Roosevelt County Commissioners approved a request to prohibit guns on the third floor of the courthouse, which includes the district courtroom, during a meeting on Tuesday, July 29. District Judge Benjamin Fosland explained that since being elected he has been working with a court security coordinator out of Helena. That individual has been conducting surveys and making recommendations regarding

Wolf Point’s new police chief is expected to start his duties leading the Wolf Point Police Department by the end of this month. Mayor Chris Dschaak said that Anthony Cambridge is anticipated to start on Aug. 31. Cambridge is certified as a law officer in Vermont and Pennsylvania, but he needs to go through equivalency type training, Peace Officer Standards and Training, in Helena.

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 132 calls during July 28 to Aug. 4. The calls included the following: July 28 Deputies received a report of a burglary in the Wolf Point area, outside the city limits. Some tools were reported missing. The investigation is continuing. Deputies assisted the Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice with a report of a fight involving

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Phillip Azure Jr., 22, Wolf Point, hold for other agency. Bryn Barber, 40, Great Falls, hold for other agency. Dale Barton, 34, Glendive, hold for other agency. Vincent Bell, 33, Billings, hold for other agency. Mylon Blacksmith, 29, Lodge Grass, hold for other agency. Charissa Boast, 32, Medicine

A 22-year-old Utah man with northeast Montana ties died early Thursday morning, July 31, in a crash in Iron County in southern Utah. Tristin Vandall has been identified as the victim by Utah law enforcement. According to the Iron County Sheriff’s Office, they were called to State Road 56 near mile post 11 at around 2:43 a.m. Thursday for a reported fire. When deputies arrived, they discovered