Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center last week included: Phillip Azure Jr., 22, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Bryn Barber, 40, Great Falls, hold for other agency. Dale Barton, 34, Glendive, hold for other agency. Vincent Bell, 33, Billings, hold for other agency. Avis BigTrack, 33, Fort Kipp, hold for other agency. Mylon Blacksmith, 29, Lodge Grass, hold

District Judge Benjamin Fosland presided over several cases in Wolf Point on Wednesday, July 16. Two of the hearings involved petitions for revocation. Theron Richard Hagadone denied the allegation that he possessed or used alcohol or illegal drugs. Hagadone originally had a three year deferred sentence for possession of drugs. An adjudication hearing was scheduled for July 29. A

A report released earlier this year shows that American Indian Montanans have a 15-year younger lifespan for males and 18-year younger lifespan for females compared non American Indians. The report by the Office of American Indian Health, Montana Department of Health and Human Services, reads that the median age at death was 60 among American Indian men and 63 for American Indian women in the

A 52-year-old Poplar male died in a vehicle/pedestrian accident on U.S. Highway 2, mile marker 592, at about 9:53 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. The pedestrian, identified as Patrick McKay, was pronounced deceased on the scene. According to the Montana Highway Patrol, a GMC Yukon driven by a 46-year-old Billings female was traveling eastbound on Highway 2 when she attempted to overtake another

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 60 calls from June 30 to July 7. The calls included the following: June 30 Deputy/coroner responded to a residence in Wolf Point where a man had passed away from natural causes. Deputies assisted the Wolf Point Police Department and Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice at the Roosevelt County Library in Wolf Point regarding a

The chairman of Montana’s Essential Air Service task force is optimistic despite another threat to flights in several of eastern Montana’s rural communities including Wolf Point. “I have to remain that way,” Walt McNutt, Sidney, said of Essential Air Service flights staying in Montana. “I’ve been through a lot of bills that were never introduced.” H.R. 3935 includes decreasing

A Mexican man who possessed fraudulent immigration documentation was sentenced on July 7, to sentence of time served of 131 days in prison and remanded to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol upon release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Francisco Alcocer-Sanchez, 62, pleaded guilty in May 2025 to one count of use or possession of fraudulent immigration document. Chief U.S. District Judge Brian

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 83 calls from June 23-30. The calls included the following: June 24 Deputies and the Bainville Fire Department responded to a fire of an oil well pump jack located a mile east of Bainville. At the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office, an officer from the Montana State Probation and Parole seized evidence of a failed drug test. An individual

Natasha Moncivaiz of Pueblo, Colo., was sentenced during a hearing in district court on Tuesday, June 24. Judge Benjamin Fosland sentenced Moncivaiz to a five-year deferred sentence and a $1,000 fine for the charge of possession with the intent to distribute meth and a three-year deferred sentence and $1,000 fine for the charge of possession of a dangerous drug (fentanyl). Both of the fines were

The Montana Department of Revenue is mailing property classification and appraisal notices to all owners of residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural land properties. These notices are not tax bills. They include the department’s determination of market or productivity value and the taxable value for your property that will be used by your county treasurer to determine property