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HELENA (AP) — Gov. Steve Bullock said Tuesday that he would like to work on improving schools in a number of ways. The governor discussed a laundry list of broad ideas at a meeting of the Board of Education, which includes leaders of both the college and K-12 systems. Bullock says his administration helped increase education funding, backed a college tuition freeze, and made other improvements during his first legislative session. He plans other ways to improve schools. "From my perspective, public education is one of the g... Full story
Gilbert Horn sat in his chair at the recreation room in Northern Montana Care Center as friends helped him put his put his traditional headdress on. “I’m going to look like Mickey Mouse,” he quipped. Everyone laughed. Horn has spent his 90 years with a sense of humor. Today, Horn was once again the center of attention, not for his humor, but for his courageous service in World War II. American Legion District 2 Commander Jon Monteaux was at the care center to present a certi... Full story
KALISPELL (AP) — Blackfeet authorities have arrested a tribal member who has been critical of the tribe's governing council, accusing him of violating a law that protects council members from threats, slanderous material or misleading information. Relatives of Bryon Scott Farmer say the Great Falls man was arrested Friday while attending a family gathering in Browning for doing nothing more than expressing himself. "I felt violated by what the police did," Farmer's aunt, Carol Grant, told the Flathead Beacon (... Full story
The city of Havre is going through its codes, finding some laws that are obsolete. City officials found some of the old laws a tad humorous. For instance, Monday night, City Council took the first step in erasing from city codes a provision that allows it to regulate radio stations — commercial and ham radio — and their frequencies. The city once had that authority, but in the 1930s, Councilman Andrew Brekke said, the federal government took over that responsibility. But in reviewing the city laws, council discovered tha... Full story
HELENA (AP) — A civil-rights organization filed a new lawsuit against the state Monday on behalf of seven gay couples in an attempt to win for them the same benefits that married couples receive in Montana. The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed its amended complaint after the state Supreme Court rejected its first lawsuit in December for being too broad and not identifying specific laws that are discriminatory. In the amended lawsuit, attorney James Goetz identifies numerous statutes, including laws he says p... Full story
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Six members of a northern Montana Hutterite colony have pleaded not guilty to possessing two illegally killed grizzly bears. Pondera colony minister Leonard Kleinsasser and five other members entered their pleas Tuesday during an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Great Falls. Federal prosecutors charged the colony members in June after investigators found the bears buried on the Hutterites' land. Kleinsasser told a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent that colony members were chasing the p... Full story
GREAT FALLS (AP) — State Sen. Shannon Augare has pleaded not guilty to DUI, reckless driving and obstructing an officer. The Browning Democrat and Blackfeet tribal leader appeared Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Great Falls. He is accused of fleeing a Glacier County sheriff's deputy who pulled him over for erratic driving May 26 on the Blackfeet reservation. Prosecutors say Augare told the deputy he had no jurisdiction to arrest him and then sped away when the deputy attempted to take his keys. The sheriff's office t... Full story
HELENA — Another top potential Democratic candidate is rejecting a run for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat. Insurance commissioner Monica Lindeen said in a release Tuesday that she doesn't want to leave Montana and will stay in her current job. Democrats are scrambling to find a candidate after former Gov. Brian Schweitzer announced Saturday that he would run and had no interest in serving in the Senate. Lindeen has twice won statewide elected office and was considered a top option for Democrats. Superintendent of Public I...
