The Wolf Point City Council held their regular meeting Monday, June 20. Sergeant Alisha Morales was selected for hire as the new Wolf Point Police Chief, pending the inclusion of a nepotism clause in her contract. Morales will be subject to a six-month trial period. Tribal Executive Board members Lawrence Hamilton and Bryce Kirk said the Fort Peck Tribes Jail would be closing in coming months,

( Publisher’s Note: The following blotter includes the activities of the Wolf Point police and fire departments June 20-26. All those cited or arrested are presumed innocent.) June 20 Shikyra Medicinestone-Smith, 21, female, Second Avenue Sourth and Benton Street, criminal mischief and no insurance, tribal court. June 21 Natron Longhair, 25, male, 400 block of Garfield Street, assaults

( Publisher’s Note: Each week, the Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office distributes an inmate roster with the names of persons incarcerated at the jail and does not necessarily mean there is a new charge or conviction.) Prisoners housed in the Roosevelt County Detention Center included: Kenneth Alred, 50, Sheridan County, hold for other agency. Christina Amy, 36, Casper, Wyo., sexual assault.

A jury found Erin Marie Adams not guilty of driving while under the influence of intoxicants, fourth offense, during a trial on Friday, June 17. She was found guilty of failure to carry proof of insurance and ordered to pay a $250 fine. She was stopped by law enforcement on Nov. 28, 2021.

Now is the time to plan ahead and get your tickets for the Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede, scheduled for July 7-9. Julie D’Ambrosio, executive director of the Wolf Point Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture, reminds the public that the Main Street ticket booth is open from 12:30-6 p.m. weekdays, except for the Fourth of July. Cost for general admission tickets are $15 in advance and $18 at

Doratello “DJ” Juan Fischer of Wolf Point, 37, who admitted to fatally shooting a man on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, was sentenced in federal court in Great Falls on Tuesday, June 21. Fischer admitted to fatally shooting a man on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. Fischer was accused of killing Cody Weeks-Combs in Wolf Point on Nov. 27, 2020. According to court documents, Fischer

U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., commented on a few hot federal issues during his conference call with Montana media members on Thursday, June 23. Tester said he supports President Biden’s plan to suspend the federal gas tax for 90 days. The proposed tax holiday would suspend a federal tax of 18.4 cents per gallon of gas and 24.4 cents for diesel as fuel prices have soared above $5 a gallon in