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After being without running water for around a day, Chinook’s dry spell has been reversed. Chinook’s running water has been restored, but the city has been put on a state of emergency until tests on the water has been completed. “There was probably about a softball-sized hole in the main line out of the plant,” Chinook Mayor Keith Hanson said. Hanson added that the break was caused by old piping. The main line coming out of the plant has been there since 1957. City workers were giving residents drinking water Wednesd...
HELENA (AP) — Four gay couples are suing Montana over its constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. That leaves North Dakota and South Dakota as the only two states with gay marriage bans and no lawsuits seeking to overturn them. The Montana lawsuit was being filed Wednesday in federal court in Great Falls, with help from the Montana ACLU. It lists as plaintiffs four Montana couples who are either unmarried or were married outside the state. The lawsuit alleges the ban denies same-sex couples the freedom and dignity a...
MISSOULA (AP) — A Montana man trying to catch the thieves who targeted his house pleaded not guilty Wednesday to deliberately killing a 17-year-old German exchange student who entered his garage, a case that ignited debate about laws allowing people to kill to protect their property. Markus Kaarma, 29, of Missoula was arraigned in the April 27 death of Diren Dede of Hamburg, Germany, and prosecutors asked District Judge Ed McLean to increase Kaarma's bond to $500,000. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Andrew Paul said K...
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The head of the biggest railroad hauling North Dakota crude says the future of oil shipments depends on proving that it can be done safely. BNSF Executive Chairman Matt Rose spoke on Wednesday at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in Bismarck, which has drawn more than 4,000 people for three days of events. Rose says the railroad is committed to preventing accidents like the Dec. 30 crash outside Casselton that left an ominous cloud over the town and led some residents to evacuate. He says the r...
Motorcyclists, and road trip enthusiasts in general, have an opportunity to cruise north-central Montana roads, win prizes and help out a good cause this weekend in the area's first poker run of the season. Eagle Riders, a motorcycle club affiliated with Havre's Eagles Club Aerie No. 166, is holding its 2nd Annual Spring Opener Poker Run fundraiser Saturday with an expanded venue that also includes a dinner, a silent auction, vendors and a street dance. "We are basically...
Havre Pride cleanup this past Saturday was the second attempt to hold the activity — as the April date was taken over by Mother Nature and some bad weather. To those who braved the April date ... thank you so very much for your participation. When weather plays a role in an event and a quick decision is needed to be made to let folks know about changes, our most immediate means to get the word out is the radio. And, we know we missed some of you, and we are sorry for that. And, those folks out this past Saturday, we thank y...
Edward P. Otto, 77, of Havre passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014, at the Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. A visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 23, 2014, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in Highland Cemetery. The family has requested that memorials be made to the Disabled American...
Milan John Pavlovick passed away at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Montana, on May 12, 2014, after an extended illness. He was 76 years of age. Milan was born on July 10, 1938, at the family farm home at Iliad, Montana, to Elsie Cikrit Pavlovick and John Pavlovick. He was delivered by a midwife. The family home was a quarter mile north of the Iliad school where Milan began his education. He went to high school in Big Sandy, where he graduated in 1956. He went on to trade school at Northern Montana College and later a...
Ted G. Knudson, 52 of Cranbrook, British Columbia, passed away Oct 5, 2013. He was born to Glen R. Knudson and Ila Springer Knudson on Sept 18, 1961. Ted is survived by his parents; brothers, Terry and Tobby; sister, Pam; and extended family. He was predeceased by his brother Timmy in 1963; and his grandparents. There will be a graveside remembrance at Highland Cemetery, Friday, May 23, at 1 p.m., followed by a gathering at the Havre Eagles Club after. Thank you in advance, Glen Knudson and family....
Chef Ben Thorpe of the Grand Union Restaurant in Fort Benton gave a demonstration and lecture at Simply Natural Monday. Thorpe lectured on how to make homemade kimchi. "There's a significant difference in flavor between homemade and store-bought kimchi," Thorpe said. Kimchi is a fermented Korean side dish that is made of cabbage and other vegetables. Once the kimchi is prepared, it is put into a container for weeks to months to allow it to ferment. Thorpe covered many aspects...
HELENA — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered BNSF Railway to reinstate workers in Montana and Wyoming, with back pay, after an agency investigation determined the employees were illegally fired after reporting they suffered a back injury at work. OSHA said Monday it found that BSNF violated the whistleblower portions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act for firing an employee in Greybull, Wyoming, in 2010 and one in Havre in 2011 within weeks of when the men reported work-related injuries. OSHA o...
A Laurel family accused of conspiring to embezzle federal money from a water project in north-central Montana faces new charges, this time that they failed to report income — including from Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation — when applying for financial aid for their son. Brenden James Leischner pleaded not guilty Tuesday in federal district court in Great Falls to charges that he and his parents, Mark and Tammy Leischner, conspired to file false information in financial aid applications and appeals while Brenden Leisc...
The Havre High boys and girls tennis teams went through an intense, pressure-packed three days last weekend at the Central A Divisional tournament in Bozeman, but the reward for nine HHS tennis players is competing at the state’s highest level of competition. Thursday and Friday at locations around Billings, boys and girls from the Blue Pony tennis teams will compete at the Class A state tournament, and longtime Havre head coach George Ferguson couldn’t be more excited for...
The surrounding area is packed with boys and girls Class C track and field talent, and it will all be on display Thursday at the annual Northern C Divisional track meet. Coming out of the 9C and 10C, the Hi-Line will be well represented in Great Falls. The Chester/J-I Hawks have several standouts in the 10C ranks, as does North Star, Chinook, Box Elder, Turner, Big Sandy and Hays-Lodge Pole in the 9C ranks. But the Hi-Line isn’t just well represented with numbers, several a...
