The Wolf Point City Council held its regular meeting Aug. 17. Noreen Hohman and the council discussed new tactics employed by the Wolf Point Police Department to control panhandling and public intoxication on city streets. Police Chief Anthony Cambridge answered questions. Public Works director Ed Bach said sink holes need to be filled on Fairweather Street. He added that complaints on Facebook

Monday, Aug. 31, is the deadline for enrolled members of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes to apply for FEMA disaster assistance for the Dec. 17-18 severe winter storm and straight-line winds. The Fort Peck/FEMA Assistance Center will remain open after Aug. 31 to help update applications, accept and upload required documents, and check on application status. Help is also available for

Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Christopher Abbott on Wednesday, Aug. 19, ruled that two Republican lawmakers will be allowed to stay on November’s ballot, halting a new opinion last week by the attorney general that would have booted them. Rep. Llew Jones, Republican nominee for Senate District 9, and Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick, Republican nominee for House District 24, filed suit against

A near-record number of out-of-state visitors spent roughly $5.6 billion while traveling to and through Montana in 2025, money powering one of the state’s strongest economic sectors through tourism-oriented businesses. That’s according to the latest report on annual nonresident visitation to Montana conducted by the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research,

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to release a Billings father and child from a facility in Havre and described their detainment as “disturbing.” U.S. Customs and Border Patrol arrested Adrián Espinoza De La Cruz and his 9-year-old child on Aug. 11 without a warrant and detained them at the Havre Border Patrol Station. In a court filing on Tuesday, Aug. 18, Upper Seven

The Department of Public Health and Human Services is encouraging residents to participate in the Montana Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, while also providing guidance on distinguishing legitimate state health surveys from telephone scams. The BRFSS is the nation’s largest continuously conducted health survey system, gathering vital data on health conditions, behaviors, preventive

A resolution was passed at the Monday, Aug. 24 meeting of the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board approving veteran status and statutory requirements for the recently enacted veterans stipend of $500. To qualify for the stipend, applicants must have completed 180 days active duty service or more outside initial or annual trainings or completed at least 20 years qualifying service in the U.S. National