David Allen Barton made guilty pleas to three misdemeanor charges during one of the hearings in Roosevelt County District Court on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Barton, who wasn’t represented by an attorney, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, third offense; driving while the privilege to do so is suspended or revoked, second offense; and driving without required motor vehicle insurance, second

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks game wardens recently completed a multiyear investigation into the illegal killing of deer, antelope and upland game birds in McCone County, resulting in over 100 seized animals, thousands of dollars in fines, and decades of lost privileges. In 2024, wardens began actively investigating Vida- area landowner, Kelly Nelson, and the hunters who frequented his

hind are Havre with 2,277 and Glasgow with 2,265. Glendive is fifth with 1,512 enplanements. Sidney has an increase of 3.6 percent this year regarding passengers. Communities with minor declines so far this year are Glasgow, Havre and Glendive.

According to a press release from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kiwanis Park and areas west of the Fort Peck Interpretive Center are temporarily closed. The entire length of the Fort Peck Beaver Creek Nature Trail, Kiwanis Park and Downstream Campground will all be closed for planned special hunts. The closures will take effect Nov. 2-14. The closures are part of planning for special hunts

Average gasoline prices in Montana have fallen 7.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.28/g on Monday, Nov. 2, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 615 stations in Montana. Prices in Montana are 19.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.28/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 5.9 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $6.281

The Lustre Christian High School released the honor roll and honorable mention for the first quarter of the 26-27 school year. Named to the honor roll with 4.00 grade point averages were: (Seniors): T.J. Cumpio, Lauryn Holzrichter, Yoseph Lee, Haddon Olfert, Cam Reddig. Juniors were Kencia Brown, Lauren Fast, Holly Hilkemann, Sidney Klatt, Monica Uy; sophomores) Grace Byers, Samantha Neufeld, and

Gov. Greg Gianforte on Monday, Nov. 2, announced the State of Montana has filed its opening brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, asking the court to reverse a district court’s preliminary injunction that allows American Prairie Foundation to keep its bison on three federal grazing allotments in Phillips County. “The district court fundamentally misunderstood what