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BILLINGS (AP) — Ten train cars loaded with automobiles derailed in northeastern Montana over the weekend. BNSF Railway spokesman Matt Jones tells The Billings Gazette (http://bit.ly/1fhEMl20 the derailment happened at about 8:45 a.m. Sunday near the town of Saco. The derailed cars remained upright and no one was injured. Jones says the derailment blocked the main rail line across northern Montana, delaying some train traffic. The train, carrying only automobiles, originated in Illinois and was traveling to Portland, O...
HELENA — The Montana Judges Association wants to make it more difficult for people with cases before district courts to substitute one judge for another simply by filing a statement that they believe the judge would not be fair or impartial. The Copper King-era rule was enacted in 1903 to guard against judicial corruption but it has led to abuse in modern times, with 1,188 judicial substitutions from 2011 to 2012, the association's petition to the Montana Supreme Court said. Some attorneys have used the rule in an attempt t...
On a busy day of high school basketball, the Hi-Line crowned two more district champions and will send two more Class B teams to divisional tournaments. In Cut Bank Saturday night, the Rocky Boy Stars beat Fairfield 72-65 to claim the 1B championship and advance to the Northern B Divisional tournament. Meanwhile, in Conrad, the Chester/J-I girls were stunned by Simms-Augusta in the 10C championship game. The Tigers beat the Hawks, who were trying to win their fourth straight 10C title, 47-36. Also in Conrad, the C/J-I boys...
Make it two in a row and three of the last four for the Chinook Sugarbeeters. On Saturday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the Beeters earned a repeat as District 9C champions, beating the North Star Knights 43-32. For the second straight season, the Beeters and Knights will represent the 9C at next week's Northern C Divisional in Great Falls. Makhayla Farmer scored 16 points to lead the Beeters, whiole Mackenzie Hansen notched 13 for the Knights. Earlier in the day, Big...
The Box Elder Bears proved too hard to stop, even for a determined Chinook boys basketball team. Saturday night at the Havre High gymnasium, the top-ranked Bears broke open the 9C boys championship game in second half and went on to defeat the Sugarbeeters 82-58. On their way to a repeat, the Bears led just 30-21 at halftime. But they picked up the scoring pace in the second half and ran away from the Beeters, who will move on to the Northern C with Box Elder. Chinook...
BILLINGS (AP) — A man who escaped from Montana police while being questioned about a reported sexual assault has been caught in Oregon. The U.S. Marshals Oregon Fugitive Task Force announced that Kevin Anthony Briggs was arrested in Portland on Friday night. The 28-year-old Briggs was wanted for escaping from the Bozeman Police Department on Feb. 1 after being arrested on suspicion of aggravated assault, attempted sexual intercourse without consent and assault on a peace officer. The FBI added a federal charge of unlawful f...
