Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Harry Azure, 25, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes. Vincent Bell, 33, Billings, hold for other agency. Ryan Beston, 44, Frazer, hold for other agency. Shanley Leonard Bighorn, 41, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Antone Birdtail, 20, Billings, hold for other agency. Payton Brown, 20, Williston,

Michael Ackerman, also known as Michael LittleBull, has been charged with three counts of second degree murder in U.S. District Court in Great Falls. Ackerman has also been charged with use of a firearm during a crime of violence. The charges were filed on Oct. 2. According to court records, Ackerman killed three individuals with malice aforethought on or about Sept. 11 at and near Poplar.

There were guilty pleas delivered during district court hearings held in Roosevelt County on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Payton Brockie Brown made a guilty plea for criminal possession of dangerous drugs, Xanax. Brown admitted that during a traffic stop on Sept. 10, law enforcement found Xanax in a pill bottle in her purse. District Judge Benjamin Fosland ordered a pre-sentencing investigation

There will be new local coordinators for the Shakespeare in the Park performances in Wolf Point starting this year. Long-time organizers Barbara Olson and Vivian Schultz announced that a couple of younger residents have stepped up to say they are willing to take over the positions. If you are interested in assisting, contact Olson at bolson8507@gmail.com. Olson explained that Mary Madison

Montana Highway Patrol troopers will get a 10.5 percent raise under a contract their union recently reached with the state Department of Justice. During negotiations, the troopers eyed joining a national police union and leaving the state’s largest public employees union, but in the end didn’t jump ship. The cohort of the Association of Montana Highway Patrol Troopers filed a petition with

Around 250 people gathered at Montana State University’s American Indian Hall on Monday, Oct. 13, to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day and dedicate a new arbor that completes the vision of the facility. The event, hosted by the Department of Native American Studies in the College of Letters and Science, featured remarks from MSU and tribal leaders and an honor song from musician Chontay Standing