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  • Alleged meth dealer arraigned in federal court

    Federal authorities took an accused methamphetamine dealer into custody this past week. Tribal Criminal Investigator Kenny Trottier said they arrested Dwain Francis Blach, 58, on meth related charges. On Thursday, January 12, 2023, in Great Falls Federal Court, Balch, aka Waldo, was arraigned on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute methamphetamine and possession with…

  • Roosevelt County Jail Inmates as of January 13, 2023

    CURRENT INMATES CHARGES The following list is from the Roosevelt County Jail. It is separate from the Tribal Jail and holds state and federal inmates.

  • Billions in federal pandemic dollars went to federally recognized Indian tribes

    American Indian tribes across the country have been putting federal pandemic relief money to work. According to a report by Bloomberg, $20 billion in federal pandemic relief was given to 579 federally recognized tribes. This helped 2,666,151 people and 433,176 tribal employees, according to the Tribal Recovery Report of the American Rescue Plan Act. Pandemic…

  • Sen. Tester visits Fort Peck tribal leaders

  • Prison for Wolf Point man’s attempted fentanyl sales

    A Wolf Point man was sentenced to prison for attempting to possess fentanyl for distribution. Andre Jean Reum, 44, pleaded guilty September 2022 to attempted possession with intent to distribute fentanyl on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. In Great Falls Federal Court Thursday, January 5, 2023, Reum was sentenced to two years and three months…

  • New Years Kahomini and Round Dance

  • Brockton School locked down by fake threat

    Law enforcement locked down Brockton and several local schools after learning of a possible shooting in the works. The call came to the 911 Dispatch Center Monday, January 3, 2022, at 10:40 a.m., alleging a student at Brockton High School was planning a school shooting, Roosevelt County Sheriff Jason Frederick said. Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Deputies…

  • Second of six accused kidnappers change plea

    Another defendant identified as being involved in a 2021 kidnapping of a Wolf Point girl changed her plea in federal court. Elmarie Amelia Weeks, 22, pleaded guilty to kidnapping of an individual under 18-years-old. She is detained until further court proceedings. She is one of six individuals charged with abducting a teenage girl from her…

  • Poplar woman charged with distributing drugs resulting in death

    A Poplar woman is accused of providing dangerous drugs that ended up causing the death of another woman. Danyell Rose Black Dog, 22 was arrested last week by Tribal CI’s and the FBI. She was arraigned December 15, 2022, in Great Falls Federal Court. Black Dog pled not guilty to possession with intent to distribute…

  • FBI: “Horrific increase” in reported financial sextortion

    The Federal Bureau of Investigations issued a national public safety alert to be aware of “financial sextortion” schemes. Financial sextortion is when adults lure children or teenagers into sending sexually explicit images online then using these images to get money through black male. “The FBI has seen a horrific increase in reports of financial sextortion…