Montana Free Press Looks At ‘Right To Know’; Is It Working In Montana? By Mara Silvers Montana Free Press According to the framers of Montana’s 1972 Constitution, the state’s predecessor Constitution, implemented when Montana became the 41st state admitted to the Union in 1889, had a serious omission when it came to the public’s relationship with government. There was no public

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments March 14-20. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: March 14 Aaron Jackson, 40, male, Triangle Park, public intoxication and open container, municipal court. Cauy Stafne, 18, male, Triangle Park obstructing a peace officer or other public

( 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: Mark Abresch, 63, hold for other agency. Sierra Alred, 30, Plentywood, hold for other agency. Maurice

John David Panasuk has been charged with criminal endangerment and fleeing or eluding a peace officer. The charges were filed on Wednesday, March 9. The criminal endangerment charge, a felony, claims that Panasuk operated a motor vehicle without breaks at a high rate of speed and was swerving into oncoming traffic on Oct. 1, 2021. The fleeing or eluding charge, a misdemeanor, claims that

A Fort Kipp woman suspected in the death of a man hit by a vehicle on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation was arraigned on March 15 on an indictment, U.S. Attorney Leif M. Johnson said. Jo Anne Sayetsitty, 34, pleaded not guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter. If convicted of the most serious crime, Sayetsitty faces a maximum of 15 years in prison, a $$250,000 fine and three years