Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte stressed the need to increase law enforcement in the state during a press conference held on Thursday, April 13. The governor said violent crimes are up in Montana and confiscations have increased by nearly 11,000 percent since 2019. “Law enforcement is stretched thinner that they ever have been before,” Gianforte said. He proposes to fund five new highway

The Culbertson School Board is working with the Montana School Board Association to find a new superintendent of schools. Paul Finnicum, chairman of the Culbertson School Board, said applications are being accepted through May 5. “I believe we have four or five applicants to date,” Finnicum said last week. He expects that public interviews will take place in May after finalists for

Otis Sherman Johnson was sentenced for two drug-related offenses during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, April 12. As part of a plea agreement, Johnson received two five-year suspended sentences with the Montana Department of Corrections for the counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs (fentanyl) and criminal possession with intent to distribute (fentanyl). Johnson was

Brandy Lynn Bowland is facing two counts of criminal endangerment and a charge of driving under the influence of intoxicants from a vehicle incident that happened on March 23. The criminal endangerment felony charges claim that Bowland was chasing another vehicle at a high rate of speed and hit that vehicle causing damage and injuries to the victims, which were minor females. She faces maximum

Gy Salvevold is facing five counts for the violation of order of protection, third or subsequent offense. He is scheduled to make his initial appearance in District Court on April 25. If convicted of the charges, he faces a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000, a sentence of not less than 10 days or more than two years or both for each of the counts. Bond was set at $125,000.