Nolan James Hendrickson, 34, of Poplar made a plea of not guilty on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault of intimate partner by strangulation and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Henrickson made the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston on July 14. If convicted of the most serious crime, Hendrickson faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine

Christine Suzanne Amy made a not guilty plea to criminal possession of dangerous drugs during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, July 13. A trial was scheduled for Oct. 13. Public defender Sally Kay Hickok requested that Amy’s bond be reduced from $75,000 to $25,000. Amy is facing another charge in Wyoming, and it was noted that she has relatives including children in Wyoming.

Edwin Alexander Mendez made not guilty pleas to the charges of criminal endangerment and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs first offense during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, July 13. A trial has been scheduled for Oct. 13. According to court documents, Mendez was traveling north on Montana Highway 25 in a 2011 Ford F250 pickup truck on May 19. For an unknown reason,

A state education committee tasked with advising the Montana Board of Education on changes to school quality regulations deadlocked Friday, July 15, as it debated whether to support abandoning a requirement that Montana schools employ at least one school counselor for every 400 students. Superintendent of Public Instruction Elise Arntzen and some rural school administrators have argued that

Joint Operation Mariposa will be sponsoring a multistate Veteran Suicide awareness event starting Sept. 1. Artwork created by National Archives Artists David Williams and Hailee Steinebach will be escorted from Neah Bay, Wash., to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The names of Veterans lost to suicide (followed by a Green Star), Veterans and Family members will be signed on the back of

The Wolf Point City Council held their regular meeting July 18. Bill Juve spoke during the public comment period. He kept his remarks to the proposed name change for Custer Street in Wolf Point and said the change would have a “devastating effect” on property owners, necessitating changes to addresses, maps, records, etc. The streets and alleys committee met previously on the matter

When the state of Montana launched a new campaign July 16 to promote the new 988 suicide prevention call line, it used posters designed by Montana State University students as part of a yearlong project. Representatives from office of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte chose the 11 designs from 90 student designs produced by MSU students to illustrate suicide awareness and prevention. Five of the student

Six Montanans have died following a crash involving 10 vehicles in Hardin on Friday, July 15. According to a news release sent out by the Montana Attorney General’s office on Monday, the investigation into the pile-up will continue “for days to come,” but so far, it “continues to support that a sudden dust storm caused the incident.” Of the six fatalities, three were minors, with

The Montana Farm Bureau Federation has created a new video series titled Legacies that will highlight the history, stories and members of Montana Farm Bureau. Legacies was released to the public Friday, July 15. “The accounts of the farmers and ranchers who organized, built and prospered the Montana Farm Bureau Federation embody the history of rural Montana and the agricultural industry