Archive For November 2012
Breaking Sports: MSU-N matmen go 3-0 in Great Falls
November 30th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team got the annual Battle of the Rockies off to a perfect start by going 3-0 in the dual portion of the tournament Friday in Great Falls. Northern b...
Sweet Grass Hills deserves protection
November 30th, 2012
Editor: I enthusiastically support the decision of Gov. Brian Schweitzer and the Montana Land Board to purchase for the state of Montana the large acreage...
Our View: Redistricting a mixed bag for the Hi-Line
November 30th, 2012
The committee charged with a remap of the state legislative districts will meet in Helena Friday. The bipartisan panel has already designed the new state House...
Framed by vintage technology — Shades of 1922
November 30th, 2012
My needs were simple enough. From time to time I make custom lamp shades. Recently two different people brought me two sets of lamps for new shades. Unfortunately, the old shades...
Hi-Line darts and laurels
November 30th, 2012
It’s the holiday season, and there is not much to dart along the Hi-Line. So here are some laurels:Laurel — The Hill County Conservation District is comp...
3 dead after attack at Wyo. community college
November 30th, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo.— An attack at a community college in central Wyoming and another location nearby left three people dead Friday morning — a faculty member, another person, and the suspect...
At least 1 dead, 1 wounded at Wyo. comm. college
November 30th, 2012
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — At least one person was killed and another wounded Friday morning in an attack at a central Wyoming community college.Police took into custody one person who was...
Controversy surrounds Milk River Ranch plans
November 30th, 2012
Local complaints failed to hold up the state Land Board during their Nov. 19 meeting, where board members unanimously approved the state’s purchase of the Milk River Ranch, though they hold o...
Hansen, Juneau at odds on future of education
November 30th, 2012
The incoming chair of the state House of Representatives Education Committee has some issues she wants to look at for the future of Montana education, but the likely state Superintendent of Public...
Bullock names corrections, labor, commerce leaders
November 30th, 2012
HELENA — Gov.-elect Steve Bullock made his first cabinet appointments Friday, naming the three people who will lead the departments of labor, corrections and commerce.Bullock must stil...
Lights and Saints tonight, enough said
November 30th, 2012
Opening Frontier Conference play against your biggest rival is exciting enough. Doing it on a Friday night in November, with a freshly renovated gym, now that’s something special. ...
Ponies get going with Havre Invite
November 30th, 2012
Wrestling season is back, and fans across the Hi-Line will be treated to an action-packed weekend as things get underway. Today and Saturday, the Havre High wr...
2012-13 HHS Swimming Preview: Pony swimmers excited for a new season
November 30th, 2012
Success in the pool has been the trademark of the Havre High swimming program for years now. Whether it’s team titles, as both the HHS girls and boys teams have won many state championships u...
Bobcats start FCS playoffs at home
November 30th, 2012
The Montana State Bobcats have been here before - in fact, they’ve now been here three straight years. However, the Cats may not have been here with a te...
Alleged Box Elder shooter held on $500,000 bail
November 29th, 2012
Garrison Henderson, the alleged shooter arrested in Box Elder Monday, went to Justice Court Wednesday, where he heard his rights and had a preliminary hearing set for Dec. 13.The 19-year-old...
Community Orchestra sets first concert for Tuesday
November 29th, 2012
A new — sort of — community orchestra based at Montana State University-Northern is unveiling its work at its first general concert, set for Havre Tuesday night.The MSU-Northern...
Baucus, Tester praise passage of military biofuels provision
November 29th, 2012
Montana’s two U. S. senators issued a release Wednesday praising Senate passage of an amendment restoring the U. S. military’s ability to buy biofuels.A House defense authorizati...
Skylights and Saints open Frontier play
November 29th, 2012
Frontier Conference basketball in November. It’s a new concept, but its’ one that becomes a reality tonight at the Armory Gymnasium. In the biggest...
2012-13 HHS Wrestling Preview: Young Ponies hit the mat
November 29th, 2012
If there is any program that practices the true definition of reloading, and not rebuilding, it is the Havre High wrestling program. The Central A
Lights battle for the Rockies in Great Falls
November 29th, 2012
After a successful trip to Spokane and a week off from competition, things are about to get interesting for the Montana State University-Northern wrestling team. &nbs...
Montana tribal elder who 'adopted' Obama dies
November 29th, 2012
BILLINGS — An elder from Montana's Crow Indian Tribe whose family ceremoniously adopted then-Sen. Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential race has died.
2 tickets strike gold in record Powerball jackpot
November 29th, 2012
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The richest Powerball jackpot ever — and the second-largest top prize in U.S. lottery history — has been won. The question is: Who are the lucky winners wa...
Northern says tuition error won’t affect student enrollment
November 28th, 2012
After a bookkeeping mix-up earlier this semester, Montana State University-Northern’s Student Senate is holding a town hall meeting next week — in the second-floor Crowley Conference Ro...
Preservation ornaments still available
November 28th, 2012
The Havre/Hill County Preservation Commission announced that its limited-edition ornaments still are available for sale, as a fundraiser for the commission’s preservation efforts in the area....
Allen Lee McAlear
November 28th, 2012
Allen Lee McAlear, 84, said he was “done” and passed away on Nov. 22, 2012, in Bozeman, Mont. He had been a resident of various rehab centers after his car accident on April 2, 2011. Al...
Volunteers make the holidays happy
November 28th, 2012
I would first like to wish everyone a very happy holiday season from the Havre Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Chamber staff. &...
Disgusted by animal trapping
November 28th, 2012
Editor: Anyone who knows me knows that I can only keep my mouth shut for so long. So here we go. When I first started readi...
George Ferguson Column: It's time to pack the gyms in Havre again
November 28th, 2012
I know, most people aren't done with their holiday shopping. In fact, I'm not done either. But starting Thursday night, it might be time for sports fans in t...
Area preps touted for volleyball
November 28th, 2012
It was an exciting year of volleyball on the Hi-Line, especially in District 6C East play. And 12 area spikers have been awarded with 6C All-Conference honors. ...
China's party paper falls for Onion joke about Kim
November 27th, 2012
BEIJING (AP) — The online version of China's Communist Party newspaper has hailed a report by The Onion naming North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un as the "Sexiest Man Alive" — not real...
Welch lines up watchers for schools race recount
November 27th, 2012
BILLINGS — State schools superintendent runner-up Sandy Welch is likely to wait until next week to request a recount in a race she narrowly lost but has pledged to challenge, her campaign man...