The short break in action came to an end for the Havre North Stars, but they were back on the diamond for more American Legion action Monday. Havre was on the road Monday afternoon, taking on the Tri-County Cardinals in Conrad. And in the district doubleheader, the North Stars and Cardinals split the two games. The North Stars took Game 1 with a score of 15-6, but the Cardinals took Game 2 by a score of 8-2. A six-run seventh inning put the Cardinals away in Game 1. The game... Full story
Last weekend, the Havre 15-year-old Babe Ruth all stars turned in a 1-3 record. But with one last weekend left in the season, Havre is looking to turn in a much better weekend at the state tournament. Saturday, Great Falls beat Havre 9-3, but Havre turned around to defeat Helena 11-10. And Sunday, Helena defeated Havre 13-3, before Northern defeated Havre 4-3. Havre finished 1-3 on the weekend, but will need to overcome the losses very quickly. Wednesday, the Havre All Stars... Full story
The Rotary Club does a lot of great things for our community throughout the entire year, and when it comes to sports, this past week was a big one for the Rotary Club. Last week, at Prairie Farms Golf Course, Rotary sponsored the annual Rotary Youth Golf Camp. The camp, for junior golfers ages 8-18, ran Tuesday through Thursday, and it was, and has been, spearheaded by longtime Havre golfing great Jim Kato. Last week saw 28 kids participate in the annual camp, which concluded... Full story
Young people often feel an antipathy toward police officers. And officers often don’t communicate well with young people. It looks like Montana State University-Northern, Havre Public Schools and the Havre Police Department are working to solve that communications problems. This coming school year, Detective Ryan Pearson will spend half of his time at Northern and half at Havre High School. He will deal with problems as they pop up at both places, but a good share of his time will be spent communicating with students. P... Full story
People will be able to tour Amtrak cars and learn the history of the passenger rail service when the Amtrak Exhibit Train sets up shop in Havre this weekend. The exhibit will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Havre Amtrak station. The self-guided tour will include interactive exhibits showing how an Amtrak train works and the 42-year history of the service. Some of the exhibits will date back to the start of Amtrak. Exhibits showing menus, china... Full story
Two members of the Hill County museum board told the board Monday that, along with opening some of its property on the Great Northern Fairgrounds during the fair, the board should shift its focus to doing some work on that property. Gary Wilson, vice-chair of the H. Earl Clack Museum Board, and board member Val Hickman worked Monday morning on cleaning and preparing the historic Faber School for its showing Saturday afternoon during the fair. Hickman said the interior of the schoolhouse, a 108-year-old log building from the... Full story
The association pushing to upgrade and expand the trade corridor along the Hi-Line’s highway has set a meeting in Havre Tuesday, July 30. Bob Sivertsen, president of the Highway 2 Association, said the group wants to share what is happening on U.S. Highway 2 with the public and hear ideas about what should be done with the highway. “There are issues that need to be addressed such as transportation and other impacts in communities that are experiencing rapid growth from energy development,” Sivertsen said in a press relea... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a report made at 11:31 a.m. Monday from Optimist Park that a duffel bag with personal items and electronic devices was missing from the caller's vehicle. ——— At 1:09 p.m. Monday a caller reported from Assinniboine Avenue that a vehicle had been broken into. ——— Officers were called to a 16th Street location to provide assistance with a disturbance Monday at 1:57 p.m. ——— Monday at 7:39 p.m. a caller reported a theft of pills, some of which had been spilled in the 9th Avenue re... Full story
There is bipartisan agreement that nonpartisan municipal elections are best for Havre. City Council Monday unanimously agreed to put the matter on the fall ballot this year. Councilmen said they heard mostly positive comments about the proposal. “I’ve heard only one negative comment — from my house” said Ward 1 Democrat Bonnie Parenteau, whose husband, Joe, opposes the idea. “I’ve heard some negative comments, but mostly positive,” said Mayor Tim Solomon, also a Democrat. Councilman Andrew Brekke, who is also Hill County R... Full story
“Billy Joe” William Joseph Larson-Lawrence, 54, a Native American from Great Falls, passed away July 2, 2013, by accidental drowning. His memorial services will be held 11 a.m. on Friday, July 12, 2013, at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel. Schnider Funeral Home in Great Falls is handling arrangements. Billy Joe was born in Fort Belknap June 27, 1959. He was raised in Havre where he was educated. He was a general laborer and a self-taught artist. He is survived by two step-daught... Full story
Murel Francis “MF” Clancey, 92, died peacefully of natural causes on July 10, 2013. He was born in Wolf Point, Mont., on Nov. 23, 1920, to Walter and Nellie (Ford) Clancy. They moved to Havre when he was about 2 years old, where he lived the rest of his life except for his college years, his Navy service during World War II and the past five years when he lived at Generations Assisted Living in Ennis. His family and his Catholic faith were the foundation of his life. Mur... Full story
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board heard Monday about two separate Montana Dinosaur Trail topics, one a set of billboards promoting Rudyard, Havre and Chinook and another an opportunity to bring the tyrant lizard king to the Havre museum. Clack museum manager Jim Spangelo said a lawsuit against Fort Peck Paleontology Inc. has ended, but the result is the sale of the nonprofit’s items, including its gift shop items and a model of the head of a Tyrannosaurus rex. “They may have won the battle and lost the war,” Spangelo said.... Full story
