Board calls for special election

The FJBC met on Monday evening to decide how to move forward with the results from the May 3 election held to vote in possible new board members.

Court dismisses 100 percent lawsuit

PABLO – A lawsuit filed in CSKT’s court challenging the Tribe’s handling of petitions that sought to distribute 100 percent of the Salazar settlement was dismissed this week.

Two charged for thefts; one faces drug possession

Felony charges have been filed against two former employees of the Carquest Auto Parts store in Ronan in connection with alleged thefts from the business.

Pablo man sent back to jail after suspended sentence revoked

POLSON — A 23-year-old Pablo man failed to live up to his suspended sentence responsibilities, which were invoked after he caused a fatal accident involving the death of his brother in 2005.

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Court records tell tale of accident and desperation in death of 3-year-old boy

RONAN – Emergency dispatchers received a 911 call at about 8:22 p.m. Oct. 22. A three-year-old boy lay dying in a car that was speeding toward St. Luke Community Hospital in Ronan.

Man admits to firing gun during domestic dispute

A Polson man admitted last week to brandishing and firing a handgun during a domestic dispute.

Plains man helps catch alleged criminal

Authorities allege that Karsten Karl Smith of Evaro stole a 14-foot trailer from a Polson homeowner in December 2014, then waited almost a year before he attempted to sell it.

Rodeo teen death yields felony charge in Sanders County

Man faces charge in death of Ronan teen

Two burglars make their way through Lake County court system

Woman pleads guilty to role in Arlee murder

A woman involved in the February murder of an 18-year-old man in Arlee has pleaded guilty to accountability for negligent homicide.

Assault in Arlee

Authorities believe Lyle R. Zeiler, 25 of Arlee, pulled one woman away from a two-woman fight, beat her, then stabbed her in the back before he was finished, a Lake County Court affidavit said. Zeiler’s bizarre activities started after he saw a third woman, Margaret Redwoman, try to stop the original fight between Michelle Pablo and Shaczie Redwoman.

Man assaults daycare worker Accomplice hits her with shovel

Authorities believe that the snow shovel a Martha’s Mini Daycare in Ronan employee used to try and defend the children under her care, is the same snow shovel an unknown woman used to bludgeon her face.

Man denies raping unconscious woman

A 20-year-old Pablo man has denied charges alleging he raped an unconscious woman in September of 2015.

Woman pleads guilty to role in Arlee trailer murder

Couple admitted to living with body in bathroom for several months

Charlo burglar faces arraignment

William Rorvik will face arraignment for felony burglary Oct. 22, six months after he allegedly committed the Charlo crime.

Man denies pulling gun on strangers

A 21-year-old man accused of threatening two people with a gun in St. Ignatius pleaded not guilty in Lake County District Court last week to felony assault with a weapon. 

Daycare owner's assailant arraignment postponed

Accused assailants Francis Jackson and Tashinia Elida Schlensker appeared before Lake County District Court Judge James A. Manley with public defenders. While Schlensker officially pleaded not guilty, Jackson's attorney asked for more time before their official arraignments.

Inmate receives prison time for biting jail guard, smuggling drugs

A former Lake County Jail inmate received a five-year prison sentence for assaulting a detention officer while attempting to conceal a package of drugs. 

Plains man facing ninth DUI charge

An 88-year-old Plains man and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Elder has been charged with his ninth drunken driving offense.