U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., discussed the importance of the Montana tech hub designation during a call with state media members on Thursday, Oct. 26. Montana was selected as a regional tech hub by the Economic Development Administration. The highly competitive designation follows a years-long push by Tester to secure a rural tech hub in the state and opens the door to compete for millions

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Jaide Alexander, 29, Billings, hold for other agency. Devin AmericanHorse, 34, Billings, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 65, Plentywood, sexual assault. Mark Beachem, 57, Fresno, Calif., hold for other agency. Robert Bigback, 28, Billings hold for other agency. James Trevor Brown, 30, Wolf Point, no proof

The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office responded to 56 calls from Oct. 23-30. October 23 Deputies responded to a report of a stabbing victim in Poplar. Two males were found at the front of the residence. One had a stabbing injury. EMS arrived and took the individual to the Poplar Hospital. Fort Peck Tribes Department of Law and Justice is the primary investigating agency. Deputies assisted

A Wolf Point woman who admitted to a murder charge in the death of child on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was sentenced on Oct. 30 to 16 years and three months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said Tuesday. Heather Dawn Smith, also known as Heather Dawn Yellow Owl, 33, pleaded guilty in May to second degree murder. The government