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A Havre psychologist who practiced at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation pleaded guilty today in federal court in Great Falls to charges of bribery and tax fraud at the reservation. James Howard Eastlick Jr. pleaded guilty to one charge in each of three cases filed against him, with remaining charges including all in another case to be dismissed. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris set sentencing for Aug. 15. Eastlick was charged last year with bribing Tony Belcourt, CEO and chief contracting officer of the Chippewa Cree C...
HELENA (AP) — Federal officials say more than 36,000 people in Montana selected insurance plans under the nation's health-care overhaul law by the March 31 deadline. That exceeds health officials' original target of signing up 31,000 Montanans by the end of the open-enrollment period. The Department of Health and Human Services released the data Thursday. Full story in Fridays' Havre Daily News....
MISSOULA (AP) — The special prosecutor in Barry Beach's 1984 murder trial says the case has been exhaustively reviewed and the state Board of Pardons and Parole should reject Beach's recent clemency application. Beach was sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole for the 1979 killing of Kim Knees near Poplar. Both were 17 at the time. Former Gov. Marc Racicot wrote to the board Tuesday. That same day, supporters of Beach argued that young criminals can no longer be sentenced to life in prison w...
HELENA (AP) — The commissioner of political practices has found that one of his predecessors violated Montana campaign practices laws. But Commissioner Jonathan Motl says there is no way to enforce Thursday's decision against David Gallik. Gallik was commissioner from May 2011 to January 2012. During that time, Gallik signed a tax form as the treasurer for a political group called Council for a Sustainable America. Motl says Montana law prevents the commissioner from participating in any political activity. (Full story in F...
A candlelight vigil was held in Rocky Boy in remembrance of Kaidynce Small, the 11-month-old child who died October 21. The vigil was held on the last day of Child Abuse Awareness Month to raise awareness for the issue and to remember Kaidynce. Friday, Small's father, Garrett "Kirby" LaFromboise, was sentenced to 13 years and 4 months in prison for assaulting his son that night. LaFromboise's girlfriend, Cecelia Gardipee, is facing a murder trial June 23. "This is to regroup...
In 2013, 80 tons of material that otherwise would have headed toward the landfill was recycled by people using Recycle Hi-Line's oprograms. Recycle Hi-Line recycle drives have become a huge success, said the group's chair, Candi Zion. "We anticipate that this year's numbers will be even bigger," she said. "As we are getting more recyclers, though, we are getting more garbage at the drives that can't be recycled." She asked that people who drop things off at Recycle Hi-Line...
A walk to raise awareness for Williams Syndrome, an uncommon developmental condition, will begin at Havre’s Town Square at 4 p.m. Sunday. Williams Syndrome is a genetic condition that is present at birth and is characterized by medical problems including cardiovascular disease, developmental delays and learning disabilities, according to the Williams Syndrom Association. “These occur with striking verbal abilities, highly social personalities and an affinity for music,” a press release from the WSA reads. Williams Syndr...
Tuesday was a very successful day for the Havre High boys and girls tennis teams in Great Falls. Now, the Blue Ponies will try to build on that success. Friday and Saturday, the HHS tennis teams will be back in the Electric City for the Great Falls Invitational. The two-day meet is a dual tournament where the Ponies are scheduled to play Class AA stalwarts Butte High, Billings Senior and Billings Skyview, as well as Class B rival Cut Bank. And with four more matches on the...
After a week off, the Montana State University-Northern rodeo teams continued their season this past weekend. The Lights and Skylights were in Glendive for the Dawson Community College Rodeo, and the Skylights were especially strong. Northern earned a fifth-place finish in the team competition. Hanna Heckman led the way with a second-place finish in barrel racing in the long round, and she had some tough luck in the short round tipping a barrel. Kassy Brough finished 10th in t...
The three Hi-Line United soccer teams are already several games into their 2014 seasons, but there is still plenty of soccer action coming up for the local talent. Once again, the United have put together three teams, including the U19 co-ed team, the U18 girls team, and the U16 co-ed team. The U19 squad is just two years removed from back-to-back state titles and is currently sitting with a 3-2-1 record. The U18 girls are sitting at 0-4-0, while the U16 squad is sitting at 0-6-0. After going through the rebuilding stages...