Gunfire exchanged in Box Elder Monday
November 27th, 2012
Gunfire was exchanged in Box Elder Monday afternoon, ending with an arrest, pending charges, and a continuing investigation.According to a press release from the Hill County Sheriff’s...
Tuss: Doesn’t expect to leave Havre for Helena
November 27th, 2012
The director of the regional economic development organization based in Havre said this morning that he doesn’t expect to be packing to move to Helena, despite reports he is being considered...
Recovery begins at Hays-Lodge Pole
November 27th, 2012
Most people took a break over the Thanksgiving week, but not the Hays-Lodge Pole School’s Board of Trustees.Tuesday evening, the remaining board members — George Horse Capture Jr...
Tester sportsmen’s bill stalls, senators push pipeline, ag lab, gree...
November 27th, 2012
A wide ranging bill Montana’s junior senator says will help sportsmen and the federal budget stalled in the U. S. Senate Monday in what Democratic Sen. Jon Tester called a party-line vote.
Vernon Larson
November 27th, 2012
Vernon Larson, 87, of Havre, died in Branson. Mo., on Nov. 20, 2012.Services are pending....
Joseph Folk
November 27th, 2012
Joseph "Joe" Folk, 80, of Havre, passed away in Missoula, Mont. on November 26, of natural causes. A full obituary will follow....
Our View: Tuss would be great in Bullock team
November 27th, 2012
Lee Newspapers reported Sunday that Paul Tuss, the executive director of Bear Paw Development Corp., is a leading contender for commerce commissioner in the Gov. Steve Bullock administration...
19th century models for textbooks don't fit 21st century
November 27th, 2012
Through the past year I have learned to largely ignore a majority of the emails that have clogged my inbox. There’s only so many ways I can read that Jon Teste...
GOP senators more troubled after Rice meeting
November 27th, 2012
WASHINGTON — Three Republican senators who met Tuesday with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice say they are more troubled now over her initial explanations about the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya.
Frontier All-Conference loaded with talent
November 27th, 2012
There was plenty of excitement during the 2012 Frontier Conference football season, and plenty of great individual performances to boot. And that’s why voting for this year’s All-Confer...
Hi-Line gridders earn Six-Man honors
November 27th, 2012
Five Hi-Line football players earned Class C Six-Man Northern C honors for the 2012 football season, with four of them coming from the Big Sandy Pioneers. The...
Tracy Jo Smith
November 26th, 2012
Our beautiful daughter, sister, and friend Tracy Jo Smith whose Gros Ventre name was "Turtle Woman," died unexpectedly in Billings on Wednesday, at age 29.Funeral services were Sunday with...
Winter blankets Thanksgiving weekend in area
November 26th, 2012
While it didn’t seem to dampen spirits much, Old Man Winter intruded on the Thanksgiving holiday in this part of Montana.National Weather Service reported Havre as the low spot in the...
Winter in the Blood trailer released
November 26th, 2012
“Winter In The Blood, ” the movie adaptation of the James Welch novel, has been finished, the trailer has been posted online and a release date announcement is around the corner....
Chinook lights up town
November 26th, 2012
Move over Paris. On Friday Chinook, Mont. was the “city of lights, ” filled with music and food and people during the 27th Annual Parade of Lights and Christmas Stroll.Downtown C...
Holiday shopping season off to record start
November 26th, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — If you make holiday shopping convenient, Americans will come in droves.It's estimated that U.S. shoppers hit stores and websites at record numbers over the Thanksgivin...
Woman charged with DUI argues she was drugged
November 26th, 2012
MISSOULA (AP) — A Missoula woman should be allowed to defend herself against a charge of driving under the influence by arguing someone put a date rape drug in her drink without her knowledge...
All items in '12 Days of Christmas' now top $107K
November 26th, 2012
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Add seven swans, six geese and five golden rings to the list of Christmas gifts that cost more than they did a year ago.And if you get all 364 items repeated througho...
Support slim for pot provider's challenge of raids
November 25th, 2012
HELENA — A Montana medical marijuana provider staring down an 80-year prison sentence has become something of a martyr among pot advocates, but he's not finding much support for his constitu...
Benefits fight brings lesbian couple to high court
November 25th, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Like a lot of newlyweds, Karen Golinski was eager to enjoy the financial fruits of marriage. Within weeks of her wedding, she applied to add her spouse to her employer-sp...
Counties to begin verifying vehicle insurance
November 25th, 2012
BILLINGS (AP) — County treasurers will soon begin using a new computer system to verify whether people have liability insurance on a vehicle when they license it or renew its registration.
Tree-lighting ceremony kicks off Christmas season
November 24th, 2012
It was an old-fashioned Christmas celebration in every sense. The Salvation Army sold hot chocolate on Town Square, while Havre High School's Hi-Liners sang Christm...
Breaking Sports: In another thriller, Lights make it a sweep of Jamest...
November 24th, 2012
On Black Friday, the Montana State University-Northern Lights and Jamestown Jimmies couldn't have played a closer game, with the Lights winning by one point, after the Jimmies missed a game-winnin...
Allan O. Crain
November 24th, 2012
Allan O. Crain, 87, passed away from natural causes on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, at his residence in Parker Canyon in Rocky Boy, Mont. His wake service will be held at Our Savior’s Luther...
Mass. natural gas explosion damaged 42 buildings
November 24th, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Building inspectors assessing homes and businesses in western Massachusetts' largest city after a natural gas explosion says the blast damaged more than 40 buildings.
First 2014 initiative proposal: Legalize pot
November 24th, 2012
HELENA — Buoyed by the success of voter initiatives in Washington and Colorado, an East Helena medical marijuana advocate has refiled a proposal to make the recreational use of pot a constitu...
Black Friday creeps into Thanksgiving permanently?
November 23rd, 2012
This season could mark the end of Black Friday as we know it.For decades, stores have opened their doors in the wee hours on the day after Thanksgiving. But this year, major chains such as T...
Restaurant settles over 'carcass removal' listing
November 23rd, 2012
HELENA— A phone book company has settled a lawsuit over its placement of a Montana restaurant in the "Animal Carcass Removal" section of its yellow pages, a listing the restaurant owner say...
The first Thanksgiving: A historical retrospective
November 23rd, 2012
Before I reveal the little known details, details concealed in newly discovered parchment scrolls long buried beneath Plymouth Rock, of the first Thanksgiving dinner, it is important that I...
