Average gasoline prices in Montana have risen 0.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.18/g on Monday, June 16, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 1.2 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 18.4 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 4.0 cents in the last week and stands at $3.488

Hunters can now sign up for the Surplus List, which is a list of leftover licenses that were not distributed by the drawing. The list will be randomized, with hunters at the top of the list contacted via email with instructions to finalize their purchase within a specified time. Over-the-counter Deer B and Elk B licenses are also available for purchase. These licenses can be purchased online at

Brandi Burshia was hired as the new principal for Southside Elementary School during the Wolf Point School Board meeting held on Wednesday, June 4. Burshia said at the meeting, “I’m really forward to working with everybody. I’m really excited.” Burshia had been a fourth-grade teacher in Poplar. She earned her masters degree in educational administration and leadership from Grand

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department June 2-8. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) The WPPD had the following activity: abandoned 911 call, one; aggravated assault, one; alarm/burglary, one; animal/livestock, two; animal/ other, one; animal/stray, two; assault, three; assistance required/public, two; criminal

A Poplar woman who provided false statements to federal law enforcement was sentenced last week to 9 months in prison to be followed by two years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Annie Lee Kirn, 27, pleaded guilty in January 2025 to one count of making a false statement. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian M. Morris presided. The government alleged in court documents that

The Fort Peck Tribal Law Enforcement reports that on Thursday, June 5, the body of a 16-year-old male was recovered from the Missouri River, near the rolloff site southeast of Poplar. Friends and family have identified the victim as Nick Diserly. Diserly had entered the river from BIA Route 1, going into the south ditch, through a fence and eventually into the river on Tuesday, June 3. Law enforcement