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  • Saturday's Prep Basketball: Stars fall in Northern B title game, C. Falls stops Ponies

    Updated Mar 8, 2015

    Attn: The Havre High gymnasium will host the Northern B challenge game between Rocky Boy and Malta Monday night at 6:30 p.m. Saturday's Scores The Associated Press BOYS BASKETBALL Northern B at Shelby Loser Out Malta 50, Fairfield 33 Shelby 46, Glasgow 37 Consolation Malta 54, Shelby 47 Championship Choteau 86, Rocky Boy 59 Southern B at Billings (Metra) Loser Out Big Timber 74, Lodge Grass 42 St. Labre 54, Jefferson (Boulder) 47 Consolation Big Timber 62, St. Labre 40 Championship Columbus 56, Huntley Project 41 Southern C...

  • NAIA national tournament: Lights crown three All-Americans, finish 8th

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 8, 2015

    Updated at 9:30 p.m. Saturday: Three Montana State University-Northern wrestlers will return from the NAIA national tournament in Topeka, Kansas as All-Amercians. Northern red-shirt sophomore Garrett DeMers comes home as a national runner-up after losing a tough decision in the 197-pound championship match Saturday night. DeMers was defeated by Southern Oregon rival Charles Johnson in the final. Northern senior Ethan Hinebauch became a four-time All-Amercian after he finished...

  • Republicans give Medicaid expansion unfavorable report

    LISA BAUMANN|Updated Mar 8, 2015

    HELENA (AP) — A Republican-led committee allowed nearly three hours of testimony in favor of a proposal to expand Medicaid to about 70,000 low-income Montanans before voting along party lines to give the bill an unfavorable report. Many of the more than 200 supporters present spoke for and about a dozen people spoke against House Bill 249 known as the "Healthy Montana Plan" in a hearing that lasted 6½ hours Friday night. Ten Republicans voted for and seven Democrats against a motion in the House Human Services Committee to...

  • Hamilton Bests Havre and Stops Ponies' Run for Repeat

    chris peterson|Updated Mar 7, 2015

    HAMILTON -- Despite a valiant effort on the road in a hostile environment, the Havre High girls basketball team came up short in the semifinals of the Class A state tournament and will not be repeating as state champions. The Blue Ponies knocked off Hardin last night in their first step towards winning back-to-back state titles for the first time in school history, but the dream died Friday night in Hamilton as Havre fell to the hometown Broncs 49-41. Hamilton jumped out to an early 9-0 lead after a pair of 3-pointers by Jayl...

  • Friday's Prep Basketball: Stars will play for Northern B title

    Updated Mar 7, 2015

    BOYS BASKETBALL Eastern AA Great Falls 88, Billings Senior 55 Northern B at Shelby Loser Out Glasgow 72, Harlem 45 Malta 56, Plentywood 33 Semifinal Choteau 70, Shelby 62 Rocky Boy 44, Fairfield 42 Southern B at Billings (Metra) Loser Out Lodge Grass 72, Whitehall 62 St. Labre 65, Colstrip 49 Semifinal Columbus 38, Big Timber 32 Huntley Project 47, Jefferson (Boulder) 39 Southern C at Miles City Loser Out Plenty Coups 94, Custer-Hysham 68 Wibaux 80, Jordan 57 Semifinal Broadview-Lavina 77, Park City 62 Northern Cheyenne 63, B...

  • Skylights down Argos, advance to championship game

    George Ferguson|Updated Mar 7, 2015

    The Frontier Conference women's championship game will include the Montana State University-Northern Skylights for the first time in nearly two decades. The No. 10 Skylights beat the No. 24 Great Falls Argos 73-59 Friday night in a semifinal game to advance to Monday's title game against top-seeded Westminster. Behind a massive 32 points and 16 rebounds from senior A'Jha Edwards, the Skylights overpowered the Argos. Edwards scored 10 points in the first 12 minutes, helping...

  • Lawsuits asks jduge's racist emails be released

    Updated Mar 7, 2015

    BILLINGS (AP) — Attorneys for two journalists have filed a lawsuit seeking the disclosure of hundreds of racist and inappropriate emails from Montana's former Chief U.S. District Judge. The California Civil Rights Law Group filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in California, where federal court officials have been holding the emails from Judge Richard Cebull. Cebull resigned last year after an investigation into a racist email he sent involving President Barack Obama that was first reported by The Great Falls T...

  • Montana Senators hear mental health proposals

    ALISON NOON|Updated Mar 7, 2015

    ALISON NOON HELENA (AP) — State senators heard on Friday a slate of bills to expand Montana's mental health care system, many of which overlap with the governor's plan. Three Republican proposals and two Democratic bills were heard in the Senate Finance and Claims Committee, which dedicated more than three hours to the measures. Ravalli County Sheriff Chris Hoffman testified in favor of the three Republican bills that would open more mental health crisis centers and put additional beds in the four existing ones. Hoffman said...

  • Rocky Boy council has been black mark

    Updated Mar 6, 2015
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    Editor: The events of the past years have aided the Rocky Boy Business Committee in giving a black mark against the tribe, its members and Ken Blatt St. Marks. What has the current business committee done to prove anything against Mr. Blatt St Marks? Why are they so against this man? Is it true they are trying to impeach him for standing up and trying to right the wrongs others have done? The ones who gained illegally are the ones who should not be able to serve ever again. Let's put that to a vote. This is an embarrassment t...