The Downs Family

Southside Elementary School officials urge parents to remember to take part in the “child find” project and the importance of being enrolled in pre-kindergarten. The child find screenings are scheduled for April 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at First Lutheran Church in Wolf Point. Screenings will be conducted in developmental, speech/language, vision, hearing and den...

A jury trial has been scheduled for April 20 in Great Falls for the case involving Cheryl Nygaard vs. Centennial Colon and Roosevelt County. Cheryl Nygaard, representative for the estate of the late Clay Nygaard, filed a lawsuit regarding Clay Nygaard’s death in a vehicle crash that occurred on June 19, 2024. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Great Falls o...

Proponents of a bill that would prevent local governments from enacting red-flag gun laws say these regulations are unconstitutional. But opponents say they can be important in preventing gun violence. A red-flag law, or an extreme risk protection order, is a temporary order that a judge can place on a person requiring them to temporarily surrender their firearms if the...