After pleading guilty to two felonies in federal court, the sentencing for Parker Lee Gray Hawk is scheduled for April 2 in Great Falls. As part of a plea agreement, Gray Hawk made guilty pleas on Dec. 10, 2025, to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and wire fraud. The maximum penalty for each charge is 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release. The defendant,

Running for office can be exciting, but it can also be daunting to know where to start and what strategies are needed to win. The Montana Farm Bureau Federation is hosting an interactive seminar Feb. 26-27 at the Montana Farm Bureau Center in Bozeman. The American Farm Bureau Federation developed this non-partisan training with input from political consultants and staff from both major political

Four individuals have been charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, meth and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm on the Fort Peck Reservation. Charges were field on Feb. 5. According to court documents, beginning on or about Nov. 1, 2023, and continuing until on or about Sept. 27, 2024, at or near Poplar, defendants Donald Joseph Standing Bear

Ethan Murphy, who is accused of killing a man in Wolf Point on Sept. 28, 2025, has changed his plea to guilty as part of a plea agreement in federal court. The guilty pleas are for second degree murder and use of a firearm during a crime of violence. According to court documents, by pleading guilty the defendant acknowledges that he unlawfully killed John Doe; he killed John Doe with malice

District Judge Benjamin Fosland presided over four criminal hearings in Wolf Point on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Shadey Ann Marie Wienke had her sentencing hearing for criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Roosevelt County Attorney Thomas Bleicher made the recommendation that Wienke receives a three-year Department of Corrections commitment to run concurrently with two Lewis and Clark County cases.