Our View: Think of the students at Hays-Lodge Pole
November 23rd, 2012
If you are looking for inspiration this holiday season, look no further than the faculty, staff and especially the students in the Hays-Lodge Pole School District.
Our View: Thankful on the Hi-Line
November 23rd, 2012
Here in Havre and on the Hi-Line we have a lot to be thankful for this weekend. In your own way, think of the people in your life and your community you would like to thank this week. ...
Help a Scout become an Eagle
November 23rd, 2012
Editor: Hi, my name is Corey Lloyd. My parents are Nicole and Terry Knowlton. I am the senior patrol leader for Boy Scout Troop 1438 her...
Setting the record straight
November 23rd, 2012
Editor: A recent Associated Press article which appeared in most major newspapers in our state incorrectly stated that Montana is the third state to allow...
Hi-Line darts and laurels
November 23rd, 2012
Dart — Justice of the Peace Linda Budeski stalked off the bench in Livingston Monday when supporters of former Rep. Joel Boniek started taunting her and questioning whether t...
A year-long parade of holiday confusion
November 23rd, 2012
While at the parade during Festival Days (our local three-day holiday) a fellow watcher and I started making bets on which children, all hellbent on amassing the mos...
Editor owes apology to Great Falls
November 23rd, 2012
Editor: This is in response to an article written by Managing Editor John Kelleher of the Havre Daily News and printed on the front page on Nov. 16 ("New...
Support for buffalo jump is appreciated
November 23rd, 2012
Editor: With our tour season winding down for the year, we would like to take time to say thank you to all who helped at the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump th...
Assisted suicide threatens the vulnerable
November 23rd, 2012
Editor: I have been following assisted suicide issues in various states for several years. Who could have ever imagined that a free society would come...
Lucille K. Hader
November 23rd, 2012
Lucille K. Hader, 103, passed away Nov. 18, 2012, in St. Helens, Ore., due to natural causes. Rosary services will be held Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012, at 7 p.m. at the St. Thomas Catholic C...
Donald May
November 23rd, 2012
Donald E. “Duck” May, 61, of Great Falls and formerly of Havre, a track supervisor for Burlington Northern Railroad, died of heart failure on Monday.&nbs...
Olivia Elizabeth Marie Bear
November 23rd, 2012
Olivia Elizabeth Marie Bear passed away of undetermined causes on Nov. 19, 2012, in Havre. Wake services will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, and continuing until her...
Fun, service at Thanksgiving meal
November 23rd, 2012
It was snowing out, but people were coming in at a good clip Thursday, as Havre celebrated Thanksgiving with its special community dinner. M...
Now it's Black Thursday
November 23rd, 2012
Black Friday ain’t what it used to be. For a few Havre businesses, this year was all about the Black Thursday deals. In response to customers who e...
Hansen to chair Education Committee
November 23rd, 2012
The Montana Legislature released its list of committee assignments in the House of Representatives, with a second-term Havre Republican getting the top seat in a key committee.&...
Trees getting ready for annual feast
November 23rd, 2012
Most of the trees that are to be sold the Festival of Trees are pictured in today’s Havre Daily News. Two are adjacent to this article. the others are on Hi-Line Livi...
Senators confident U.S. can avoid falling off fiscal cliff
November 23rd, 2012
Montana’s U.S. senators have been busy in their time back in session after the election and say are ready to work to resolve the budget problems and avoid the nation falling off the &l...
MSU-Northern men home for the Holidays
November 23rd, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team faced a daunting road schedule early on in the season. Now, the Lights will host to have a little post Thanksgiving feast on their...
Ice Hawks hoping for a hot season
November 23rd, 2012
Hockey continues to be a major part of Havre prep athletics, and with another talented roster, and with a new head coach, the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team will look to continue their cli...
Crowd gathers for friendship, food at Thanksgiving dinner
November 22nd, 2012
Thursday morning's snow didn’t stop a large crowd from gathering at St Jude’s Parish Center for the annual Havre Community Thanksgiving Dinner.
Hill has no regrets in election loss to Bullock
November 22nd, 2012
HELENA (AP) — Republican Rick Hill says he has no regrets about his two-year campaign for governor that ended in a loss to Democratic Attorney General Steve Bullock.Hill, who los...
Thanksgiving parade brings cheer to storm-hit NYC
November 22nd, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) — The annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade kicked off in New York on Thursday, putting a festive mood in the air in a city still coping with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy....
Olivia Elizabeth Marie Bear
November 22nd, 2012
Olivia Elizabeth Marie Bear passed away of undetermined causes on Nov. 19, 2012, in Havre. Wake services will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, and continuing until her...
Breaking Sports: Four Lights earn Frontier All-Conference in football
November 21st, 2012
Four Montana State University-Northern football players were named to the 2012 Frontier All-Conference team. The league announced the list on Wednesday night, and MSU-N's Brandon O'Brien, Derek L...
Hostess gets OK to begin winding down business
November 21st, 2012
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday approved a request by Hostess Brands Inc. to begin winding down its operations.The ruling came Wednesday after the maker...
Windy Boy, Jergeson get top Senate committee posts
November 21st, 2012
Two north-central Montana newly re-elected senators say they are looking forward to working in the committees to which they have been assigned, with one planning to focus on alternative education.
Blue Cross official explains multi-state merger
November 21st, 2012
A top-level official with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana was in Havre this week with representatives of the Montana Chamber of Commerce, giving details on a proposal to merge the state’s n...
Chinook kicks off the Christmas season
November 21st, 2012
After Thanksgiving officially begins the holidays, Chinook will welcome the season for most of Friday.The 27th Annual Parade of Lights and Christmas Stroll will be joined for a second year b...
Local Bowling Report: Sign-up for New Years Eve Jackpot begins Monday
November 21st, 2012
On Monday, Nov. 26, sign-up sheets for New Year’s Eve Jackpot will be at the desk. Bowlers wishing to participate in this annual fun night are asked to sign up early as there is usually a wai...
Cats, Griz touted by the Big Sky
November 21st, 2012
HELENA (AP) — Six Bobcats and four Grizzlies earned first team All-Big Sky Conference football honors. Montana State quarterback DeNarius McGhee was name...
Former lawmaker leads Livingston courtroom fracas
November 20th, 2012
LIVINGSTON (AP) — A former state legislator declared he was in charge of a Livingston courtroom after a justice of the peace abruptly adjourned a hearing.Justice of the Peace Linda Bud...
