Poplar News

A Poplar man was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for stabbing a man to death in 2002 on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

POPLAR - A Lloyd couple may appear in District Court in Wolf Point today after being accused of selling marijuana-laced treats to kids at Poplar's annual Wild West Days event this past weekend, authorities said.

Two people accused of selling marijuana-laced treats from a trailer parked behind a kids' tattoo booth at a community fair in Poplar have been arrested.

The annual Whoop-Up Trail Days celebration, which wraps up today in Conrad, is the unofficial kickoff of summer celebrations in Montana, and the revelry and rodeos will continue almost nonstop well into August.

POPLAR - When alcohol and drug counselor Eloise Youngman saw a young woman's broken arm in a sling for the second time in as many months, she knew exactly what was wrong: The injured woman was a pain pill addict.

SUN RIVER - Lennis Lewis Limesand, 78, of Sun River, a retired teacher and 3rd Infantry Division Army veteran, died of cancer May 12 at his home.

Two men accused of beating a Wolf Point man who died of his injuries have had the charges against them reduced in federal court.

The air in Big Sky country is not clean: Montana is in the news again. Governor Brian Schweitzer signed a gun bill exempting Montanans who purchase guns made in Montana, and with the intention of keeping them solely in Montana, from any background check, federal firearms registration and dealer licensing requirements as long as no state lines are ...

POPLAR - Former Frazer resident John Sylvester "Eggie" Big Leggins, 81, of Poplar, who enjoyed Indian music and attending powwows, died of natural causes Friday in Billings.

WOLF POINT - Family and friends of a Wolf Point teenager who authorities said drowned are frustrated with the police investigation into the incident.

WOLF POINT - John D. "Lucky" Christian, 52, of Wolf Point, whose Indian name, "witgogaga to wicasa" means Blue Clown, an Army veteran and former juvenile judge, died Sunday at a Wolf Point hospital.

POPLAR - Randy Mark Summers, 54, of Poplar, a carpenter who enjoyed fishing, camping, gardening, root digging, and being with family and friends, died of natural causes Tuesday at Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point.

Additional resources have been brought on board to search for a Poplar man who has been missing for more than a month.

Projects to improve delivery of drinking water in northeastern and north-central Montana will share $60 million in federal economic-stimulus money, the largest cash infusion since the projects' inception more than 10 years ago, Sen.

POPLAR - Authorities have apparently found the body of a 17-year-old Wolf Point boy who had been missing since Friday night.

POPLAR - Searchers found the body of a missing Wolf Point High School student late Monday afternoon, according to reports from the scene.

The search continues for a Poplar man who has been missing for more than three weeks.

POPLAR - Gary W. Rowe, 52, an Army veteran who worked for the Montana Department of Transportation, died of cancer Friday in Poplar.

The search is on for a missing Poplar man. The Roosevelt County Sheriff's Office says Roderick Red Star, 20, has been missing since Saturday, March 14.

The Roosevelt County Search and Rescue, Fort Peck Tribal Police, Fort Peck Tribes Fish and Game and numerous volunteers are searching for 20-year old Roderick Red Star, a 20-year old Poplar man.