This week, newsrooms and communities across the country will mark Local News Day — a national day of action celebrating the trusted local news and information that helps communities stay informed and connected. Local News Day is built around a simple idea: Start Local. At a time when national headlines dominate our feeds, it’s easy to overlook the news taking place outside our doors. But

Organizer and model Andrew Shaye Moran is producing a Next Generation Fashion Show & Concert April 18 at Poplar High School from 5-8 p.m. The free event is being sponsored by Fort Peck Tribal Health, JOM, Korner Bar and the American Legion Supper Club in Poplar.

If you see a baby animal, whether a goose or a grizzly, keep your distance and leave it alone. Handling baby animals can be dangerous, and usually once young animals are picked up by people they can’t be rehabilitated. They are often abandoned by adult animals once human scent is transferred to them. What can you do? Leave it there: It’s natural for deer and elk to leave their young alone