The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 149 calls from Feb. 23 through March 1. The calls included the following: Feb. 23 Deputies received a report of a stolen laptop from the school in Tioga, N.D. A trace provided an IP address that the laptop was in Wolf Point. Deputies forwarded the report to tribal prosecutors. The case is still under investigation. Feb. 24 Doing a patrol

Joshua Lee Overman is facing three charges, including one felony, in district court. The felony charge is criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Misdemeanor charges are criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and driving a motor vehicle while privilege to do so is suspended or revoked, second offense. According to court documents, Overman was stopped for speeding and not having a functional

Montana U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke announced Monday, March 2, that he will retire at the end of his current term in Congress and will not seek re-election. “I have made the decision to leave office at the end of my fourth term and not seek re-election,” Zinke said in his announcement. “I do not take this decision lightly and have informed President Trump, the governor and senior leadership of

A proposal has been submitted to the Montana Department of Environmental Quality for a 645-mile pipeline project, slated to pass through multiple counties in Northeast Montana. According to the Billings Gazette, the pipeline would carry more than half a million barrels of Canadian crude oil per day through parts of the region for Bridger Pipeline, based in Casper, Wyo. Roosevelt County Commissioner

Montana is in many ways a land of two halves: a western Montana of snow-capped mountains and national forests joined in political unity with an eastern Montana of wide-open plains and flatland agriculture. It’s a time-honored divide: peaks versus plains, Missoula versus Miles City, Flathead versus Fort Peck lakes. But where exactly is the dividing line? As it turns out, there’s no clear

In partnership with Mona Homemakers, Missouri River Ranchers 4H Club and Sidney Health Center, Montana Farmer’s Union is offering a training series on concussion and head trauma, stop the bleed and tourniquet application, hypothermia and heat-related issues, EMS response time and logistics and more at the Elmdale Hall in Brockton March 23 at 7 p.m. Topics include concussion and head trauma,

A Montana judge has mooted the state’s would-be TikTok ban before it could block a single viral video. U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy on Feb. 20 concluded the case over the legality of the Montana Legislature’s TikTok ban, which had been paused since Molloy temporarily blocked its implementation in 2023. Several Montana users of the popular social media platform, along with Tik-Tok’s

When residents or their families in Montana’s nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or other long-term care settings need a voice, they may turn to the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Ombudsmen are trained advocates dedicated to protecting residents’ rights, resolving problems, and improving quality of care across the state. In Montana, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a federally