A Wolf Point man accused in the kidnapping and assault of a girl by a group of individuals on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in 2021 on Wednesday, March 22, admitted to his role in the abduction, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Cheri Cruz Granbois, 21, pleaded guilty to kidnapping of an individual under 18. Granbois faces a mandatory minimum 20 years to life in prison, a $250,000 fine

Wolf Point native Paul Kermit Gysler has received a partially suspended five-year sentence with the Montana Department of Corrections. On March 9, Judge Robert Allison announced a fiveyear sentence with three of those years suspended as well as credit for 357 days of time served. Allison also recommended state corrections officials screen Gysler for an appropriate treatment program before turning

The Fort Peck Fine Arts Council is in line to receive a $500,000 grant from the State of Montana under the Historic Preservation Grant Program. The Montana Legislature is considering the program which would appropriate over $8.5 million across the State of Montana for historic preservation. The council would use the grant money for the Fort Peck Summer Theatre. The grant money would be used

During a conference call with state media, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., stressed the importance of recruiting more law enforcement and of decreasing the use of fentanyl in Montana. Tester said the Recruit and Retain Act will authorize $3 million to create schools-to-law enforcement programs that allow high schools, universities and tribal colleges to collaborate with law enforcement agencies