Part of the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s budget is being hit harder than anticipated due to the nation’s struggles with the supply chain. Debra Collins, the county jail’s administrator, has seen prices increase by more than a few dollars per each inmates’ meal. Collins said the meals used to cost just under $7 and then the price moved up to just under $8 a couple of years ago. The price

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments Jan. 24-30. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: Jan. 30 Timothy Reddoor Jr., 42, male, 200 block of Front Street, open container, tribal court. Pernell Begshisown, 43, male, 100 block of Anaconda Street, public intoxication and disorderly

A new trial date has been set in the case of Richard Rutledge. During a scheduling hearing in October, attorneys agreed to have Rutledge taken to the state hospital for a full mental evaluation. Since that time, a trial was tentatively set for March. Because of the amount of discovery and that the defense just recently added a co-counselor, the trial was moved to the week of July 18 during

Herman Munoz Esparza was sentenced for four different charges during a hearing in district court on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Esparza originally faced 11 charges including three felonies after a vehicle chase that went from Wolf Point to Valley County on Aug. 27, 2021. Based on the recommendation of a plea agreement, District Judge David J. Cybulski sentenced Esparza to six years, none suspended,

( 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: Elishia Brady, 24, Bainville, partner/family member assault. Michael Burke, 42, Browning, hold for other

A case before the Montana Supreme Court could change how police in Montana search cell phones by creating more precise contours around what law enforcement can access when carrying out searches on digital devices. The ACLU of Montana filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Montana Supreme Court last week arguing police illegally searched a Butte man’s phone in 2016. While the search did

U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, R-Mont., are pushing the Biden administration to issue exemptions to the healthcare worker vaccine mandate for health facilities where Montanans’ access to care, especially in rural communities, is jeopardized. Many hospitals, especially in rural Montana, cannot afford to lose another health care professional,

Aaron Quinn was recently awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal for his exceptional leadership in completing the Fort Peck Flow Test Environmental Impact Statement, all while serving as lead biologist, lead author and project manager for this report. The Fort Peck Montana Flow Test EIS analyzed the predicted benefits and environmental impacts and lays out alternative plans, identifying