Community dinner set for Thursday
November 20th, 2012
The head organizer of the Community Thanksgiving Dinner said things seem, once again, to be falling into place for the annual event.“I think we’re in really good shape, ” s...
State preparing to buy Milk River ranch
November 20th, 2012
HELENA — The state Land Board approved plans Monday to buy a Milk River ranch on the Canadian border in order to expand recreational opportunities, despite opposition from neighbors who argue...
Konesky pleads guilty to rape
November 20th, 2012
A Havre man pleaded guilty in state District Court in Havre to, on June 5, 2011, raping a woman who had gone to sleep in his room after a house party in his apartment building.Jacob J. Kones...
Montana jobless rate falls in October
November 20th, 2012
Montana's unemployment rate continued to move downward in October, while on the Hi-Line the rate went up in two counties and down in two counties.Statewide, the jobless rate went down 0.1 p...
Richard ‘Dick’ D. Casey
November 20th, 2012
Richard “Dick” D. Casey, 88, of Burlington, N.D., formerly of Havre, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in a Minot hospital.Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, from 2 to 7 p. m.,...
Daniel Horton Column: Big Sandy gave me an inside look at a title run
November 20th, 2012
HOT SPRINGS — The excitement in the air due to the possibility of claiming a state football championship is different than regular season games, and even different compared to previous playof...
MSU-N grapplers roll in Spokane
November 20th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team wasn’t happy with a 29-23 loss to Northwest College last Thursday night in Havre. So the Lights took...
Southern Oregon moving on in NAIA playoffs
November 20th, 2012
Two Frontier Conference teams are still alive in the NAIA’s postseason, while a third bowed out this past weekend. Southern Oregon has reached the NAIA f...
Twinkies maker Hostess lives at least another day
November 19th, 2012
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Twinkies will live to see another day.Hostess Brands Inc. and its second largest union agreed on Monday to try to resolve their differences after a bankruptc...
Food bank has successful food, cash drives
November 19th, 2012
Just in time for the holiday season, the Havre Food Bank saw a successful week in drives last week, with thousands of pounds of food and thousands of dollars helping it help people in need.K...
Police: Lock your car doors
November 19th, 2012
The holidays should be a time for giving, but the Havre Police Department has noticed a lot of taking lately.Havre Police Chief Kirk Fitch sent out a press release Friday announcing “a...
Big Sandy seniors fought to the last play
November 18th, 2012
HOT SPRINGS — Even with a crushing loss, it is every prep athletes dream to get the opportunity to play for a state championship. Win or lose, there is...
George Ferguson Column: Cat-Griz as it should be played
November 18th, 2012
MISSOULA — On Saturday afternoon, which eventually turned into evening, the Montana State Bobcats proved they certainly were capable of mixing it up in a Brawl. Then again, just when you&rsqu...
Skylights topple Concordia at UGF tourney
November 18th, 2012
Though the season began all the way back in early October, the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team had yet to play a fellow NAIA opponent. Over the course of the weekend...
High School Football Roundup: Malta comes up short in Class B title ga...
November 18th, 2012
Butte 38, Bozeman 36 (AA) In an incredible finish, the Butte High Bulldogs captured their first state champion since 1990 by beat...
Little Shell to turn corner in its history
November 18th, 2012
BILLIINGS (AP) — Montana's Little Shell tribe appeared poised to fade from history in recent years after it was denied federal government recognition, lost its financial support from t...
Obama: Historic Myanmar visit underscores progress
November 18th, 2012
BANGKOK — On the eve of his landmark trip to Myanmar, President Barack Obama tried to assure critics that his visit was not a premature reward for a long-isolated nation still easing its way...
Schweitzer opposes Amtrak baggage fees for skiers
November 17th, 2012
WHITEFISH (AP) — Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer says a plan by Amtrak to charge a $10 baggage fee for skies and snowboards will unfairly affect the Flathead Valley.The Flathead Beacon r...
Breaking Sports: Hot Springs devours Big Sandy
November 17th, 2012
The Big Sandy Pioneers had a chance to win their first Class C Six-Man state football championship. The Hot Springs Savage Heat had other ideas. Saturday in Hot Springs, Big Sandy fell victim to a...
What happens if Twinkies really do go away?
November 17th, 2012
Let's not panic. We all know that Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Wonder bread and the rest of Hostess Brands' oddly everlasting foods aren't going away any time soon, even if the food culture that create...
Schweitzer advises new AG not to be too partisan
November 17th, 2012
HELENA (AP) — Gov. Brian Schweitzer is advising the first Republican in 20 years to be elected attorney general not be too partisan.Attorney General-elect Tim Fox asked for the F...
Final: Hot Springs 77, Big Sandy 0
November 17th, 2012
HJot Springs won its first six-man football state championship, beating Big Sandy 77-0. ...
Phoenix Cole Windy Boy-Eagleman
November 17th, 2012
Phoenix Cole Windy Boy-Eagleman, 2 weeks, of Box Elder, passed away Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at his residence, of undetermined causes at this time. Wake services will begin at Our Saviou...
Hearing Monday on suspension of Hays-Lodge Pole president
November 16th, 2012
Blaine County Commissioners will decide Monday whether Hays-Lodge Pole School Board President John Doney should be suspended from his post pending court action.County School Superintendent L...
Havre police investigate theft of guns from cars
November 16th, 2012
Havre police say there have been a strongof burglaries involving the theft of guns from unlocked cars. Police Chief Kirk Fitch said the department is "a...
Abducted Canadian boy found in Whitefish
November 16th, 2012
KALISPEL (AP) — A 3-year-old Canadian boy was found in Whitefish after his biological father abducted him and transported him across the border, Montana authorities said Friday.A...
New Little Shell leader: Dispute finally over, future is bright
November 16th, 2012
The Little Shell Band of Chippewa Indians has gone through difficult times in recent years.Its request for federal recognition rejected by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and was stalled in Con...
Fred Mohar Sr.
November 16th, 2012
Fred Mohar Sr., 90, of Turner, passed away Nov. 15, 2012, in Chinook, due to natural causes. Rosary services will be held Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, at 5 p. m., at the St. Thomas Big Flat Catholic Chur...
A solution to close the pension funding gap
November 16th, 2012
Although election season is over, citizens and elected representatives will continue to discuss many serious economic issues. One critical topic on the 2013 legislative agenda is fundi...
Hi-Line Darts and Laurels
November 16th, 2012
Laurel — Big Sandy’s Six-Man Football team plays in the state finals Saturday in Hot Springs. The Hi-Line has heated rivalries during the football season. But one thing...
