The state Supreme Court has upheld Montanans’ right to open government meetings and public disclosure concerning the governor’s appointment of replacement judges for state district court. In an order issued Tuesday, April 22, a five-justice panel ruled in favor of the Choteau Acantha newspaper and Montana Free Press, who argued that an advisory council appointed by the governor erred by

Liara Braaten and Robert Manning are squaring off in the lone contested race for a Wolf Point School Board position. They have each filed to serve in district 1. Ballots were mailed Thursday, April 16, by the Wolf Point School District. Voted ballots can be mailed back or dropped off at the Wolf Point School District Office, Ballots must be received by 8 p.m. on May 6. The candidates provided

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.