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A Rocky Boy woman accused of the brutal beating death of an 11-month-old boy has asked a federal judge to throw out the charges or at least delay the trial. Cecilia Rose Gardipee has moved the court dismiss charges against her filed in the death of Kaidynce Small on Oct. 21. Her co-defendant, Garrett “Kirby” Lafromboise, the boy’s father, has pleaded guilty to assaulting the infant. The prosecution has agreed to drop a murder charge filed against him if the plea is accepted by the judge April 25. In the motion, Gardi...
Ted Harold Winchell, 43, of Billings, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent HealthCare on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, surrounded by his family. The son of Ruth Brisbo, Ted was born in Havre, Mont., on Jan. 31, 1971. Ted joined his large family taking his place as the baby. His childhood was spent in Havre, where he is still known today as the guy with the spikey hair riding his BMX bike around town. Ted moved to Billings to attend the College of Technology in automotive...
The Montana State University-Northern Skylights and Carroll College Fighting Saints are no strangers to postseason play. And it’s getting where it seems like the Skylights and Saints run into each other in the Frontier Conference playoffs every season. A year ago, Carroll beat Northern in the Frontier semifinals in Helena. But, MSU-N gets a shot to return the favor as the No. 21 Skylights (20-8) host the Saints (14-13) in a Frontier quarterfinal game. The game has been m...
BILLING (AP) — Advocacy groups said Friday that a yearlong investigation of Montana's corrections system found "systemic" mistreatment of mentally ill prisoners, including their placement in solitary confinement for months or even years and the routine denial of needed medicines. The findings were detailed in a letter to state officials from the American Civil Liberties Union of Montana and Disability Rights Montana. The ACLU warned it will sue the state if changes aren't made. ACLU attorney Anna Conley said the problems w...
BILLINGS (AP) — Attorneys for a former Montana teacher who raped a 14-year-old student argued Friday that his 30 days in prison were enough punishment, even as a judicial oversight panel sought the censure of the judge in the case over what it called an unlawful sentence. Prosecutors want to send freed rapist Stacey Dean Rambold of Billings back to prison. They say he should have served a minimum of four years after pleading guilty last year to sexual assault without consent. In a legal brief setting up their appeal, l...
"This is my new horse Taz," says I. "What kind of a name is Taz?" says John. "I dunno," says I. "It's just the one he came with." "I don't like it," says John. "It's just a name," says I. "Sounds like Tasmanian Devil. Doesn't bode well for the future," says John. "Well, maybe he's a Tasmanian Angel," says I. "Ha, ha, haw!" says John, as he ends up getting the last laugh after all. The list of this horse's apparently uncontrollable quirks is long - from his joy of packing...
It’s been a good week, so let’s stick to the laurels: An article on the Havre Daily News University Page this week reminded us of the value to Havre of radio station KNMC. It provides an around-the-clock eclectic mixture of music. We’d like to hear more live voices on the station. There are already some professors, students and community residents who deejay on the station. We hope there will be more. Because of the work of North Central Montana Transit and other agencies, people will soon be able to take the bus from Fort...
For the eighth installment celebrating the 150th anniversary of Montana Territory, we go back to Hingham. Information comes from the Feb. 27, 1914 issue of the Hingham Review. Hingham was looking at getting a post office. Here is the Review's take on the issue: How About The Post Office It is generally conceded that every one of the applicants for the position of postmaster at Hingham is well qualified and capable of performing the duties of that office. But, where is the...
A wind-chill warning is in effect for the Hi-Line through noon Sunday, with predictions of temperatures as far as minus 28 degrees tonight. The Weather Channel predicts a high of minus 5 Saturday. The University of Montana, all Missoula County public schools and many other western Montana schools were closed today based on the weather and a forecast that includes a blizzard warning stretching from Glacier National Park to south of Hamilton. Some sections of Montana highways were closed this morning as well. The National...
Lorraine Jacobs, 75, of Box Elder passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, at her residence of natural causes. Funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, 2014, at the Rocky Boy Catholic Church with Father Pete Guthneck officiating. Burial will follow in the Rocky Boy Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements, and you can leave your memories and condolences for the family at www.hollandbonine.com. Lorraine was born...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a complaint made from 14th Street West at 7:52 a.m. Thursday. ——— Officers investigated a report made Thursday at 8:21 a.m. from Wilson Avenue of tools having been stolen from a house. ——— Thursday at 8:40 a.m., officers investigated a complaint from a 3rd Avenue bank of an unwanted man who keeps “coming to the bank.” ——— After receiving a report from 2nd Street of a domestic disturbance at 8:56 a.m. Thursday, officers arrested Samuel Reuben Onespot, 22, of Havre on a charge of...
Darlene M. Berger, 80, of Rocky Boy passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at Northern Montana Care Center. A visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, in the Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, and cremation will follow. There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at the Berger residence on Duck Creek. Burial will follow in the Russette Family Cemetery. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with...