Intelligence theory proves age-old theory
November 16th, 2012
"Are humans becoming less intelligent?" That's how the Monday headline from LiveScience.com read, and I said what everyone is thinking, "Well, duh." ...
Our View: Shun the fringe, work on problems
November 16th, 2012
The Montana Legislature will convene shortly after the first of the year. It sounds like a cliche, but the decisions made by the Legislature will affect the state for deca...
The first blizzard and the goodness of soup
November 16th, 2012
That morning when I checked the NOAA weather map, the entire northern tier of Montana blazed scarlet for “Blizzard,” poised to pounce mid-afternoon. I walked to coffe...
Big Sandy goes for the glory
November 16th, 2012
Taking a look at the season the Big Sandy Pioneers have had to this point, it is nothing short of great. But with one game left to be played in all of Class C Six-Man football, the Pioneers have a...
Cat-Griz Preview: So much to know about the 112th Brawl
November 16th, 2012
It doesn’t get any better than the annual rivalry game between Montana and Montana State. The 112th Brawl of the Wild kicks off Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Missoula. &n...
Skylights set for tough games in Great Falls
November 16th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team has only played one home game, and four games overall this season. And though the Skylights are away from Havre this weekend, the...
Authorities say abducted boy in danger
November 16th, 2012
MISSOULA (AP) — Authorities are searching for a 3-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his biological father and thought to be in danger.An Amber Alert has been issued for...
Texas parade honoring war heroes ends in tragedy
November 16th, 2012
MIDLAND, Texas — A float decorated with American flags and carrying wounded veterans and their spouses to a banquet in West Texas took the full force of a train at a railroad crossing, killin...
HHS opens ‘I Never Saw Another Butterfly’
November 15th, 2012
The Havre High School drama department is looking at the Holocaust of World War II, telling the story of a Jewish child who was one of the few survivors of a Nazi prison.“I Never Saw A...
Big Sandy seniors ready for the game of their lives
November 15th, 2012
Achieving a one-loss football season, and earning a spot in the state championship game is a big accomplishment for any prep athlete. But doing so as a senior, in your final season, that adds somet...
Lights tangle with Trappers
November 15th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is short some matches. And that makes tonight’s dual with the Northwest College Trappers a big deal...
Hawks, Beeters earn Northern C honors
November 15th, 2012
The football season has one more Saturday left in it. But already, the awards are pouring in. The Northern C recently announced its All-Conference and Class C...
Get to know the Savage Heat: Hot Springs has exploded in 2012
November 15th, 2012
Typically, the game of Six-Man football is always high scoring. But the Hot Springs Savage-Heat almost make scoring points look easy. Second-ranked Hot Springs...
Ice Hawks open with Great Falls this weekend
November 15th, 2012
The Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team will get on the ice for the first time in 2012. The Ice Hawks have two home games this weekend against the Great Fa...
Montana legislators oust leaders for harder edge
November 14th, 2012
HELENA — Montana Senate Republicans decided Wednesday to adopt a harder edge, ousting their current leadership team in elections that marked a desire among some in the party to draw a s...
Obama: No evidence of security breach in scandal
November 14th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has seen no evidence that national security was threatened by the widening sex scandal that ensnared his former CIA director and top...
Hardliners win in Senate GOP caucus
November 14th, 2012
MATT GOURAS, Associated PressHELENA — Montana Senate Republicans are adopting a harder edge with their new legislative leaders.Lawmakers met Wednesday...
Evelyn J. Schwartz
November 14th, 2012
Evelyn J. Schwartz, 92, formerly of Big Sandy, passed away on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, at Riverside Health Care Center in Missoula, of natural causes. Graveside services will be held at 10 a. m. on S...
Tester bills see action in first day of lame-duck session
November 14th, 2012
In the first day of Congress after the 2012 election, re-elected Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., saw action on some of his bills.Tuesday the Senate passed Tester’s bill to give a cost-of-liv...
Havre schools mull idea having officer in schools
November 14th, 2012
Havre Public School may be getting a community resource officer through the city’s police department.The officer would patrol the district’s schools, with an emphasis on Havre Hi...
Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Kaden Beck, Big Sandy Football
November 14th, 2012
Kaden Beck anchors Big Sandy's offensive and defensive lines, and he's anchored the Pioneers all the way to the championship game&...
George Ferguson Column: Cat-Griz rivalry has a modern voice now
November 14th, 2012
I’m only 37 years old. And though I feel old these days, I guess I’m not too shy to admit I haven’t been around for a lot of the Cat-Griz rivalry. After all, the feud has been goi...
Lady Griz too big for Skylights
November 14th, 2012
Tuesday night’s road game at the famed Dahlberg in Arena won’t count against the Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team’s overall record this season. But...
Frontier Notebook: It's been quite the ride in the Frontier
November 14th, 2012
The regular season is over. It went by so quickly, it’s really hard to believe that only two Frontier Conference football teams are left standing. ...
Local Bowling Report: Hi-Line Lanes Challenge on tap
November 14th, 2012
Keglers interested in bowling in the New Year’s Eve Jackpot should be thinking of signing up early to guarantee their spots. The sign-up Sheet will be out Nov. 26. When a person s...
Hill County DUI Court almost in session
November 13th, 2012
A new Hill County program to help justice system defendants deal with addictions and reduce future conflicts with law enforcement is nearly in full operation, with the person spearheading the creat...
Substation fails, Chinook plunged into darkness
November 13th, 2012
Chinook was plunged into darkness for about six hours Monday night when equipment that controls voltage at NorthWestern Energy's substation failed.NorthWestern spokesman Butch Larcombe said...
Salute veterans, and listen to their stories
November 13th, 2012
Yesterday was Veterans Day, where people remember their friends and relatives, alive and deceased, who put their lives on the line for their country. Many organizations are observing it toda...
Great American Smokeout: It’s never too late to quit
November 13th, 2012
The average adult takes 15 to 20 breaths a minute — more than 20,000 per day, according to the American Lung Association. Healthy lungs are important to delive...
Salvation Army offers Christmas help to Hi-Line families
November 13th, 2012
Faced with tough economic times, people are already signing up at the Salvation Army to see if the agency can help families have a nicer Christmas.Tina Crawford, social services director of...
The road to state went through Big Sandy
November 13th, 2012
It has been a long and difficult road, but after a 10-1 season thus far, the Big Sandy Pioneers should be primed and ready for a run at the Class C Six-Man state championship. &n...
