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BROWNING, Mont. - Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services (BLES) is trying to locate a reported runaway. Kiaya Running Crane, 14, was last contacted March 14, 2023, according to a Facebook post by BLES. Crane is described as 5-foot-9, 154 pounds, has gray eyes and black hair. Anyone with information on Crane's...

BROWNING — Browning native Daniel Connelly has been coaching in the district for a combined 30 years, spending 22 years in high school and 8 years with the middle school. A lot of those years were spent as an assistant coach, but he spent his last six years running his own program as the head coach. Connelly took over the program with hopes of keeping a competitive team who would contend for championships, and making developing his boys into proper young men.

GREAT FALLS — A Heart Butte man admitted to murdering a woman after an argument on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said. Terrance Travis Aimsback, 34, pleaded guilty to second degree murder as indicted. Aimsback faces a maximum of life in prison, a $250,000 fine and five years of supervised release.

HELENA — East Helena and Browning made history Saturday morning, joining the growing list of Montana high schools to break the seal on inaugural baseball seasons. East Helena was quick to jump on the opportunity to offer the sport once the MHSA adopted baseball as a sanctioned activity last January. The run up to Saturday was more than a year, in which the Vigilantes hired coaches, bought all the necessary equipment, and assembled a team.

On the evening of March 16, the Blackfeet Law Enforcement Drug Task Force, with the assistance of the Glacier County Sheriffs Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigations, executed a search warrant on a residence in the town of Browning just off Popimi St. which led to the discovery of over a pound of Methamphetamine, along with other known drug paraphernalia.

Stepping into his new role as Pondera County Commissioner is like donning another of his many hats for Zane Drishinski. Born and raised in Pondera County, he views this opportunity as, “a way to give back to the community that has given me such a wonderful life.”. Zane and...

BROWNING, Mont. - The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council will be meeting this morning in a closed special session regarding the issues surrounding Blackfeet Tribal Business Councilman Tim Davis at 8:30 AM. A public statement will be made available at the conclusion of the meeting. Thank you and have a nice day.

Passing through Valier, a traveler may not realize the horizon has changed as the demolition of the old Roy Davis property on Highway 44 was recently demolished. It happened quickly. The building has remained vacant for some time as the site was listed as a Brownfield property. The Environmental Protection...

The board meeting was called to order at 5 p.m. with a quorum. The Regular Board Minutes of Feb. 15 and Special Board Minutes Feb. 20 were approved with no changes. The board agenda was approved with the following change: Remove Joey Aimsback from approval on the Substitute Eligibility List.

BROWNING — The inaugural high school baseball season has arrived in Montana, and the Browning Indians are getting ready for their opening day matchup. The team will be under the helm of head coach Douglas Blackman, who comes from a long history of baseball. Coming from a baseball state, Blackman was unaware there was no baseball team or coaches is he jumped on the opportunity when it arose.

A police pursuit Friday night ended when a murder suspect out of Great Falls ended his own life near Valier. Pondera County deputies were notified Friday that a suspect in a murder had fled Great Falls and was driving a black GMC truck. At about 7:45 p.m. a Pondera County...

“It was a little shocking to get that letter,” Glacier County Treasurer Don Wilson said, “to get something good from the DOR.”. The letter from the Montana Department of Revenue (DOR), dated Feb. 10, was from Brendan Beatty, who is the director of the department. In part, it...

All three Commissioners attended the March 16 meeting at the courthouse in Cut Bank. They began by listening to Northern Transit Interlocal (NTI) Director David Irvin talk about its service in relation to asking the county for the annual commitment of $5,000. Northern Transit serves the Golden Triangle area, including...

BROWNING, Mont. - Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services are looking for a 20-year-old last seen on March 18. Vandree OldPerson is five feet, seven inches tall, weighs 135 pounds and has brown eyes and brown hair. Vandree last contacted family/friends on Saturday, March 18 wearing a black jacket and a red...

The number of spring sports at Browning High School has more than doubled with the addition of boys and girls tennis, as well as baseball, joining track and softball. While softball has a deep history in Browning, from youth to adult leagues, hardball hasn’t had a real presence until now.

Big Sky Connection - Blackfeet Community College in northwestern Montana has received a $75,000 grant to help student parents on campus. The grant will help fund a program that integrates the Blackfeet traditional way of life. Comments from Linda Sue Racine, counselor and coordinator of Black and Native Family Futures Fund grant, Blackfeet Community College.

The Great Falls Police Department (GFPD) shared information on a shooting that led to a pursuit in Pondera County Friday night. Around 5:40 pm Friday, neighbors reported hearing gunshots from inside a residence on the 1400 block of 3rd West Hill Dr. GFPD says officers on scene found one person...

BROWNING, Mont. - Multiple agencies responded for a search warrant that led to a over pound of meth being found in a Browning home. A release from Blackfeet Law Enforcement Services (BLES) says an investigation was prompted by a citizen who saw a large amount of fentanyl in a home and reported it to the homeowner.

“We’ve got a lot of returning and talented young players turning out,” Browning softball coach Jim Vaile said of the 2023 Lady Indian diamond dwellers. “And we hired a pitching coach, Snow Arrowtopknot-Wagner.”. A total of 29 athletes turned out, including four-year veteran Susan Connelly who is...

BROWNING, Mont. - Multiple agencies responded for a search warrant that led to a over pound of meth being found in a Browning home.