A Fort Peck Tribal Court jury in Poplar awarded $5 million Friday, July 8, to the family of a three-year-old boy killed by an alleged distracted driver. Three-year-old Dwain Spotted Bird Jr. of Poplar died in June 2018 after he was struck and driven over by a pickup as he rode his bicycle in the street outside his grandparents’ home on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The family alleged that

Northwest Farm Credit Services has released its quarterly Market Snapshot reports covering the state of major agricultural commodities in the region. Northwest FCS teams throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington monitor conditions and report outlooks for commodities financed by the co-op. Apples: The 12-month outlook for apples expects breakeven conditions. Supply of the 2021-22 crop

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists completed 2022 post-season winter and spring aerial surveys of deer populations across Region 6 in northeastern Montana. The surveys indicate variable numbers for mule deer across the region and below average populations of whitetailed deer. Mule Deer “A significant drought in 2021 had impacts on the mule deer numbers across the region, most notably

Nonresident hunters who registered to be placed on the Alternates List can now check their status at myfwp. mt.gov/fwpExtPortal/ myDrawResult_input.action. Every year, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks gets several unused nonresident combination licenses (big game, general elk and general deer combination licenses) returned by customers. FWP resells these returned licenses through the Alternate’s