for other agency. Brian Bell, 41, Dodson, hold for other agency. Alphonse Bird, 19, Browning, hold for other agency. Darek Birdinground, 34, hold for other agency. Jonathan Brien, 44, Billings, hold for other agency. Travis Brown, 41, hold for other agency.

A 50-year-old man from Reserve was a fatality victim in a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Glacier County east of Browning June 9 at about 4:40 p.m. near mile marker 226 of U.S. Highway 2. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, the man was driving a motorcycle and had a 51-year-old passenger, also from Reserve. The motorcycle and a Pontiac Grand Prix were eastbound when the motorcyclist slowed