News you can use
News you can use
Sorted by date Results 426 - 450 of 3885
This story originally was filed Oct. 27, 2021. Reports say witnesses dispute the facts about the police shooting on Fort Belknap Indian Reservation Saturday that killed 34-year-old Clayton Grant. Blaine County Sheriff and Coroner John Colby released Tuesday Grant’s name as the person who was shot. Family and friends were reported to have planned a “Justice for Clayburn” rally outside of his home at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Fort Belknap Indian Community Council reported in posts on its Facebook page Saturday and Sunday that a man...
This story originally was filed Oct. 25, 2021. Fort Belknap Indian Community Council reported in a post on its Facebook page that a man was shot and killed by Fort Belknap police after a chase that started when the officer tried to make a traffic stop and the driver did not stop. Fort Belknap Police Department referred a call from Havre Daily News to the administration at the council offices, but a call to its public information officer had not been returned by printing deadline this morning. FBI Information Officer Sandra...
The holiday season begins in earnest this week in this part of north-central Montana with holiday dinners Thanksgiving Day and Christmas festivities in Chinook this week. Both Havre and Chinook are holding community Thanksgiving dinners Thursday. The Havre Community Thankgiving Dinner is back after being canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is a little different this year with the continued presence of the disease. It will again be held in the St. Jude Parish...
Hill County has had four more COVID-19-related deaths reported over the weekend, Hill County Health Department said in an update Monday, bringing the death toll in the county to 69 since the start of the pandemic. Blaine County Health Department also reported another confirmed death, but that was found in the state Department of Public Health and Human Services' reconciliation of records and was not a recent death, the department reported. The actual time of the death was not...
A woman who killed another woman Jan. 18 when she drove into the oncoming traffic lane and caused a head-on collision was sentenced to prison for 25 years Monday in state District Court in Havre. Jolee Landgraf, 29 at the time she was charged, was sentenced to 25 years with none suspended by District Judge Olivia Regier Monday after Landgraf pleaded guilty in a plea agreement Sept. 28 to an amended charge of vehicular homicide while under the influence. She originally was...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said in an interview with Havre Daily News that getting $100 million in funding that likely will go to the St. Mary Diversion is a really big deal. "It will be massive," he said. "... It's a big deal. The most important part, really, is the predictability it provides for agriculture and municipalities." Tester, one of the senators who crafted the bipartisan infrastructure bill that has passed Congress and been signed into law by President Joe Biden,...
After nearly two decades of giving artists a place to show and sell their work, Artitudes in The Atrium Mall is closing. Kris Shaw, who spearheaded the creation of the artist's cooperative gallery with Mary Nault in 2004, said it will close toward the end of December. "It's sad, but we're down to too few artists to pay the rent," she said. Ginny Streeper, one of the founding members, said it first opened in the former U.S. post office and federal courthouse on the 300 Block...
Amtrak was in Chester over the weekend to show its appreciation to the town and the surrounding region and to The American Red Cross for the assistance provided in a derailment west of Joplin Sept. 25. The derailment killed three people and injured dozens. Amtrak Executive Vice President/Chief Safety Officer Steve Predmore, Amtrak Senior Director Mary Carlson Bis and Amtrak Police Deputy Chief Joe Patterson were at the event to show Amtrak's appreciation and to present pledges...
Due to an editor’s error, a front-page story in Wednesday”s edition of Havre Daly News misreported that a search warrant served on Fort Belknap Indian’s Reservation was related to an officer-involved shooting fatality Oct. 23. The warrant, executed by the FBI the Tuesday morning, was not related to the shooting. Clayburn Grant died after being shot by a Fort Belknap police officer in the early morning of Oct. 23. FBI Is investigating the shooting. The bureau did not release any information on to what the execution of the s...
Area COVID-19 vaccination and booster shot clinics continue, along with a push for flu vaccinations, as COVID-19-related deaths continue in the area. Hill County Health Department reported Tuesday the 65th COVID-19-related death in a Hill County resident since the pandemic hit the area in March 2020. It is the 19th COVID-19-related death since Havre Daily again began tracking daily numbers Aug. 6 as the delta variant-driven surge hit the area. Blaine County has recorded three...
People have multiple opportunities for COVID-19 vaccinations, including for the newly authorized Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination for children 5-11, and for getting COVID-19 vaccine booster shots. Northern Montana Health Care is holding vaccination clinics for children 5-11 in Havre's Holiday Village Mall today and Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. A Facebook post from Northern Montana Health Care said the Pfizer vaccine is available for ages 5-18, a two-shot series 21 days apart. A...
Editor’s note: This version corrects the time of the children’s vaccination clinics being held by Northern Montana Health Care. The local health care community is in high gear right now, working to provide influenza vaccinations while also providing the recently approved COVID-19 vaccination boosters and, now, offering shots and clinics for children ages 5 and older. Blaine County Health Department at 406-357-2345 held a flu vaccination clinic last Thursday, and has a COV...
