State lawmakers on a health and human services interim committee voted Friday, Aug. 26, to advance a bill that, if passed by the Legislature next year and eventually signed into law by the governor, would reform Montana’s child welfare system and limit the circumstances where the state can remove children from their homes. The decision came despite pushback from officials with the state

More than three dozen leaders from law enforcement, criminal prosecution, advocacy groups, public health and private industry leaders came together last week in Helena to discuss efforts and effective strategies to combat human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in Montana. The event was hosted by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, Montana Trucking Association and Truckers Against

A petition to revoke hearing for Weldon Drew was held in district court on Tuesday, Aug. 23. Drew was sentenced in district court on Wednesday, April 13, for the charge of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs by accountability. Based on a joint plea agreement, Drew received a deferred imposition of sentence of two years. District judge David J. Cybulski explained that if Drew broke the

As support seems to be gaining for the return of Amtrak service to the southern part of Montana, Roosevelt County Commissioner Gordon Oelkers stresses the importance of maintaining Amtrak’s Empire Builder in the northern part of the state. A two-day conference was held in Billings last week regarding the southern route. The Big Sky Passenger Rail Authority, created by 12 county governments,

Roosevelt County reported 30 active COVID cases as of Friday, Aug. 26. There have been 3,535 total cases in the county. Roosevelt County Health Department hosts COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Wolf Point the first and third Thursdays of the month, and in Culbertson on the fourth Thursday. Clinics for children 5-11 years of age are held every three weeks on Fridays. Please call 406-653-6223 for a COVID