A bill to strengthen the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act by including e-cigarettes and vape pens was signed into law earlier this month by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte. Sen. Willis Curdy, D-Missoula, said Monday, May 19, he had worked on Senate Bill 390 for several sessions with support from youth advocates and public health workers. “This is long overdue,” Curdy said. The law now

The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, continues to be below average. May runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City was 3.4 million acre-feet, 100 percent of average. “Heavy rainfall in western and central North Dakota and South Dakota during May supplemented the mountain snowmelt runoff,” said John Remus, chief of the

Wolf Point city workers will continue making progress on sewer projects during the summer months. “There will be a fair amount of sewer updates including the pump house,” Wolf Point Mayor Chris Dschaak said of plans for the summer months. A storm water project will be conducted for some of Sixth Avenue, but there’s not enough funding to cover the entire section. Open cut spots on Dawson

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Jesus Avitia, 33, Aurora, Colo., possession with intent to distribute fentanyl/meth. Shawn Ball, 40, hold for other agency. Vincent Bell, 32, Billings, hold for other agency. Antone Birdtail, 20, Billings, hold for other agency. Mylon Blacksmith, 29, Lodge Grass, hold for other agency. Christian

Law enforcement responded after a deceased body was found near the football field of Poplar High School on Tuesday, May 27. Authorities are waiting for the autopsy results of Jalen Robinson, 26, Wolf Point. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation and Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice responded. Sheriff Jason Frederick said the body was discovered