Two separate power outages impacted the region Thursday night, with many NorthWestern Energy customers impacted by both outages. NorthWestern Energy spokesperson Jo Dee Black said this morning that an issues with a piece of equipment on a transmission line was identified as the reason for the outages. Crews worked last night to restore service and have been working since daylight to make the necessary repairs, Black said. The first power outage impacted NorthWestern Energy electric customers from Joplin to Nashua and south...
With the unofficial returns tallied on the election this week, some new faces are in some of the offices. In Blaine County, retired sheriff Glenn Heustis upset incumbent Keith Hanson in the race for mayor. Huestis received 222 votes to Hanson’s 179. Robert Smith won the race for councilperson in Ward 1 in Chinook, defeating Michal Radovich 121-86. Shannon Sattleen won the race to represent Ward 2 in the Chinook City Council race. Sattleen received 140 votes while Mitch Haider received 41. In Harlem, Kim Hansen won a close r...
A controversial costume worn at Havre High School last Friday, the last day before Halloween, has left the school, at least temporarily, without Principal Ed Norman while the situation is investigated. “The school district can confirm that the building principal is on administrative leave with pay pending the completion of the investigation,” Superintendent Craig Mueller said in an email this morning. “The school district will continue to honor staff and student privacy rights to the extent they are applicable as it works...
While more and more options for COVID-19 vaccinations are coming open, Northern Montana Health Care is now in its second day of a clinic to let eligible people get a booster shot on their vaccination, and Hill County Health Department is scheduling vaccinations for people 5 to 11 years old. Northern Montana Health Care's clinic is running today from noon to 7 p.m. at Havre Holiday Village, following a clinic Wednesday in the same location. Hill County Health Department...
As the federal government approves COVID-19 vaccinations for children 5 and older, more COVID-19-related deaths are being reported in the area. Hill County Health Department reported another death in the county in its update Tuesday, and another COVID-19-related death has been added to the total in Blaine County through the reconciliation process conducted by Montana Department of Health and Human Services. Deb Anderson of the Blaine County Health Department said the death...
A shortage of employees hitting the area, state and nation has impacted victim services in this part of Montana. District 4 Human Resources Development Council Executive Director Carilla French issued a notice that, due to lack of staff, HRDC will be suspending all victim services including the local crisis telephone line until the end of November. “HRDC 4 sincerely apologizes for the great inconvenience this will bring to the community,” the notice said. “Your understanding and continued support is greatly appre...
The local acting troupe is looking for some people to bring a musical version of Monty Python's comedy to the stage in Havre. Montana Actors' Theatre is holding auditions for "Monty Python's Spamalot" tonight and Thursday, starting at 7 each night, in The Little Theatre in Montana State University-Northern's Cowan Hall. "Lovingly ripped off from the classic film comedy 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail,' 'Monty Python's Spamalot' retells the legend of King Arthur and his...
Hill County Health Department reported Friday the county has confirmed three more COVID-19-related deaths, bringing the county total to 63. The report Friday said the county had seven new cases of COVID-19 confirmed, with the number of active cases at 69 with 11 active hospitalizations. The report said the next update would be issued today. The county has had 3,299 cases confirmed since the pandemic hit the area in March 2020. Blaine County Health Department reported Saturday...
With all three COVID-19 vaccines now authorized to be used as boosters for authorized people, Northern Montana Health Care is holding booster clinics at Holiday Village Mall next week. Eligible people — who belong to an approved group and have waited the required period since finishing their vaccination series — can get a booster Wednesday at Holiday Village from noon to 5 p.m. or Thursday from noon to 7 p.m. A flyer from Northern Montana Heath Care says Pfizer and Moderna boosters will be available. The Food and Drug Adm...
The Salvation Army in Havre is spearheading a number of activities in the area to help people in need get through the holidays. The Salvation Army-Havre Service Center Director Trina Crawford said her organization is teaming up with a number of groups including the Havre Food Bank, Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods and the U.S. Marine Corps to sign people up for and operate the annual Angel Tree, Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, and Marine Toys for Tots. Crawford said they are now taking applications for holiday food b...
Rocky Boy Schools has reported that a box of unopened and uncounted ballots from the May 2021 school board election has been discovered. A release issued by district Superintendent Voyd St. Pierre said the former district clerk discovered during the summer the box of ballots. After seeking advise from the Hill County attorney, the Montana secretary of state and its own legal counsel, the district “has determined that it cannot disturb the contents of its election materials, or the recently found ballots, without a court o...
Montana Actors’ Theatre is inviting people to audition tonight or Wednesday for a new spin on an old classic — a production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” using Japanese Bunraku puppets. The large puppets that will be used in the production each require three puppeteers, so the acting troupe is looking to fill at least 30 roles, a release said, although not all will be speaking roles. People of all ages are welcome to audition, it added. “This is a great opportunity for first-time participants,” the release said....
Some Havre High students are in Washington this week participating in a CloseUp visit to the nation's capital, and met with the state's U.S. senators this week. The office of Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said he met with the students Wednesday and talked to them about the importance of supporting Made in Montana energy and dealing with inflation. The students also went with the senator to the United States Senate floor and got a tour of the U.S. Capitol. "It was great to show...
