Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general have called on President Biden to classify fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction. The 18 attorneys general demanded the president take decisive action in response to the record nationwide increase in overdose deaths related to the lethal substance. This action would require the Department of Homeland

A special Fort Peck tribal election is scheduled now to take place sometime in November. The election was scheduled for Oct. 1, but is being held later due to tribal constitutional requirements. No specific date has been announced. The need for a special election was created when longtime tribal board member Grant Stafne resigned in a letter dated Aug. 29. Because Dana “Sam” Buckles

Roosevelt County reported 20 active COVID cases as of Friday, Sept. 16. There have been 3,599 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Call 406653-6223 for a COVID vaccine

The Democracy Project is expanding from three sites during the pilot program year, 2021–2022, to 14 sites in its second year. The Democracy Project is a teen-led program empowering the young people in Montana to take action. Teens who want to make a difference work together to identify an issue, design a project and find solutions through local government systems. This program teaches civic

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., received the “Life in Congress – Workplace Environment” Democracy Award from the nonpartisan Congressional Management Foundation. The award recognizes offices that have established both formal policies and informal cultures that enhance the work-life fit and professional development of their staffs to better serve their constituents. “Congress is here

Somewhere, Dolly Smith Cusker Akers is smiling. Maybe even laughing. Her name isn’t a household word in Montana, nothing like the revered and reviled Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress who also happens to be from Montana. Akers holds a different distinction, being the first female Native American elected to the state Legislature. She was elected as a Democrat from Roosevelt

The Montana Secretary of State’s Office said Thursday, Sept. 15, that a special session will not be held in response to last month’s call for a gathering to distribute some of the state’s budget surplus, estimated then at $1.5 billion. “With only 53 legislators replying affirmatively, a majority of the legislators (greater than or equal to 76) failed to approve the call for a special

By James Walling Fort Peck Tribes Cultural Resource Department is hosting a live museum parade with payouts and events Friday, Sept. 23. The parade will start at 1 p.m. at Legion Park in Poplar with categories including men/veterans/police, best traditional dressed child, ladies traditional umbrella, beaded hat with accessories, story blanket/star quilt and best dressed horse or dog. Parade