What began as a minor traffic stop in eastern Montana became a drug bust three years ago. But a recent Montana Supreme Court ruling has overturned the conviction, and put more safeguards in place, saying a minor — nearly trifling —stop can’t transform into a search-andseizure operation without clear probable cause. The case, State of Montana vs. Noli, also was key because it leaned heavily

As a result of taxpayers’ concern about the impacts of the new appraisal values of property that will go into effect this fall, the Montana Department of Revenue is holding public meetings across the state. Meetings in the area will include: Tuesday, July 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Richland County Fair Event Center in Sidney. Wednesday, July 19, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the McCone County Fairgrounds

In an effort to protect Montana’s farmers and ranchers from the economic impacts of animal-borne diseases, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., backed the bipartisan Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance and Rapid Response Act. The bill would reauthorize and increase funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that prevent and manage animal- borne illnesses. “As a third-generation

The 4th of July Fireworks Display Crew, as always, wants to thank all the businesses, tribal programs and individuals for their generous support in helping this year’s 4th of July Community Fireworks Display be a huge success: Silver Wolf Casino, WPCO, HPDP, SBRRC, VOA, Wolf Point Federal Credit Union, Town Pump, Sherman Inn, Cattleman’s Cut, Swap Shop/Southside Jet Wash, Clayton Stevenson Memorial