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HELENA (AP) — Lawmakers are considering a measure that would require law-enforcement officers to have a reasonable suspicion before they can conduct strip or body cavity searches. The bill would allow such searches only in situations where a person is suspected of a crime, of carrying a weapon or of carrying contraband. Democratic Sen. Anders Blewett of Great Falls says Senate Bill 194 would provide needed clarification of when police can conduct searches. He presented the measure Friday in the House Judiciary Committee. M...
HELENA — A House panel heard a measure Friday that would remove an obsolete Montana law that criminalizes gay sex by labeling it a deviate sexual behavior on par with bestiality. Senate Bill 107 seeks to remove that language from the existing statutes, reflecting a 1997 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the law prohibiting gay sex is unconstitutional. The measure to strike the law has already passed the state Senate in a 39-11 vote, but now is before the House Judiciary Committee — the same panel that killed a sim...
BISMARCK, N.D — North Dakota on Friday moved closer to adopting what would be the most restrictive abortion laws in the country, with lawmakers sending the Republican governor measures that could set the state up for a costly legal battle over the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized the procedure. The North Dakota Senate overwhelmingly approved two anti-abortion bills Friday, one banning abortions as early as six weeks into a pregnancy and another prohibiting women from having the procedure because a fetus has a g...
I know that the football season, as well as the basketball season did not pan out they way Big Sandy had hoped. Both sports ended in heartbreaking defeats for their coaches, fans, and players. But as an outsider looking in, it is hard to say that it wasn't an amazing 2012-2013 run for the Pioneers. Obviously the goal for any prep athletic program is to win state titles. Big Sandy running back Jessey Bailey, left, throws a pass in the Class C Six-Man semifinals back in November in Big Sandy. In boys sports this year, Big...
Delores Kline Phillipp Delores Kline Phillipp, 83, died Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at her home in Havre. Her Memorial Service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. A fellowship luncheon will be held at St. Jude Parish Center immediately after the service. A private family burial will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Delores' honor may be made to the Havre-Hill County Library or to the Havre Senior Center. Services...
A Rocky Boy rancher testified in Washington Thursday about the need for Congress to give some disaster assistance to livestock producers. "We've had it all. We had the blizzard of 2010-2011 in which we lost numerous heads of livestock, and that following spring we had unprecedented rainfall events that actually completely changed the landscape of our ranch and neighboring ranches," LaSalle testified before the Senate Agricultural Committee. "So we went from one extreme to the other within last year, and now we are at the...
Havre Daily News/Tim Leeds Ken Erickson testifies in his own defense Thursday at the Hill County Courthouse. Erickson was found guilty of negligent endangerment. A Havre man's claims of self-defense came to naught Thursday when a jury found him guilty of a felony charge of negligent endangerment for striking a man outside of a Havre bar. The jury after a three-day trial was in the jury room for 2 hours, 52 minutes, before finding Ken Erickson, born in 1961, guilty of the alternative charge. Judge Dan Boucher scheduled...
This week, KRTV in Great Falls and a handful of other television and radio stations broadcasted an unscheduled emergency alert system warning to the public about a zombie attack. Yes, an all-out zombie attack with the dead rising from their graves and attacking the live folks. The alert came courtesy of unknown hackers who targeted stations who hadn't bothered to change their default password in their computer systems. As funny as all that is, that's not what I'm here to talk...
Laurel — To all the players, coaches, refs and fans who are attending the 9C basketball tournament at Havre High School this week: Class C basketball is Americana at its best. It's tremendous to see the widespread community support for the teams. We hope one and all enjoy their stay in Havre. Laurel — It may not seem like direct education aid, but Rocky Boy and Box Elder public schools got substantial help this week to repair their aging buildings. Rocky Boy will get $66,000 to replace an aging boiler, while Box Elder wil...
HELENA (AP) — Abortion foes seeking to expand the state's parental notification law say voter-backed laws can trump the Montana Constitution. The debate played significantly in a Friday debate over plans to rewrite and expand a recently-passed ballot measure requiring minors under 16 years old to receive parental permission for an abortion. House Bill 391 increases the age requiring consent to all minors under 18 years old. It also requires both parent and teen to receive and sign a notification form about the dangers of t...
HELENA (AP) — Members of a House committee heard emotional testimony on a bill that would end the death penalty and replace it with life in prison without parole to save taxpayers the expense of such cases and prevent the possible death of a wrongfully convicted person. Marietta Jager Lane supports the bill even after her 7-year-old daughter was kidnapped in 1973, repeatedly raped, killed and dismembered. She told the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that her daughter deserves a more honorable memorial than the s...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — A jury has awarded a former BNSF Railway Co. employee $1.7 million in damages in a civil lawsuit. The Great Falls Tribune reports (http://gftrib.com/YvDkUt ) jurors on Wednesday found BNSF negligently injured Robert Dannels' spine by assigning him work that caused trauma over the course of his career, which ended when the skid steer he was driving struck a metal pole as he was removing snow in the Havre area in March 2010. Dannels said he was thrown against the cab and he felt a popping sensation in his b...
Friday is win-or-go-home day at the District 9C tournament in Havre, and with the afternoon session complete, the Box Elder girls and Chinook boys aren't going home yet. Box Elder defeated Turner 60-38 behind 15 points from Rebecca Rossette. Turner got 18 points by Laura Dillon what was the Tornadoes final game of the season. The Bears will play in Saturday's consolation game at 12 p.m. Chinook played in the afternoon for the third straight day on the boys side, and Friday, easily took care of North Star, 65-35. Grant...
