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Another winter storm is bringing snow to parts of Utah Friday night and Saturday.

From the Courts - Federal Court: Box Elder man sentenced for scheme to smuggle meth into Cascade County jail   From U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana GREAT FALLS – A Box Elder man who admitted his role in scheme to smuggle methamphetamine into the Cascade County Detention Center by having inmates hide the drug inside their bodies was sentenced today to 42 months in prison and to three years of supervised release, Acting U.S. Attorney Leif Johnson said. Franklin Troy Caplette, 36, p...

Infrastructure developments in Box Elder are underway in preparation for the B-21 February 24, 2021 BOX ELDER, S.D. — A bill that would send close to six million dollars to Box Elder for city and public upgrades has been approved unanimously by the Senate’s State Affairs Committee; it now heads to appropriations. Money from Senate Bill 151 would be used for housing and sewer infrastructure improvements needed to support the expected growth coming to Ellsworth Air Force Base due to the B-21 ...

Pierre, SD, USA / DRGNews Feb 25, 2021 10:07 AM United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that 37 people have been federally indicted as part of OCDETF Operation Say Uncle. OCDETF stands for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, which is a “keystone of the Attorney General’s strategy to reduce the availability of illicit narcotics throughout the United States using a prosecutor-led, multi-agency approach to combat transnational organized crime.” OCDETF identifies, disrupts and ...

37 people charged in meth trafficking operation in South Dakota

KSL TV CORINNE – The number of people visiting the Spiral Jetty has grown so much that leaders in Box Elder County made an offer Wednesday to purchase about 10 acres of land to add amenities to the site. Commissioners said they need to update the area to catch up with the growing crowds. The Spiral Jetty is a piece of art located off Rozel Point in the north arm of the Great Salt Lake that draws people from all over. During the spring and summer months, thanks to the pandemic, people constant...

Resolution supporting St. Mary Diversion repair passes Montana House Transmitted to Senate; congressional delegation expresses support   Courtesy photo/File photo The site where work is being done in late August on Drop 5 of the St. Mary Diversion and Conveyance Works next to the North Fork of the Milk River is seen from overhead. The Montana House of Representatives unanimously sent to the Senate a resolution urging authorization of funding and work to repair "the lifeline of the Hi-Line." T...

For the Record, Feb. 25, 2021   Havre Police Department Officers investigated a vehicle crash at 18th Street and Beaver Creek Boulevard reported at 7:47 a.m. Wednesday. -- Jerome Lane Bigknife of Rocky Boy, 28, was arrested on three Justice or City court warrants after an officer assisting another agency stopped to speak with a man on 11th Street West Wednesday at 9:06 a.m. -- Someone stopped at the police station Wednesday at 9:22 a.m. to report a sexual or violent offender registry viol...

Utahs number of COVID-19 cases increased by 812 on Wednesday, with 14 more deaths reported, according to the Utah Department of Health.

UTA adopts first-ever 5-year service plan Lee Davidson © Rick Egan (Rick Egan | Tribune file photo) A UTA bus in Downtown Salt Lake City, Aug. 6, 2019. Imagine a core network of Utah Transit Authority buses and trains that arrived so frequently that riders wouldn’t need schedules. Add to that vision transit that runs late at night, at midday and early in the morning — seven days a week. Those are key goals of the Utah Transit Authority’s first-ever, five-year service pl...