Austin Lee Pipe Sr., 29, of Wolf Point, has been charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault resulting in substantial injury to dating partner. He was arrested in Wolf Point on a federal warrant July 21. According to charging documents, Pipe intentionally assaulted an intimate and dating parter with a dangerous weapon, a hatchet, on or about Feb. 13, 2019, at or near Wolf Point.

(Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department July 20-27. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to:

Christopher Michael Stebbins, 53, of Williston, N.D., has been charged with conspiracy to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute and attempted possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. He was arrested on a federal warrant July 21 by Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent Harry Murphy in Williston. According to charging documents, Stebbins, together with others

Roosevelt County emergency services coordinator Lindsay McNabb told the Northern Plains Independent that a freight train collided with a semi tractor trailer on the BNSF mainline near mile marker 629 on U.S. Highway 2, three miles east of Brockton, on Tuesday, July 28. The semi was hauling gravel at the time of the accident. Responding agencies included the Poplar Volunteer Fire Department,

Not much has been released by local law enforcement regarding an incident that occurred Saturday, July 25. The Wolf Point Police Department reported that their officer was dispatched to assist with a medical emergency on the 100 block of Fairweather Street at 1 a.m. Saturday morning. An ambulance was also dispatched. After the WPPD officer’s arrival, assistance from the Fort Peck Tribes

The United States Department of Transportation has developed an applicant toolkit to provide guidance as part of the Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success initiative to support potential applicants in identifying and navigating USDOT discretionary grant funding opportunities for rural transportation projects. The toolkit provides user-friendly information and resources to

Following Governor Steve Bullock’s public health directive Wednesday, July 15, requiring mask usage in public spaces in counties with four or more active cases of COVID-19, 38 Montana county sheriffs issued a joint guest opinion editorial on the matter late last week. The governor’s directive requires that masks be used in most indoor settings and where social distancing cannot be maintained.