The Roosevelt County Sheriffs Office responded to 90 calls from April 28 through May 5. Highlights include: April 28 At 11:40 a.m., a deputy responded to Fort Kipp for a report of a domestic disturbance. The suspect was an adult male who had fled the scene before law enforcement arrived. Deputies sought a warrant from tribal court for the male for partner/ family member assault and false imprisonment.

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Savas Baier-Howard, 27, Billings, hold for other agency. Jesse Baker III, 23, Wolf Point, warrant. Brian Bell, 41, Dodson, hold for other agency. Brian Bentz, 43, Billings, hold for other agency. Darek Birdinground, 34, hold for other agency. Avery Boe, 39, Hays, hold for other agency. Chad

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 29 through May 5. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) April 29 Precious Wetsit, 31, female, 400 block of Blaine Street disorderly conduct, tribal court. Drake Azure, 25, male, 200 block of East Main Street, criminal possession of drug paraphernalia and

By James Walling According to the Fort Peck Journal, a recently dismissed Fort Peck Tribal prosecutor is facing charges after allegedly attacking a defendant in open court April 9. Prior to the incident, former prosecutor Marvin Youpee Jr. submitted a letter of resignation to the Tribal Executive Board in Poplar April 8, but the board rejected the letter. Board member Jestin Dupree told

In response to the United States Postal Service finalizing the decision to relocate Missoula’s Processing and Distribution Center outgoing processing operations to Spokane, Wash., U.S. Senator Jon Tester introduced his Protecting Access to Rural Carriers for Every Location Act — legislation to prohibit unnecessary and harmful consolidation of mail processing operations nationwide. “The

Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement in observance of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day: “As a former prosecutor in Roosevelt County and now as attorney general, I have seen firsthand the impact the missing Indigenous persons and human trafficking crises are having on Montana’s tribal communities. At the Department of Justice, we remain committed

Enrollment data released earlier this week from the Office of Public Instruction shows there’s been an increase in students seeking private or homeschooled instruction and a decrease in public school enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year. Public K-12 students decreased by 1,988 students, or 1.3 percent, this year and the nonpublic enrollee population grew by 403 students or 2.4 percent.