Crews continue work to restore power to area

Crews from around the state are still in north-central Montana working on final restoration of power to the area.

"Power is expected to be restored to most homes by the end of the day (today), "NorthWestern Energy spokesperson Claudia Rapkoch said this morning. "Some small outages may not be restored until Thursday. "

A blizzard took out power in the area Monday, with service out as early as 8 a. m. in Big Sandy, Havre blacked out shortly after 10 a. m., and service from at least Rudyard through Fort Belknap was lost for different durations starting at different times of the day.

Power was...