The Justice Department joined its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5 as National Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. In recognition of MMIP Awareness Day, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland highlighted ongoing efforts to tackle the MMIP and human trafficking crises in American

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Missouri River Water Management Division started its weekly virtual meetings on Wednesday, April 24, to keep residents updated on the status of Fort Peck test flows. The call attracted more than 60 participants. The public can access the meetings, which start at noon (mountain time) on Wednesdays at https://usace1.webex.com/usace1/j. php?MTID=ma8b176ff7ce553ae5f1f-645f3a8629a4.

Fort Peck Tribal adult and juvenile corrections facilities have been criticized by a Bureau of Indian Affairs report, according to the Billings Gazette, in which untrained corrections officers, incomplete employee background checks and no procedures for inmate deaths were among the findings. According an investigation by the Gazette, area residents criticized the jail after 25-year-old Anthony

Creator’s Game and Spotted Bull Recovery Resource Center are hosting several clinics for youth May 2427. A horsemanship clinic with instructors Emma Gourneau, Clarice Smoker and Jon Eagle Sr will be held at the Poplar Saddle Club Arena May 24. A horse culture presentation will be made by Donovan Archambault Sr. Registration for the event begins at 8 a.m. Ages 5-18 are welcome. An evening

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 22-28. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) April 22 Jeffery Douglas, 61, male, Sixth Avenue South and Front Street, public intoxication and disorderly conduct, tribal court. April 23 Sixteen-year-old male, Sixth Avenue South, minor in possession of alcohol,

Over 100 law enforcement officials, criminal prosecutors, advocacy groups, public health officials and private industry leaders joined Attorney General Austin Knudsen recently in Bozeman to discuss efforts and effective strategies to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in Montana. The event, held April 18, was the fourth anti-human trafficking symposium Knudsen has hosted

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Report activity statistics for the past week were: Wolf Point city limits, 19; Wolf Point rural, seven; Wolf Point FPHA areas, two; Poplar city limits, five; Poplar FPHA all other, one; Culbertson town, nine; Bainville town, three; Bainville rural, two; Brockton town, one; Froid town, one; Brockton town, one; Brockton rural, three; Fort Kipp, two; total, 64.