Andre Jean Reum, 24, of Wolf Point, submitted a plea of not guilty on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and threatening a family member of a federal law enforcement officer. Reum made the plea in Great Falls before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston on July 14 If convicted of the most serious crime,

Nolan James Hendrickson, 34, of Poplar made a plea of not guilty on charges of assault with a dangerous weapon, assault of intimate partner by strangulation and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. Henrickson made the plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge John T. Johnston on July 14. If convicted of the most serious crime, Hendrickson faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine

Christine Suzanne Amy made a not guilty plea to criminal possession of dangerous drugs during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, July 13. A trial was scheduled for Oct. 13. Public defender Sally Kay Hickok requested that Amy’s bond be reduced from $75,000 to $25,000. Amy is facing another charge in Wyoming, and it was noted that she has relatives including children in Wyoming.

Edwin Alexander Mendez made not guilty pleas to the charges of criminal endangerment and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs first offense during a hearing in district court on Wednesday, July 13. A trial has been scheduled for Oct. 13. According to court documents, Mendez was traveling north on Montana Highway 25 in a 2011 Ford F250 pickup truck on May 19. For an unknown reason,

A state education committee tasked with advising the Montana Board of Education on changes to school quality regulations deadlocked Friday, July 15, as it debated whether to support abandoning a requirement that Montana schools employ at least one school counselor for every 400 students. Superintendent of Public Instruction Elise Arntzen and some rural school administrators have argued that