Fort Peck bison: Ranchers win round in 'marathon' case

Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson

Montana 17th District Court Judge John McKeon, left, listens as Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Wildlife Bureau Chief Ken McDonald testifies Wednesday afternoon at a hearing in the Blaine County Courthouse in Chinook about FWP's relocation of quarantined Yellowstone Park bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

The 61 bison on Fort Peck Indian Reservation will stay put for at least 30 days, after 17th District Court Judge John McKeon upheld a temporary restraining order against moving the bison.

McKeon made the decision Wednesday afternoon after an eight-hour...