Brockton News

Books can open up a child's imagination to a whole new world and teach them the basics needed to succeed in school, but for many families books are too expensive or reading is not a priority.

Police say a teenager shot outside Brockton High School last week was barred under terms of his release from state youth custody from going anywhere in the city except his girlfriend's home once a week.

A 17-year-old was shot at Brockton High School Wednesday. Police said a victim was shot in the leg just before 5 p.m. after a verbal altercation with the suspect.

A former Brockton High School student was shot in both legs at the school yesterday afternoon while tryouts for the basketball teams were being held, school officials said.

A drug bust of a different kind in Roosevelt County, Montana. Authorities say there`s a growing number of people selling not street drugs, but prescription drugs.

Thirty two suspects - including the mayor of Brockton - will remain in jail on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation over Thanksgiving awaiting arraignment on prescription pill trafficking charges, police said Tuesday.

With the holidays approaching, the town of New Brockton wants to celebrate with the community by hosting a Christmas parade and open house for several businesses downtown and the senior citizens center.

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Write-in candidate Greg Norgaard beat out two candidates to be Poplar's mayor. With 115 votes, he handily defeated Theresa Murray and Vance Christiansen whose names were on the ballot.

BROCKTON - Josephine Ida Black Dog, 84, of Brockton, whose Indian name was Wache Hin Pejuta Skuya Win or "Sweet Medicine Plume Woman," died of natural causes Wednesday in Culbertson.

Warning judges to use caution when conducting colloquies for jury-waived trials based on stipulated evidence, the Appeals Court on Monday overturned a conviction in a Brockton firearms case.

Fort Peck Reservation voters will elect their tribal council and consider significant changes to their constitution, including creating a separate judicial branch, in next month's election.

Olivia Sasser, Savannah Ellis, Allison McAnear and Faith Caylor of New Brockton recently participated in STAR events at Family, Career and Community Leaders of America's 2009 National Leadership Conference.

BILLINGS - Roosevelt County officials have released the name of an 18-year-old Wolf Point man who died in a two-vehicle crash near Brockton.