Region 6 Fish, Wildlife and Parks offices are open. However, due to the “social distancing” measures that are being taken, expect to abide by the following: If you can, please use the internet to buy your licenses and apply for permits. This way, there is no social interaction necessary. If you feel ill or have any symptoms, respect our staff and others by not entering an FWP building. Call 228-3700

Attorney General Tim Fox announced Monday, Feb. 3, he has filed a lawsuit against the McKesson Corporation and Cardinal Health, Inc., two leading distributors of narcotic opioids, for their alleged role in the opioid crisis. “Opioids have had a particularly acute impact on rural areas throughout the country, including Montana. As the two largest wholesale opioid distributors in the state, McKesson

The 67th annual National Hard Spring Wheat Show will be held this year at the Williston Area Recreation Center on Feb. 13. This year’s program will feature topics of interest to local wheat producers, including an update on NDSU wheat breeding, small grain disease, agronomy updates, pigweed, specifically Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp identification and management and soil pH. Market and weather

The Montana Violent Offender Task Force reports arresting 1,918 felony fugitives in 2019. MVOTF is organized by the U.S. Marshals Service District of Montana. The group is a collaborative partnership between law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, and local levels. Their work largely involves carrying out arrest warrants. Since the group’s formation in 2005, they have arrested 15,353

Hunters and anglers can expect a few changes this year when they buy their 2020 licenses starting March 1. The most visible change Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks customers will see is a change to license paper. Starting this year, both licenses and carcass tags will be printed on normal-sized paper, and license buyers will be able to print them at home. For years, FWP licenses and tags

Landowners have until March 16 to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands Program to be eligible for up to $3,000 in tax credits. The Unlocking Public Lands program is designed to provide recreational public access to state (Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation) or federal (Bureau of Land Management or United

Wolf Point’s Steamboat Dry Goods has announced the opening of a second store at the Residence Inn Town Center in Big Sky. According to Carolyn Whitmer, plans to open another store have been in the works for a year. “We’ll have the same products as our main location but with an increased offering of tourist gifts and higher-end apparel,” said Whitmer. Whitmer managed the Wolf Point

The Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Region 6 Fort Peck Reservoir fisheries management team of Heath Headley, Jeff Remus and Bill Viste, in tandem with the Fort Peck multispecies fish hatchery team of Wade Geraets, Ryan Lott, Matt Baxter and BJ Erickson, have received the 2020 “Outstanding Public Service and Sport Fish Project – Team of the Year Award” for their service to the sportsmen and

The Indians and Lady Indians took care of business, pocketing wins over the Bearcubs in Frazer Friday, Jan. 3. The pair of non-conference wins over Class C Frazer came one day after a pair of District 2B losses in Glasgow Thursday, Jan. 2. The Indians controlled three quarters of the boys’ game with Frazer leading 1412 at the first quarter stop. The Lady Indians bested the Lady Bearcubs