Power back on after frigid Fort Belknap blackout

No deaths or

injuries reported

Power back on after frigid Fort Belknap blackout

Tim Leeds

A power outage coming at the worst possible time — and possibly due to the conditions at the time — has been repaired at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, with no deaths or injuries reported, a tribal official said this morning.

Loren "Bum" Stiffarm, chief administrative officer at the Fort Belknap Indian Community, said the first power outages were reported about 8 p.m. Monday and power was restored to the last location by 11 a.m. Tuesday.

"NorthWestern Energy arrived approximately 9:30 (p.m. Monday)...