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HELENA (AP) — More than 50 priests in western Montana, most of whom are dead, will be named as sexual abusers of children if a legal settlement is approved, an attorney for plaintiffs suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena said. Meanwhile, two pending sexual-abuse lawsuits against the state's other Roman Catholic diocese, the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, have grown to include a total of 50 plaintiffs who say they were abused. The proposed settlement agreement between the Helena diocese and 362 people who claim they w...
The U.S. Supreme Court struck a blow against nonpartisan judicial elections last week. The High Court ruled against a Montana state ban on political parties making financial contributions to judicial candidates. Unlike many states, Montana has a long tradition of nonpartisan judicial elections. Judges at the local and state level are elected without having a political party listed by their name. In some states, the dominant political party in an area can nominate any old political hack, knowing that the party faithful will el...
BOZEMAN (AP) — A man who graduated from Montana State University over 50 years ago is making a $50 million donation to the university's College of Engineering. Norm Asbjornson, a native of Winifred, announced the donation Monday morning in Bozeman. Montana State said the money will be used to build a laboratory and classroom facility called the Norm Asbjornson Innovation Center. University officials hope to break ground in two years. Asbjornson graduated from MSU in 1960 with a degree in mechanical engineering. In 1988, he f...
MISSOULA (AP) — A woman who was rescued about three hours after her house was destroyed by an avalanche in Missoula, has died at a hospital. Missoula police say Michel Colville died Sunday night at St. Patrick Hospital. Her husband, Fred Allendorf, remains hospitalized in serious condition. He was buried for about two hours before rescuers found him Friday night in an air pocket created by a fallen chimney in their house at the base of Mount Jumbo. Eight-year-old Phoenix Scoles-Coburn was buried in the snow for about an h...
It's been nearly two months now since Max Conner slipped and had a terrible fall, causing serious injuries to his head. It's been a time of hospitalization and frequent trips to Great Falls for treatment. The 81-year-old Havre resident has more than 40 staples in his head, and he still has fluid on his brain, which doctors are keeping a close eye on. But he is improving, and he and his family are hopeful. "He's feeling much better," said his daughter, Nora Connect. While...
GREAT FALLS — When a team is as hot as the top- ranked Box Elder Bears, prep basketball fans don’t typically have to look too far to see a new page being written in the history books. All a local fan had to do Friday was simply watch the District 9C Bears in the Northern C divisional championship game at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls. A 24-year absence from the Class C state tournament and a 24-year gap since the last time the Bears were named divisional champions was...
OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett says it's clear that railroad tank cars carrying crude oil need to be updated because oil from certain regions has the potential to be more dangerous than previously thought. Buffett appeared on CNBC this morning after releasing his letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders Saturday. Buffett owns BNSF railroad and a manufacturer of tank cars. Buffett says the crude oil from the Bakken oil field in North Dakota and Montana and the Eagle Ford oil field in south Texas has proven m...
Trevin Dwayne Taylor, 45, of Havre passed away Feb. 25, 2014. He was born June 16, 1968, in Maysville, Okla. His family later moved to California where he graduated from Sweet Water Union High School in San Diego, Calif., in 1986. He worked as a member of the California Conservation Corps., a certified automobile mechanic, a home care provider and as a locksmith. He moved to Havre in October 2000. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 6 p.m. at the...
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 technology...
Havre Police Department Friday at 6:19 a.m., officer investigated a disturbance between neighbors at a 2nd Street Northeast location. The calling party reported that after a verbal disagreement, his neighbor took some pills and drove off. ——— Officers were called to assist Blaine County law enforcement at 10 a.m. Friday. No further details were provided. ——— A Grant Avenue caller reported Friday at 1:51 p.m. a pickup window that was broken out, and officers investigated. ——— A Montana Highway Patrol trooper requested Friday...
The frigid blast expected to bring near record-setting cold temperatures over the weekend missed the Havre area a bit, though more snow fell — later than predicted — and more is expected in north-central Montana this week. The storm that dumped snow and ice across most of the country over the weekend skipped this part of the nation, although snow dumped in other parts of the state. The storm named “Titan” by Weather Channel is expected to wind up this evening, but another storm will bring more snow to Montana this week. T...
A Saturday derailment west of Kalispell that shut down Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks and U.S. Highway 93 has been cleared, but more winter weather has closed the tracks again, a spokesman said this morning. BNSF Public Affairs Director Matt Jones said the tracks by about 6:30 Sunday night had been cleared from the 45-empty coal car derailment that occurred Saturday afternoon, but an avalanche was discovered Sunday night that has again closed the tracks. Jones said the avalanche, east of Essex, was discovered...
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After a red-hot finish to the regular season, and a dominating performance at last weekend’s District 1B tournament, everything looked to be falling into to place for the Rocky Boy boys basketball team. But at the Northern B divisional tournament in Glasgow, things ended up not falling the Stars’ way. Rocky Boy survived a one-point scare from Harlem in the Thursday’s opening round, but facing the Glasgow Scotties on their home court in Friday night’s Northern B semifinal, the...
Blizzards and bitter cold might have grabbed the headlines this weekend, but high school basketball was as hot as ever. And what a weekend it was for our local teams. Great Falls was once again the site of the annual Northern C Divisional tournament, and as expected, the Box Elder boys stole the show. The Bears dominated all three games they played in winning their first Northern C title since 1990, which was also the last time Box Elder won a Class C boys state championship....
GREAT FALLS — The District 9C champion Chinook girls basketball team had waited all season for its chance at the Belt Huskies. And the Sugarbeeters got it Friday night. Playing at the Four Seasons Arena in Great Falls, the Huskies defeated the Beeters 44-30 in the Northern C semifinals. The loss was especially tough since the Beeters looked to be in control of the contest through the first quarter. The Beeters lead started at 2-0 on a Makhayla Famer field goal, and it w...
It’s pretty safe to say the Montana State University-Northern Lights have had the Great Falls Argos’ number recently. Especially in Frontier Conference postseason games. But, as talented as the Argos have been, and are this season, the good times were bound to end for the Lights. And they did Friday night as the Argos put together a dominating second half and knocked off the No. 18 Lights 64-54 in the Frontier quarterfinals at the Armory Gymnasium. For now, the loss brings Nor...
The unexpected waiting game is finally over. What was supposed to happen Saturday night will finally go down tonight. The Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball team will face off against Carroll College in a Frontier Conference quarterfinal game tonight at 7 at the Armory Gymnasium. The game was postponed Saturday due to severe travel conditions throughout the state of Montana.. Tonight’s game will be a rubber match, too. No. 21 Northern beat Carroll 52-42 bac...
The Havre High boys basketball team came just one win away from taking the Central A title in Belgrade. But despite losing a tight matchup in the Central A championship game, the Blue Ponies are headed back to the Class A state basketball tournament for the first time in a very long time. In the 2005-2006 prep season, the Ponies punched their ticket to the state tournament as a No. 2 seed. Now the Blue Ponies are finally going back to state, a tournament which will be played...
Two wins was all that the Havre High girls basketball team needed to bring a third consecutive Central A divisional title back to Havre. And the Blue Ponies took care of business in a big way as they dominated the Central A field in Belgrade over the weekend. The Ponies first took care of the Belgrade Panthers 56-33 in the semifinals Friday night. That punched the Ponies’ ticket to the championship game where they then defeated the Browning Indians 51-50 Saturday night. The P...
