( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Terance Aimsback, 35, Heart Butte, hold for other agency. Shawn Anderson, 45, Plentywood, criminal possession

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., pressed top Indian Health Service and Interior Department officials last week on steps to address the public safety and public health crises facing Tribal communities. During the hearing, Tester grilled Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Bryan Newland on funding for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and emphasized the need to increase the number BIA law enforcement

Roosevelt County commissioners decided against a second request to abandon County Road 2058 during their meeting on Tuesday, May 9. The request was made by landowner Lynn Labatte for property near Culbertson. The motion to grant the request failed by a 2-1 vote. Commissioner Robert Toavs voted in favor of abandoning the road. Toavs said he has gone back and forth on the issue about a hundred

Roosevelt County residents are eligible to win cash prizes in Montana Meth Project’s Paint the State art contest. The contest is set to award 45 total prizes at regional and statewide levels. There will be three $10,000 grand prizes to be awarded to teen, adult and popular vote winners. One winner could win up to $20,000. A $508,000 grant from the Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation

Gov. Greg Gianforte has vetoed a bill raising the wages paid Montana legislators, arguing the proposed increase — from about $16 to $24 an hour starting in 2025 on top of already-approved per-diem increases — was disproportionate to increases the Legislature had authorized for state employees. “As has been the case since before our nation’s founding, public service comes with personal

Governor Greg Gianforte convened local, state, tribal and federal agency administrators and fire management officers last week for the 2023 fire briefing. “Advancing our agenda this legislative session, Montana has more resources than ever before to effectively and aggressively respond to and prevent wildfire,” Gianforte said after the briefing. “For the benefit of our communities, people,

The 68th session of the Montana Legislature came to an end on its 87th day. For the Legislature’s American Indian Caucus, composed of 11 Indigenous representatives and senators, the session saw some priority bills ushered into law and others complicated with disputed amendments. Still others died early in the session. Rep. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, a veteran lawmaker participating in