Savanna’s Act, bipartisan legislation to address the nation’s crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women, unanimously passed the U.S. House of Representatives Sept. 21. The measure, which Congressman Greg Gianforte introduced with a bipartisan group of lawmakers, will go to President Trump’s desk. “Montana faces a tragic crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women. They are

A Wolf Point man accused of selling meth in a casino on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted methamphetamine trafficking charges Monday, Sept. 21, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Chance Justin Redstone, also known as CJ Redstone, 35, pleaded guilty to distribution of meth. Redstone faces a mandatory minimum five years to 40 years in prison, a $5 million fine and at least four years

A California man who admitted to trafficking meth for supplying almost two pounds of the drug, which was drug hidden in a peanut butter jar and a piñata and mailed to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 17, to six years in prison and five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Don Fred Baldwin, 47, of Merced, Calif., pleaded guilty in May to distribution

( 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.) For the week ending Sept. 21, 21 prisoners have been housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center: Lee Damm, 27, Culbertson, arrest

The Wolf Point School District held a brief special board meeting Monday, Sept. 21. The meeting was held at the district office at 6 p.m. A video was made available after the meeting concluded. Superintendent Loverty Erickson recommended the following individuals for hire: Ken Steele for Southside principal; Laura Dennis and Ellen Sievers for Southside breakfast buddies; Leslie Larson, Karli

lotter ( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Sept. 14-20. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: September 14 Harris McConnell Sr., 55, male, 400 block of Indian Street, criminal trespass to property, tribal court. September 15 Timothy Pederson, 54, male, 100 block of Front

As the area COVID-19 case count climbs, the Fort Peck Tribes have begun releasing the number of active COVID-19 cases among the enrolled Native American population living on the reservation broken down by community. As of Sept. 21, there were 97 positive cases in the enrolled Native American population on the Fort Peck Reservation. Among these 97 cases, Poplar has 47; Wolf Point, 24; Fort Kipp,