Skylights finally back in action
November 13th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team needs to get back to game action. The Skylights (2-1) haven’t played a real game sinc...
SOU, Tech headed to the NAIA playoffs
November 13th, 2012
The 2012 Frontier Conference football season came to an end on Saturday – for all but two teams. Both the Montana Tech Orediggers and Southern Oregon Red...
Mary E. Kuntz
November 12th, 2012
Mary E. Kuntz, 102, of Harlem, passed away Nov. 10, 2012, at her home in Harlem due to natural causes.Wake and rosary services will be held Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012, starting at 6 p. m., at th...
Northern Concert Showcase brings mystery train to Havre
November 12th, 2012
The local concert association is bringing a train full of mystery from Bozeman to Havre for its third offering in the 2012-13 season.Northern Showcase Concert Association is presenting Vigil...
The pass finally came into play
November 11th, 2012
BIG SANDY — The Big Sandy football team found itself on the winning end of a state semifinal game on Saturday, but they didn’t earn the win familiar fans would typically expect.&...
Battlin' Bears leave Lights in the cold
November 11th, 2012
A longer than usual game day turned into a long night for the Montana State University-Northern football team. And in the process, a long season came to an end. ...
MSU-N men go 1-1 against NAIA powers
November 11th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team knew this weekend’s trip to Las Vegas was going to be a huge challenge. After all, the...
Obama honors sacrifice made by nation's veterans
November 11th, 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama paid tribute at a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery to "the heroes over the generations who have served this country of ours with disti...
Breaking Sports: Skylights come agonizingly close to Frontier crown
November 10th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team didn't win the Frontier Conference championship and the Skylights won't be going to the NAIA national tournament next week. But few people ou...
Breaking Sports: Tough season for Lights ends with a loss at Rocky
November 10th, 2012
A long season and a very long day came to a difficult end for the Montana State University-Northern football team. The Lights left Havre this morning to play their season finale with Rocky Mountain...
Official: Harassing emails led to FBI probe
November 10th, 2012
WASHINGTON — The scandal that brought down CIA Director David Petraeus started with harassing emails sent by his biographer and paramour, Paula Broadwell, to another woman, and eventually led...
Wildlife company will defy Montana, spare bear
November 10th, 2012
BOZEMAN — A Montana wildlife company said Saturday that it will defy the state's request that it kill a captive brown bear involved in the fatal mauling of an animal trainer.Dem...
Breaking Sports: Skylights one win away from Frontier championship
November 10th, 2012
When the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team said it wasn't done after the end of last weekend, the Skylights weren't kidding. On Saturday morning at the Frontier Conference tournam...
Live Big Sandy/Valier Updates: Pioneers beat Valier 38-32 in overtime
November 10th, 2012
First Quarter: Big Sandy scores on a Bailey TD run, and a Leader Pick-Six. Pioneers lead 13-0. Second Quarter: Bailey scores with three minutes to go. Big Sandy leads Valier 19-1...
Admitting to affair, Petraeus resigns as CIA chief
November 10th, 2012
WASHINGTON — The resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus has brought a sudden and unexpected end to the public career of a four-star general who led U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq and...
Race for Montana schools boss headed for recount
November 10th, 2012
BILLINGS — Montana's state schools superintendent race was headed for an expected recount as incumbent Democrat Denise Juneau held on to a slim lead of about one-third of 1 percent Friday wi...
Breaking Sports: Northern spikers top Tech, advance to semifinals
November 9th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team made it three in a row over Montana Tech in 2012. But the latest victory by the Skylights was certainly the most important. On Friday afternoon...
Our View: Hi-Line darts and laurels
November 9th, 2012
Laurel — Many communities are scaling back on ceremonies they hold to honor Veterans Day. We're proud that Havre isn't one of those. Montana...
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter
November 9th, 2012
Look at what the weatherman dragged in. It looks a lot like one of those old winter storm warning charts being recycled from last year, but it's a brand spankin' new one for th...
Montana public employees earn more than private counterparts
November 9th, 2012
In a year when most state legislatures were engaged in budgetary belt-tightening, Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and public employee union representatives agreed to a pay plan pac...
Jerome Borkowski
November 9th, 2012
Jerome Borkowski, 76, of Big Sandy, Mont., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, at the Big Sandy Medical Center, due to natural causes.Cremation has taken place, and services will be held in F...
Alfred Keith Hanson
November 9th, 2012
Alfred Keith Hanson, 57, died Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, in Rudyard, Mont., due to a heart attack. Cremation will take place, and a memorial service will be held in Fort Harrison, Mont., with interme...
Weather prompts schools to shut down
November 9th, 2012
Most of the students on the Hi-Line got a day off of school, courtesy of Winter Storm Brutus.By 7:45 a. m. today, Havre Public Schools announced that classes were canceled. Havre Superintend...
Richardson pleads guilty to reduced charges in rape case
November 9th, 2012
A Havre businessman pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to reduced charges in a case where he was accused of forcing a woman to perform oral sex, letting her leave when she agreed to come back later...
Semifinal Saturday in Big Sandy
November 9th, 2012
With no extra hype or buildup, district rivaly football games are typically hard-fought and exciting. But bring in two teams that are both...
She's been killing it at Northern since day one
November 9th, 2012
There is no doubt that the Montana State University-Northern volleyball program is having one of the best seasons in the school’s recent history. And se...
Lights hope to extend streak at RMC
November 9th, 2012
Update, 8:00 p.m. Friday: Lights will play Rocky at 6 p.m. Saturday night at Daylis Stadium in Billings, provided Northern can travel Saturday morni...
Three Skylights earn Frontier All-Conference for 2012 volleyball
November 9th, 2012
In what has already been a great season, three Montana State University-Northern volleyball players have achieved the highest individual honor in the Frontier Conference. &...
MSU-N grapplers back in Wyoming
November 9th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is coming off a pretty successful trip to Wyoming last weekend. Now, the Lights will foray back to Wyoming...
Bobcats host Portland State
November 9th, 2012
Thanks to recent losses by Cal Poly and Eastern Washington, the Montana State Bobcats are right back in the hunt for a third straight Big Sky Conference championship. ...
Havre Schools are closed
November 9th, 2012
Havre Public Schools are closed because of snow. Anyone with other closings, please email news@havredailynews.com. ...
