ing old-guard political figures, including former Republican Gov. Marc Racicot and Dorothy Bradley, a longtime Democratic lawmaker who narrowly lost to Racicot in the 1992 election for governor. Buchanan, who founded Billings financial planning firm Buchanan Capital, argues there’s “an eight-lane highway” down the middle of Montana politics with plenty of space for an independent candidate

The proposal would put the base salary at $35,973 for 2022-2023, $37,412 for 2023-2024 and $38,908 for 2024-2025. The Wolf Point School District proposed two salary schedules to the Wolf Point Education Association on Tuesday, April 26. The Plan A package offers a 2 percent increase to the base salary for 2022-2023, a 1 percent increase for 2023-2024 and a 1 percent increase for the 2023-2024

A Poplar woman suspected of assaulting a toddler on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation admitted to charges last week, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Shelby Loves Him, 23, pleaded guilty on May 16 to an indictment charging her with assault resulting in serious bodily injury and felony child abuse. Loves Him faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments May 16-22. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) May 16 Timothy Reddoor Jr., 42, male, underpass, public intoxication, tribal court. May 17 John Smoker Sr., 39, male, 200 block of Main Street, open container, tribal court. Emery Goodbird III, 41, male, 300

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency. Ricky Bain, 63, Plentywood, sexual assault.

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., spoke last week at the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about the law enforcement crisis facing Montana Tribes and how the increase in drug trafficking and lack of law enforcement on tribal lands has exacerbated this problem. Daines discussed the need to promote tribal sovereignty and increase public safety with Montanan Lucy Rain Simpson, the executive director

In recognition of National Senior Fraud Awareness Day on May 15, the FBI Salt Lake City field office is raising awareness about an increase in reporting of cyber scams targeting the elderly in Montana. The FBI Billings resident agency has received at least one call a month where victims have lost significant amounts of money in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. “Most of the victims,