Roosevelt County has entered into a burn ban because of the extreme dry weather conditions. The Roosevelt County Commissioners announced the decision on Wednesday, April 7. The county will not issue any burn permits until conditions improve. “It’s so dry and there’s been so many fires in our area,” commissioner Gordon Oelkers said. Prior to that, the Fort Peck Tribes announced a

Remains matching family DNA have been identified as Jason B. Azure, 40, a Wolf Point man who drowned in the Missouri River while attempting to rescue two people in 2018. A search for Azure has been ongoing since his disappearance. On May 6, 2018, RCSO released the following statement: “We wanted to share some information regarding the incident involving Jason Azure. On the afternoon of 04/27/18,