Storm warning upgraded to blizzard status
November 8th, 2012
The snowstorm expected to hit north-central Montana today is being upgraded in status, with National Weather Service issuing a blizzard warning for Havre and predicting a 100 percent chance of snow...
Veterans Day events to be held Friday
November 8th, 2012
Just days after Americans across the country exercised their electoral freedom, people are preparing to honor those who fought to protect those freedoms.Since Veterans Day, which is usually...
Organizers look for help with community Thanksgiving dinner
November 8th, 2012
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, an organizer of an annual celebration of the activity is looking for people willing to help others enjoy the holiday.Debi Rhines, who last year took...
Big turnover in Rocky Boy vote
November 8th, 2012
Following Tuesday’s election, changes are coming to the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation Chippewa Cree Business Committee.In the race for the committee’s chair position, to r...
Havre Daily News reporters win top awards
November 8th, 2012
Havre Daily News reporters Tim Leeds and Zach White have won first-place awards in the Inland Press Association’s Newsroom Contests.Leeds took top honors in the Explanatory Reporting c...
Skylights brimming with confidence
November 8th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team just completed the best regular season the program has seen in a decade. But the Skylights aren’t i...
Lights face NAIA powers in Las Vegas
November 8th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team is fresh off its first loss of the young season, and its first home loss in almost two years. ...
Frontier Notebook: Silva, Lights hope to keep running at RMC
November 8th, 2012
It certainly has been an incredible season of Frontier Conference football. Just look at all that’s happened since Carroll College beat the Montana State University-Northern Lights 31-6 on Au...
Skylight basketball games called off
November 8th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team has played just three games all season. And the Skylights haven't played in 13 days. And now, N...
Valier has been quietly building for Saturday
November 8th, 2012
Valier has quickly grown into one of the top Class C 6-man football programs in the state. The Panthers have been knocking on the door of the state championship for the last three seasons, and are...
Grizzlies announce 2013 football schedule
November 8th, 2012
The University of Montana will have a 12-game football schedule in 2013, which features six home games, and match-ups against five teams currently ranked in the Football Championship Subdivision's...
Hi-Line Athlete Profile: Jessey Bailey, Big Sandy Football
November 7th, 2012
Big Sandy's Jessey Bailey is already a successful running back and linebacker. But he badly wants a state championship for
George Ferguson Column: Pioneers carrying the Hi-Line torch in 2012
November 7th, 2012
I hope that high school football fans on the Hi-Line know how lucky they all are. No, check that, how lucky we all are, because I’m a fan too. On Saturda...
Chinook's Klingaman earns Montana High School Heisman award
November 7th, 2012
A highly-successful student-athlete from Chinook has earned a prestigious Montana award for his achievements in sports, in the class room and in the community. ...
Obama powers to re-election despite weak economy
November 6th, 2012
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama rolled to re-election Tuesday night, vanquishing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney despite a weak economy that plagued his first term and put a c...
Romney concedes, Obama thanks supporters
November 6th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitt Romney is conceding that his hard-fought presidential bid has ended in failure. He told supporters in Boston that he gave it his all and that he is now praying that Pre...
Governor, Senate, House election results
November 6th, 2012
Update 12:40 p.m.: 146 of 794 precints fully reported, 469 precincts partially reported.Vote counts and election results will be posted here as they become avail...
Federal judge rejects ATP request — records still public
November 6th, 2012
HELENA - A federal judge has denied a secretive conservative group's request to block its past bank records from being released to the public. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen denied th...
Hill and Blaine county election results
November 6th, 2012
UPDATE 12:50 p.m.: Republican Wendy Warburton is projected to win in the race for House District 34 over Democrat Karen Sloan. Watch an
Exit poll shows economy still the top concern
November 6th, 2012
WASHINGTON — Rising prices and unemployment were heavy on the minds of voters Tuesday even as a glimmer of optimism peeked through, with 4 in 10 saying the nation's economy is getting better...
Critics of Montana’s voter laws look forward to making changes
November 6th, 2012
As Montanans surge to the polls today, some legislators are already working on changing state laws that say who, how and when future voters can register or cast their ballots.Rep. Ted Washbu...
Juror: Better police cameras would have convicted Dow
November 6th, 2012
The Havre Police Department got a call of support during the public comment section of the Havre City Council meeting Monday night from Doris Halverson, one of the jurors on council member Rick Dow...
Auction for food bank — take your seats
November 6th, 2012
The Havre Food Bank is offering a sit-down opportunity to help feed the needy in the Havre area, with “A Chair at the Table” fundraiser set for Friday at the Atrium.Karen Thomas,...
Knights, Pioneers play well at Northern C
November 6th, 2012
The North Star Knights and the Big Sandy Pioneers have both been outstanding volleyball teams this season. And that’s why it was only fitting that the two District 6C East rivals squared off...
Lights place four in Wyoming
November 6th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team wrapped up a long road trip to Wyoming with some good wrestling and good competition. On Saturday, the Lig...
SOU continues to rise in NAIA Poll
November 6th, 2012
More shake ups in the NAIA Top 25, as the final Coaches Poll before the playoffs was released on Monday afternoon. Southern Oregon made a move up two spots to...
Montana sheriff says bear mauling case an accident
November 5th, 2012
BILLINGS (AP) — A Montana sheriff says a man mauled to death by two brown bears at a state wildlife casting agency suffered extensive wounds that make it impossible to determine if he was con...
Romney adds Election Day stops in Ohio, Pa.
November 5th, 2012
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney added Election Day campaign stops in Ohio and Pennsylvania as he spent Monday courting voters in four swing states."L...
"Casting stones?"
November 5th, 2012
Editor: Documents allegedly connecting a SuperPAC to GOP politicians lands in the office of Montana investigators in March 2011.&...
Is this election over yet?
November 5th, 2012
While the Democrats will spend election night at the Eagles Club, Hill County Republican Chair Andrew Brekke last week was advising the party faithful of the election night plans. ...
Our View: Don’t hesititate tomorrow
November 5th, 2012
The most contentious and most exhausting campaign in many years is about to end. The polls will close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, and the counting of ballots and making of ex...
Pioneers edge Thunder in a Six-Man thriller
November 5th, 2012
In very tight fashion, the Big Sandy football team was able to extend its season at least one more week. Saturday, the Northern C Six-Man Pioneers were in Grenora, N...
Last finance report for local legislative candidate goes online
November 5th, 2012
The last campaign finance report of Havre-centered legislative candidates went online this morning, with Democrat Karen Sloan reporting she collected $4,185.05 from June 21 through Oct. 20.T...
