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

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

Roosevelt County Commissioners approved sending a letter of support for an Amtrak extension near Malta during their meeting on Tuesday, April 11. The proposal aims to create double railroad tracks for a 15-mile span in order to improve service for Amtrak. The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority is teaming up with Amtrak to apply for funding through the Federal Railroad Administration’s Federal

The National Weather Service in Glasgow issued a flood advisory along the Milk River Valley past the confluence with the Missouri to the Oswego area April 16. Whatley Road was closed near Glasgow as of press time Tuesday, April 18. NWSG lead forecaster Richard Maliawaco told the Northern Plains Independent that an incoming low pressure storm system with rain and snow will extend conditions