Two Wolf Point residents suspected in the kidnapping and assault of a girl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 2021 last week admitted their roles in the abduction, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Dylan Troy Jackson, 22, and co-defendant Kaylee Jade Jackson, 19, each pleaded guilty to kidnapping of an individual under 18. The defendants face a mandatory minimum 20 years to a maximum of

Three defendants changed their pleas during hearings in district court on Wednesday, March 15. Joshua Edward Franke changed his plea to guilty for the possession of dangerous drugs. He admitted to being in the possession of meth in Roosevelt County on Feb. 9, 2023. Maximum penalties for the charge are a sentence of five years, a $5,000 fine or both. District judge David J. Cybulski ordered

According to the Billings Gazette, the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes are in talks regarding a possible hydrogen fuel project in the area. Organizers hope the project can be folded into a fourstate partnership involving Montana. If realized, the Fort Peck Reservation would play host to a hydrogen plant producing fuel for the trucking industry, as well as a carbon sequestration site

The National Weather Service is reporting that the potential for flooding has increased significantly in the last two weeks. According to NWS Glasgow staff, the chance of flooding in the area was at 30 percent to 40 percent but with nearly 20 inches of snow across the area in the last weeks, the potential has increased significantly. NWS is reporting that the snow water equivalent is now up

USDA’s Native American Housing Coordinator Cindy Coleman is hosting a USDA Housing Program Workshop Tuesday March 28 at the Fort Peck Housing Authority conference room in Poplar beginning at 9 a.m. The free event run through 4 p.m. Said a press release, “Our Montana Rural Development housing staff will be available to discuss programs available to eligible individuals for purchasing a home

Reach Higher Montana is celebrating the Montana high school class of 2023 with a Senior Send-off event on April 19. This year’s event will see nearly $40,000 in the form of scholarships, tool/equipment packages, laptops, iPads and AirPods given to participating high school seniors. “We want to know what the class of 2023 is going to do after high school, whether that is college, military,