Mother Nature was not kind to Montana during the holidays last year. Two extreme weather systems socked Montana, causing extensive damage. Late Friday night, President Donald J. Trump and the Federal Emergency Management Agency approved two major disaster declarations for the Treasure State for two separate weather events. FEMA announced the federal disaster assistance for the state for severe

HELENA – The drawings for Montana deer and elk permits and for nonresident combination licenses are complete and applicants can check their results online. This is the sixth year of the new online application process, which allows Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to complete the drawing much faster than in years past. There are a few ways to get your drawing results. Visit fwp.mt.gov,

Applications for the State Hail Insurance Program are now available through the Montana Department of Agriculture. Producers can insure crops against hail damage at the maximum coverage rate of $75 per acre for dryland and $114 per acre for irrigated land. Rates charged are a percentage of the insured amount and vary by county. A detailed list of rates by county and crop can be found online by

Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center over the past week included: Xavier Alvarado, 27, Plentywood, failure to register as sexual or violent offender. T’shauna Azure, 27, Wolf Point, criminal endangerment. Chad Bachmann, 46, Red Lodge, hold for other agency. Vincent Bell, 33, Billings, hold for other agency. Dimitri Bruce, 32, Wolf Point, hold for Fort Peck Tribes.