The Big Sandy girls rebounded from a tough loss to North Star Thursday night, and will still have a chance to move on from the 9C tournament. Friday night, big Sandy knocked Hays-Lodge Pole out of the tournament with a 53-41 loser-out win. Mateila Cline scored 17 points for the Pioneers, who will play Box Elder in Saturday's consolation game. The HLP boys will also play Saturday in the consolation game against Chinook. The T-Birds turned away Turner 73-53 Friday night in a game which was much closer than the final score...
The Havre High girls basketball team knocked off the Browning Indians Friday night in Browning, and claimed its second straight Central A regular season title. The Ponies finished 7-1 in league play and will be the top seed in next week's Central A Divisional in Great Falls. Hays-Lodge Pole's Jeff Sorrell, right, drives by Turner's Dylan Welsh during Friday night's 9C boys game in Havre. For full coverage, see Monday's Havre Daily News. Friday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Billings Skyview 44, Butte 37...
HARLEM — Patti Jo Heppner, 50, beloved daughter, mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, and friend, died on Feb. 12. A rosary service will be 7 p.m., and services will be 11 a.m. Monday, both at Landusky Community Hall. Condolences for the family may be left at www.kirkwoodfuneralhome.com. Kirkwood Funeral Home in Malta is in charge of arrangements....
B. LaVerne 'Verna' Johnson B. LaVerne "Verna" Johnson, 86, passed away after a battle with cancer at Northern Montana Care Center Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013. A viewing will be held at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church of Havre with Pastor Michael O'Hearn officiating. A fellowship served by the ladies of First Lutheran Church will be held at the church immediately following the funeral service. Burial will be Tuesday, Feb....
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board Monday discussed several items to address in the next year, including one that appears to be resolved: replacing the elderly computer used in the museum. Board Chair Judi Dritshulas said it appears a donation to replace the computer, with which museum manager John Bruington has said he has been having problems, likely will be made in February. She added that Martin Holt donated some time to make sure the files on the computer — records dating back to the 1960s entered into the computer — wer...
Havre Middle School's Junior Helpers, when looking for a cause to raise awareness and support for, they decided to stick close to home. The group of sixth-graders are raising money this semester to help seventh-grade student Dylan Hendrickson and his family fight his Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hendrickson left Havre for a hospital in Seattle before Christmas and won't be back until the end of the three-month treatment. Jean Murphy, the middle school librarian and Junior Helpers' adviser, said the students are trying to raise at...
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board Monday set a reception in February for John and Anna Brumley in honor of their receiving a governor's humanity award. The reception will allow people who cannot attend the ceremony in Helena Thursday, Feb. 21, to congratulate the couple. Gov. Steve Bullock will present the award to the Brumleys for their work on the Wahkpa Chu'gn Buffalo Jump archaeological site just outside of Havre. Board member Raela Hulett, who nominated the Brumleys, said at Monday's monthly meeting that she found great...
Area wrestling teams had a strong showing at the Choteau Classic this past weekend, but one Hi-Line power was absent. The third-ranked Harlem Wildcats opted not to make the trip to Choteau for one of Class B-C's biggest tournaments, due to the hazardous winter storm which swept through the area last weekend. Meanwhile, Chinook finished in 10th place with 72 points, while Big Sandy scored 35 points and Chester/J-I scored 28. Choteau racked up 294.5 points to easily win its own...
Havre cowboy Josh Granell had a great first night at the 2013 Montana PRCA Rodeo Finals. The next two days didn't go as well. Granell placed third in the first go-around of the steer wrestling Friday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, but failed to record a time in the final two rounds. Granell, who came into his second straight circuit finals eighth in the steer wrestling standings, recorded a stellar time of 4.8 Friday night, put himself in a great position in t...
Shalon Norick, Chester/J-I Wrestling Chester/J-I senior Shalon Norick is off to a great start in wrestling, and he's following up a stellar season on the football field for the Hawks. Norick captured the heavyweight championship this past Saturday at the Choteau Shalon Norick Classic, beating Shelby rival Cody Nelson 5-2 in the championship match. Nelson and Norick are the top two ranked heavyweights in Class B-C wrestling right now and have had a great rivalry. Norick was also a state placer at the Class B-C state tourney...
Last week's snowstorm brought local basketball to a screeching halt, but after the short delay in action, a handful of games did get played late in the weekend. On Friday, the 10C Chester-J/I Hawks were the only local team to take the floor. But the Hawks weren't able to grab the home win, as Heart Butte defeated C/J-I 55-50 in Chester. Chester/J-I's Mike Henke, left, pulls a rebound away from Chinook's Grant Tilleman during Saturday night's Class C boys basketball game in Chinook. The Hawks edged the Sugarbeeters in a...
A vicious winter storm which swept through most of Montana, and was particularly brutal on the Hi-Line, wiped out almost all high school girls basketball both Thursday and Friday. But area teams returned to action Saturday. The only local team in action on Friday night was the Chester/J-I, and the Hawks had little trouble dispatching the 10C heart Butte Warriors. At home, C/J-I blasted the warriors 57-16. The Hawks raced out to a 38-12 halftime lead, then held the warriors to...