Frank G. Kiedrowski 89, of Hogeland, Mont., passed away peacefully surrounded by his family of natural causes Feb. 22, 2014, in Kirkland Wash. Vigil services will be held on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 7 p.m., at the Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Funeral services will be Monday, March 3, 2014, at 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Hogeland. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. The youngest of three siblings, Frank was born June...
The Republican candidates for the state House of Representatives all made similar calls during campaigning Sunday, for local voters to keep this part of Montana red in the Legislature. Incumbent Rep. Kris Hansen of Havre said Sunday she has had the distinction of serving under both Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Gov. Steve Bullock, both Democrats, and has seen 149 vetoes in her two terms. That is likely to continue in the 2015 session, she said, as Bullock serves out the end of his first term. “I’m not telling you that to dis...
The new chair of the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee said Thursday that Native Americans in Montana face challenges — but if governments and people work together, those challenges can be opportunities for growth. “I would say the two major challenges out there is unemployment and health care,” Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said during a telephone press conference from Washington. “I think both of those can be dealt with. I think there’s some modifications that need to be made while we’re respecting their sovereignty...
The daily meeting at Havre Walmart this morning turned into a special treat for employees. Department heads received lollipops and a round of applause from the staff and board members of the Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line. And they got hit with a snap quiz. The cause for the celebration was a $30,000 grant the club received for its building program from the state Walmart operation. The club has worked well with the Havre Walmart, said Rachel Dean, the club's endowment direct...
It’s not often that bitter rivals open a postseason tournament against each other. But that was the case Thursday night in Glasgow. And it was a Northern B rivalry game for the ages as the Rocky Boy Stars edged the Harlem Wildcats 63-62 in the first round of the Northern B boys tournament at Glasgow High School. Rocky Boy rolled into Glasgow on a five-game winning streak and a dominant performance at the 1B tourney last weekend. And the Stars also swept the Wildcats during t...
It’s a big weekend for the little guys of youth hockey in Havre. The Havre Ice Dome plays host to the U10/Squirt A State Tournament. The tourney begins tonight and runs through Sunday afternoon, and will feature six teams from Montana, including the Havre Ice Hawks. Joining Havre will be teams from Helena, Great Falls, Missoula, Billings and Bozeman. Competing for the Ice Hawks will be Nick Baker, Theron Peterson, Kaine Black, Stephen Preputin, Meara Johnsrud, Cole St. M...
Friday High School Basketball Havre vs Browning, boys, 1 p.m. in Belgrade Havre vs Belgrade, girls, 8 p.m. in Belgrade Northern C Girls at Great Falls 8 a.m. — North Star vs. Fort Benton, loser-out 9:30 a.m. — Dutton-Brady vs. Denton-Geyser-Stanford, loser-out 4 p.m. — Winnett-Grass Range vs. Simms-Augusta, semifinal 5:30 p.m. — Belt vs. Chinook, semifinal Northern C Boys at Great Falls 11 a.m. -- Winnett-Grass Range vs. Highwood, loser-out 12:30 p.m. -- Simms vs. Belt, loser-out 7 p.m. -- Winnett-Highwood winner vs. Simms-Be...
In a program as seasoned and established as the Havre High boys basketball program, fans and followers are bound to come across some familiar names through the years. And if a fan has been on the Hi-Line long enough, the names Kade and Nate Rismon, two names that currently take up starting slots on the HHS roster, may ring a familiar bell. That is because Shawn Rismon, a graduate from Havre High had a standout career as an HHS guard in the early 1990s. Kade will graduate from...
They say the third time’s a charm. But the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team is hoping that’s not the case tonight. The No. 18 Lights (23-7) are home tonight to face the University of Great Falls Argos (17-12) in a Frontier Conference quarterfinal game, which tips off at 7 inside the Armory Gymnasium. And the Lights will be trying to beat the Argos for a third time this season, something that head coach Shawn Huse said won’t be easy to do. Norther...
GREAT FALLS — If the Chinook Sugarbeeters were looking past the Denton-Geyser-Stanford Bearcats, and ahead to a possible semifinal matchup with the top-ranked and mighty Belt Huskies, you wouldn’t have known it by the way the Beeters played in the first half of their opening game of the Northern C girls divisional tournament. The 9C champion Beeters raced out to a 17-point lead in the first half of their game with D-G-S Thursday night at the Four Seasons Arena. And while the...
GREAT FALLS — The Box Elder Bears have delivered a lot of knock-out punches in what has been a perfect season so far. And they did it again in the Northern C boys semifinals Thursday night at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. But before the Bears delivered the big blow to Belt’s chances of an upset, the Bears proved they could take a punch and get back up too. Trailing for one of the few times this season, the Bears rallied from a 19-11 first-quarter deficit Thursday nig...