A Wolf Point man who was arrested after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase throughout Cascade County admitted last week to trying to steal a vehicle from a man near Ulm and to brandishing a gun while carjacking a vehicle from a woman in Billings, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Santana Cruz Ledeau, 27, pleaded guilty to attempted carjacking and to using, carrying and brandishing

Every week is an adventure in the newspaper business. Some weeks, I’m off to a state track meet. Other weeks, I’m watching a couple of eighthgrade graduations. As they say, variety is the spice of life. We at your newspaper are hoping that you, our readers and advertisers, can help make our lives a little less stressful though. More and more pressure from our printers as far as deadlines

The Montana Pulse Crop Committee will meet in-person on Thursday, June 8, beginning at 9 a.m. to review budget, grant proposals and address general updates. Meetings will take place in-person at the Sheridan County Courthouse, Bicentennial Room at 100 W. Laurel Ave, in Plentywood, To request more information, please email Dani Jones at danielle.jones@mt.gov. The Montana Pulse Crop Committee’s

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet June 8 in Helena at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks headquarters. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on the FWP website and YouTube. The public can participate in person or via Zoom. The commission will make final decisions on the following items: •Elk Hunting Access Agreements for 2023 •Private

For the second consecutive year, the Northeast Montana Health Services is holding the Rising to the Challenge softball tournament at Borge Park in Wolf Point. NEMHS is challenging local law enforcement, teachers and others to form teams for the June 9-11 tournament. Teams need to be comprised of both men and women. A free barbecue for the community will be offered starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday,

A federal judge has ruled that four Missouri hunters did not trespass when they corner crossed and passed through the airspace above Fred Eshelman’s Elk Mountain Ranch in Wyoming. Chief U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl granted the hunters’ request to dismiss most of Eshelman’s lawsuit that claimed the men trespassed and caused more than $7 million in damages. The men corner-crossed in

After 21 years at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Hank Worsech is retiring as director, with deputy director for the agency Dustin Temple set to succeed him. According to a release from Gov. Greg Gianforte’s Office on Friday, June 2, the governor appointed Worsech director of the department January of 2021 and he’s retiring following medical leave, which started in February. “It’s