Christian Alexander Perez changed his plea to a charge in district court on Tuesday, May 24. Perez made a guilty plea to the offense of criminal possession of dangerous drugs. Maximum penalties are five years in prison, a $5,000 fine or both. During the hearing, Perez admitted to be in possession of meth in Roosevelt County on Jan. 30, 2022. Last September, Perez was sentenced for possession

A conservative minister who seemed to be a darling of far-right politicians in the state has admitted that he fabricated a story about a transgender Native American lobbyist allegedly berating a state senator so badly that he sought the protection of the Montana Senate’s sergeant- at-arms. In a libel case that has raged on for more than a year and involved threats of mounting an attorney’s head

An additional charge has been filed against Trevor Levi Crain of Culbertson in district court. On May 24, the felony charge of criminal mischief was filed against Crain, who is an inmate in the Roosevelt County Detention Center. The charges read that on May 6, Crain injured, damaged or destroyed property of another in excess of $1,500 when he removed padding from the floor and bench area creating

In a call with Montana’s media members, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, announced a new piece of legislation that will assist toxic- exposed veterans. Tester, who co-sponsored the act with U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., describes the Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act of 2022 as a historic generational piece of legislation. “It’s

The Wolf Point Education Association has filed for mediation in its contract bargaining process with the Wolf Point School District. “We want to move things along, and we feel having a mediator is the best thing,” Patricia Toavs, co-president of the Wolf Point Education Association, said. She said several dates have already been offered for mediation. “We’ve done this before and

The Roosevelt County commissioners approved the hiring of a new sheriff office’s deputy during their meeting on Tuesday, May 24. William Charbonneau was hired with a start day of June 1. He will be stationed in Froid. Commissioner Gordon Oelkers said there will now be two deputies stationed in Froid and one stationed in Bainville. Charbonneau is certified in the state of Tennessee and

The Wolf Point Police Department and other local emergency services responded to a call at the train tracks at 1:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 26. Roosevelt County Sheriff/ Coroner Jason Frederick reports that Justine Shields, 50, died in the incident. No further information was available.

On paper at least, Montana’s newly drawn Eastern U.S. House district is Matt Rosendale’s to lose. The incumbent U.S. congressman, elected to represent the whole state by a 12-point margin in 2020, had his re-election bid endorsed by former President Donald Trump in November and by the Montana Republican Party in February, four weeks before the deadline for candidates to file for the June