Myrna Loy Ann Wiley
November 5th, 2012
Myrna Loy Ann Wiley, 77, of Helena, passed away Nov. 3, 2012, in Helena, due to natural causes.Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 11 a. m., at the St. Thomas Catholic Church...
Winter weather expected midweek
November 5th, 2012
While the long-range winter forecast for north-central Montana is uncertain, meteorologists are expecting another early taste of wintry weather this week as a Canadian cold front pushes into the ar...
George Ferguson Column: Northern had a senior class I won't soon forg...
November 5th, 2012
I’m not one to go around talking about how hard my job is. After all, I get watch sports for a living. I get paid to go to games I’d probably go to anyway and talk to...
Skylights finish the regular season by beating Dickinson State in four
November 5th, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team wasn’t about to let its season be derailed on the last day. Despite a rough trip to Billings where the Sk...
Pony spikers finish third at Central A
November 5th, 2012
It was a solid run by the Havre High volleyball team, but after a strong showing at the divisional tournament, the Blue Ponies season has unfortunately come to an end. ...
Tester on the ground for final Senate race push
November 4th, 2012
HELENA — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester is spending the weekend before the election barnstorming the state with other Democrats in a final effort to break through a tough-as-nails battle with U.S. Rep....
Money matters dominate 2012 Montana elections
November 4th, 2012
HELENA — The Montana 2012 election season has been dominated by battles over money that promise to continue long after Election Day — thanks largely to the anonymous backers of a Virgin...
Poll give Rehberg slight lead
November 4th, 2012
HELENA (AP) — A new poll shows Montana's U.S. Senate candidates continuing to run in a tight contest.A Lee Newspapers of Montana poll found Republican Denny Rehberg, a six-term...
Obama focuses on turnout, Romney on Pennsylvania
November 4th, 2012
CONCORD, N.H. — Just two days from the finish, President Barack Obama's campaign is mobilizing a massive get-out-the-vote effort aimed at carrying the Democrat to victory, as Rep...
Breaking Sports: Lights topped by Warner-Pacific
November 3rd, 2012
It's been quite some time since the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team lost in the Armory Gymnasium. February of 2011 to be exact. But it happened on Saturday night as the Wa...
Breaking Sports: Pioneers win a thriller; Beeters crushed by Fairview
November 3rd, 2012
The Big Sandy Pioneers are in the Class C Six-Man semifinals for the third straight season. On Saturday afternoon in Grenora, N.D., the Pioneers mounted a comeback win over Westby-Grenora to move o...
Breaking Sports: HHS's volleyball season comes to an end
November 3rd, 2012
The Havre High volleyball team fell one win short of reaching the Class A state tournament. On Saturday afternoon in Belgrade, the Blue Ponies were eliminated from the Central A Divisional tourname...
Poll finds 5 ballot measures will likely pass
November 3rd, 2012
HELENA (AP) — A new Lee Newspapers of Montana poll shows five ballot measures will likely be approved by Montana voters. The measures include approving r...
Secretive conservative group's records released
November 2nd, 2012
HELENA — Montana campaign finance regulators have released the bank records of a secretive conservative group behind many candidate attack ads and challenges to the state's election laws.
Fierce finish: Romney, Obama sharpen closing lines
November 2nd, 2012
PATASKALA, Ohio — Down to a fierce finish, President Barack Obama accused Mitt Romney of scaring voters with lies on Friday, while the Republican challenger warned grimly of political p...
$2M bail for suspect in bomb-throwing car chase
November 2nd, 2012
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A Great Falls judge has set bail at $2 million for a Virginia man who authorities say threw pipe bombs at officers while leading them on a 40-mile chase in a stolen car.
Local campaigns bring in tens of thousands in contributions
November 2nd, 2012
Money again is rolling in for local campaigns, with the money five of six legislative candidates had in the bank in the latest reports totalling nearly $60,000.The staff members of the offic...
Lights try to pay DSU back on Senior Day
November 2nd, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern football team needs a win. The Lights want a win and not just for this season, but for the future of the program. And the...
MSU-N men face Warner-Pacific
November 2nd, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team has already played several tough games this season. And though last week’s 50-point win over Lethbridge in Northern’s h...
State volleyball berth on the line for HHS
November 2nd, 2012
All season long, the Havre High volleyball team has been looking for consistency. The Blue Ponies have the talent to be successful in the Class A ranks, but after the ups and downs of the regular s...
Beeters hope for better times at Fairview
November 2nd, 2012
The last time the Northern C Chinook Sugarbeeters ran into Fairview, the Beeters were bounced out of the state playoffs in the semifinals. This time around, the Beeters are looking to be the ones t...
Pioneers face a new foe in the Thunder
November 2nd, 2012
The Big Sandy Pioneers find themselves in a very familiar position this postseason, back in the state Six-Man quarterfinals. But while the position may be familiar, the Pioneers' opponent is not....
Game Day Feature: Impact seniors say goodbye
November 2nd, 2012
There comes a time when every football player has to hang up his cleats and pads. For nine Montana State University-Northern Football players, that time is rapidly approaching.
Lights pin Western Wyoming
November 2nd, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is in the win column. Thursday night in Rock Springs, Wyo., the Lights beat a tough Western Wyoming squad,...
Northern spikers swept by RMC in Billings
November 2nd, 2012
Talk about momentum getting stopped dead in its tracks. That’s exactly what happened to the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team in its second-to-last match of the regular season...
Judge to sanction American Tradition Partnership
November 1st, 2012
HELENA (AP) — A judge said Thursday that he will sanction American Tradition Partnership — at the center of several legal battles over Montana's campaign laws — for failing...
Political practices reports apparent break-in
November 1st, 2012
HELENA — Police are investigating an apparent break-in at the office where the state's campaign finance records are kept
Skylights finish with tough road matches
November 1st, 2012
What a weekend the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team just had. The Skylights finished their home schedule with straight set wins over UM-Western and Westminster College. ...
Frontier Notebook: Lights, Blue Hawks renew old rivalry
November 1st, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern Lights and the Dickinson State Blue Hawks aren’t playing for much more than pride when they hit the Blue Pony Stadium turf on Saturday afternoon it.
MSU-N grapplers head to Wyoming
November 1st, 2012
The Montana State University-Northern wrestling team is coming off a disappointing, season-opening home loss to the North Idaho Cardinals last Friday night in Havre. ...
