Page 47 - Flathead Reservation News Today

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes innovate to sustain the lake's native fishery.

Gov. Greg Gianforte wielded his veto power May 17 when he rejected a bill that would have reimbursed Lake County for some of the costs it incurs to conduct felony law enforcement on the Flathead Reservation through Public Law 280.

The CSKT Bison Range and the Montana Climate Office have teamed up to construct a new Montana Mesonet weather station behind the CSKT Bison Range Visitor Center.

Fentanyl has hit the Mission Valley hard, and fentanyl overdoses are becoming more commonplace, according to officials who spoke at a community meeting in St. Ignatius last Wednesday.

Lake County Commissioners voted unanimously to extend the effective date of the withdrawal, leaving the question of who is responsible for funding the agreement up to the court to decide.

Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoes House Bill 479 which would have provided a solution to Public Law 280. The question of criminal jurisdiction on the Flathead Reservation remains in limbo.

Last week, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed House Bill 479 which would have provided funding for law enforcement on the the Flathead Reservation and given a coalition of stakeholders from the state, Lake County and Confederated Salish and Kootenai tribes a chance to come up with a long-term solution.

A womans vehicle is being investigated by Montana Highway Patrol as the suspect car involved in hitting and killing Mika J. WestWolf on March 31 near Arlee, according to officials.

The fate of Public Law 280 – the law enforcement agreement between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Lake County and the State of Montana that gives the county jurisdiction over felonies committed on the Flathead Reservation – remains in limbo.

The fate of Public Law 280 – the agreement between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Lake County and the state of Montana that gives the county jurisdiction over felonies committed on the Flathead Reservation – remains in limbo.