A spokesperson from Burlington Northern Sante Fe has confirmed that an individual was killed in a train accident in Wolf Point on Monday, Dec. 28. The Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the deceased was Greg Badhawk of Wolf Point. BNSF spokesperson Courtney Wallace said a train struck Badhawk in Wolf Point. The incident occurred around 7 p.m., Wallace said. “An investigation

Area health officials are stressing that flu shots are more important this year than ever because the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to keep the community safe, health officials offer advice and information on these two infections are related. COVID-19 and the flu are each highly contagious respiratory infections, but have some key differences. They are caused by different viruses. COVID-19

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire department Dec. 21-27. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) Citations were issued to: December 21 Laresa Dale, 20, female, 100 block of Helena Street, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, tribal court. December 22 Samuel Birdtail Sr., 32, male, 200 block of Main

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of everyone incarcerated and persons booked into the jail during the previous week and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center Dec. 22-28 include: Jayden Burton, 19, Plentywood, hold for other agency.

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding consumers that starting Jan. 1, odometer disclosures will be required for every transfer of ownership for the first 20 years, beginning with model year 2011 vehicles. Model year 2010 and older vehicles will continue to be subject to the previous 10-year disclosure requirements and thus are

Amanda Jo Marie Gourneau has been charged with criminal endangerment, a felony, after an alleged high speed chase in Roosevelt County on Dec. 11. Bond has been set at $25,000. According to court documents, the Montana Highway Patrol observed a vehicle traveling on U.S. Highway 2, near mile marker 647, at 2:33 p.m. on Dec. 11. The vehicle was missing a front license plate. During a background

The “Montana Water Rights Protection Act” was signed into law by President Donald Trump and permanently settles the centurylong CSKT water dispute, supports Montana jobs, modernizes rural infrastructure and protects the water rights of all Montanans. Back in June, in a U.S. Senate hearing, the Trump administration expressed support for the bipartisan bill with the Department of the Interior

Another arrest has been made in connection to death of 53-year-old Carl Archer Jr., who was found in a room at the Tiger Town Motel in Ballantine. Yellowstone County Sheriff’s office deputies found Archer dead in the motel room at 3:30 a.m. Nov. 2, 2019. China Rose Dawn Davis, 30, originally from Frazer, pleaded not guilty on Dec. 23 to deliberate homicide with a weapons enhancement. Davis