A bill that would give the governor authority to enter into agreements with tribal governments relating to the regulation of marijuana is awaiting the governor’s signature. House Bill 952 passed the House by a 57-40 vote on April 8 and passed the Senate by a 32-18 margin on April 18. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Frank Smith, D-Poplar, reads, “The governor may enter into agreements

Recent calls by the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office included the following: April 12 Deputies and the Montana Highway Patrol responded to a report of a vehicle/train crash near County Road 1007. The two juvenile occupants of the pickup avoided major injuries. The cab of the pickup was heavily damaged. The train sustained damage to its plow. April 21 A deputy/coroner responded to a medical

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Jesus Avitia, 32, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Vincent Bell, 32, Billings, hold for other agency. Mada Bergie, 31, hold for other agency. Avis Big Track, 33, Poplar, warrant. Noah Bigback, 28, Billings, hold for other agency. Antone Birdtail, 20, Billings,

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department April 21-27. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) April 24 Wilhelmina Redboy, 40, female, 200 block of Second Avenue South, public intoxication, tribal court. Fourteen-year-old male, 200 block of Sixth Avenue South, carrying a concealed weapon, tribal court.

The Wolf Point City Council held its regular meeting April 21. Two new hires were approved for the Wolf Point Police Department in new patrol officer Trevin Boysun and new animal control officer Dominic Ahneman. Longtime police chief Jeff Harada has been appointed interim administrative chief for what is expected to be a three-month stint while a search for a new police chief is conducted.

Abrianne Lillian Deserly and Calvin Florin Lester Jr. are each facing second degree murder charges in federal court. The charges read that on or about Feb. 26, in Wolf Point, the defendants unlawfully and with malice aforethought, that is recklessly with extreme disregard for human life, killed John Doe and aided and abetted the same. They were taken into custody by federal authorities last