A Poplar man with a felony conviction for murder admitted last week to illegally possessing ammunition after a shootout on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Buddy Gene Walking Eagle, 38, pleaded guilty to prohibited person in possession of ammunition. Walking Eagle faces a maximum of 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised

Roosevelt County is advertising for an appointed county attorney, but that doesn’t mean any changes in the county attorney’s office will necessarily take place. Janet Christoffersen agreed to serve as interim county attorney starting in mid-February for a four-month period. With more than half of the time completed, county commissioners are advertising for the position in order to keep

The area can anticipate near normal temperatures and above normal precipitation for the next eight to 14 days, according to the National Weather Service. The news came during a monthly briefing held by the National Weather Service last week. Officials noted that if additional flooding occurs, it would be due to increased precipitation and not because of snow melt. After being in major flooding