Roosevelt County inmate Richard Rutledge has filed a lawsuit against the Roosevelt County Detention Center and a detention officer. In the document, Rutledge claims that he has been denied prescriptions and medical assistance. He also claims that a detention officer has sexually assaulted and targeted him. The charging document was filed in October 2020. In the document, Rutledge requests

Roosevelt County had one active COVID cases as of Monday, April 25. There have been 74 COVID-related deaths in the county. Adult vaccination clinics are scheduled from 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, in Culbertson, on May 5 in Wolf Point, on May 19 in Wolf Point and on May 26 in Culbertson. Children’s vaccination clinics are scheduled for Friday, April 29, from 1-4 p.m. in Wolf Point and

Conditions were a mix of snow, precipitation and wind for the last blizzard event April 22-24 in Northeast Montana. Many locations further west were passed over for measurable snow but precipitation and high winds caused power outages throughout the area, affecting customers region wide. At press time April 26, Montana- Dakota Utilities show more than a dozen outages remaining north of Poplar near

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has joined a lawsuit against the Biden administration to block it from rescinding the Title 42 public health policy during the worst border crisis in decades. The lawsuit asks the court to move swiftly to keep the policy in place and prevent the influx of illegal border crossings that will result if it is lifted next month. A deepened crisis at the border

Gov. Greg Gianforte has announced Montana’s economy grew an inflation-adjusted 6.7% in 2021, the seventh largest rate of growth in the country. It also marks the sharpest rate growth in Montana in more than 40 years. Montanans’ personal income also grew by 8.5 percent in 2021, the fastest increase in 15 years. “Thanks to hardworking Montanans, our state had an economic boom last year,

Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are increasing law enforcement efforts on wildlife management areas while seasonal closures continue for many of these areas. So far this year, FWP wardens in southwest Montana have prosecuted four cases of trespassing on WMAs, including Fleecer Mountain and Wall Creek WMAs. Wardens work diligently to protect WMAs and the wildlife on them,

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on proposals for mountain lion quotas and special limited licenses, trumpeter swan reintroductions, new Rainbow Lake fishing regulations, and pheasant releases. The Fish and Wildlife Commission will make a final decision on these proposals at its June 23 meeting. Under the new commission process, FWP is taking public comment on