( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Nov. 18-24. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: November 18 Rick Morales Jr., 30, male, 200 block of Custer Street, assault, tribal court. Rick Morales Jr., 30, male, 100 block of Idaho Street, no drivers license, driving in

A national non-profit has again ranked Montana as one of the top states in the country for its efforts to combat child sex trafficking. Shared Hope International’s annual state report cards gave Montana an “A,” citing its continued commitment to laws and practices that vigorously protect child sex trafficking victims and hold buyers, sellers and facilitators accountable. Additionally, Montana

Attorney General William P. Barr recently launched a national strategy to address missing and murdered Native Americans. The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative places MMIP coordinators in 11 U.S. Attorney’s offices who will develop protocols for a more coordinated law enforcement response to missing cases. The plan also calls for the deployment of the FBI’s most advanced response

Northside Elementary School student council members attended a presentation on First Amendment rights by members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s regional office Tuesday, Nov. 19. The meeting took place at Spotted Bull Treatment Center in Poplar. Community organizer Angeline Cheek extended an invitation to Wolf Point School District superintendent Loverty Erickson Nov. 7. Erickson

According to emergency shelter project leader Erik Johannessen, the impromptu shelters constructed in Wolf Point last week will have to be moved. He said authorities have set a deadline of Nov. 27. “The [Wolf Point Police Department] and BNSF set [Nov. 27] at noon as the deadline to move the huts,” said Johannessen. “When asked what would happen if they weren’t moved (as in if we didn’t

oster ( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) As of Nov. 25, 22 prisoners were housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. Prisoners included: Matthew Wayne Alred,

United States President Donald Trump signed a bill to make animal cruelty a felony nationwide into law Monday, Nov. 25. The U.S. Senate unanimously voted to pass the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act earlier this month. PACT, which was introduced by Congressmen Vern Buchanan and Ted Deutch, passed the U.S. House Oct. 23. “This is a milestone for pet owners and animal lovers

A winter storm watch has been issued by the National Weather Service - Glasgow for all of northeast Montana as we move into the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. NWS stated, “This will be a significant winter storm event for northeast Montana. Heavy snow, strong winds and a busy travel weekend due to the holiday weekend will lead to major weather-related impacts regionwide this weekend. Light