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GREAT FALLS (AP) — Six people who oversaw a Blackfeet program for troubled youth have been arraigned on charges they embezzled money from the $9.3 million project. They also are accused of doctoring invoices to embellish the tribal contributions needed to keep the federal money flowing to the now-defunct Po'Ka Project. The indictments kept under seal until Thursday include former program leaders Francis Onstad and Delyle "Shanny" Augare. They appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Keith Strong in Great Falls along with Gary C... Full story
A landmark at Havre’s university finally will see some repairs, with plans set to stabilize Donaldson Hall while plans are completed for its future use at Montana State University-Northern. Northern Chancellor James Limbaugh said in a release that the university has reclassified the building as an academic facility, opening up state funds for its repair and maintenance. “Donaldson Hall is a very important building for MSU-Northern and the Hi-Line," Limbaugh said. "It represents our history and the dedication of our fou... Full story
Secondary education programs at Montana State University-Northern are not being terminated, and a task force will be appointed to provide recommendations with regard to these programs, the university announced Wednesday afternoon. "We have listened to community leaders and school representatives from across the Hi-Line with regard to Northern's secondary education program," stated Dr. James Limbaugh. As part of a program review, Limbaugh recommended that the programs be eliminated, while elementary education programs would... Full story
HELENA (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus says Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will attend his economic development summit next month in Butte. Baucus says Schmidt will help host an online workshop for businesses on Sept. 17, the second day of the meeting. Google experts will help small-business owners create websites. They will also get help with a domain name, web hosting and other Google tools. Baucus' office says most Internet users look online for local products, but most small businesses do not have a website. Other s... Full story
HELENA (AP) — A civil-rights group is arguing that the Wolf Point School District is arranged to favor white voters in a predominantly Native American area. The American Civil Liberties Union of Montana filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday arguing the districts are apportioned to give a predominantly white district greater say on the school board than American Indian residents. The ACLU argues it is an unconstitutional violation of the Voting Rights Act. The group is asking a federal judge to force the school board of t... Full story
The National Night Out event brought the community together Tuesday to talk to representatives of many law enforcement and community agencies who have presences in or near Havre. Many agencies had booths set up at the Montana State University-Northern campus to talk to anyone who had questions about what they do. Hill County Search and Rescue, Boy Scouts of America, U.S. Border Patrol, Havre Fire Department, Montana Highway Patrol, FBI, Canadian Royal Mounted Police, Havre... Full story
HELENA (AP) — One of the two men accused of kidnapping and killing a Sidney High School teacher wants state prosecutors to turn over information from the personnel files of the law-enforcement officers who investigated the case. In addition, Michael Keith Spell's attorneys want District Judge Richard Simonton to order prosecutors to hand over the criminal histories of co-defendant Lester Van Waters Jr. and a jailhouse informant, any deals prosecutors made with witnesses and any witness testimony given to the grand jury. D... Full story
James H. Thole, 76, died in Las Vegas, Nev., on July 17, 2013, of congestive heart failure. Jim was born in Lethbridge, Alberta in 1937 to Herman and Dorothy (Tiny) Thole. Jim was preceded in death by his parents and son, Jamie Thole. Jim is survived by two sons, Tim (Molly) Thole of Seattle, Wash., Craig (Tracy) Thole of Denver, Colo., and three beautiful grandchildren, Taylor, Braden and Saudre. Also surviving are siblings Bob (Margaret) Thole of Lethbridge, Alberta, Arlene (Mike) Sullivan of Kirkland, Wash., Kathy (Greg)... Full story
MISSOULA — Francis “Frank” B. Zander passed away at the age of 88, Aug. 3, 2013, in Missoula, Mont., of natural causes. Frank was born March 13, 1925 in the family home to Julius Richard Zander and Grace Viola (Wunderlich) Zander. Frank grew up on his parents’ ranch in the Milk River Valley between Harlem and Zurich,, Mont., the fourth of six children. Frank attended elementary school in a one-room schoolhouse and graduated from Harlem High School in 1944. Following high sc... Full story
Havre High's Wyatt Lindbloom hits a forehand during a drill at Havre Tennis Camp Monday afternoon at the Bill Vaughey Memorial Tennis Courts. Havre High head tennis coach George Ferguson conducted the camp Monday-Tuesday, and saw 34 boys and girls grades 3-12 participate.... Full story
Both the Montana State Bobcats and Montana Grizzlies will begin the 2013 season ranked among the Top 25 Football Championship Subdivision schools. The 2013 FCS Preseason Coaches Poll was released Tuesday, with the Bobcats ranked No. 2 and the Grizzlies ranked No. 22. In all, five Big Sky Conference teams are ranked. Montana State, which has shared the league championship three straight seasons, was selected second in the preseason poll, behind two-time defending national... Full story
On the football field, the secondary is the last line of defense. There’s a lot of pressure on defensive backs to perform in college football, and it’s why the great ones go on to make millions of dollars in the NFL. At the NAIA level, great defensive backs, and speedy athletic cornerbacks are hard to come by. That’s because the best ones end up at Alabama or LSU, and then at mid-majors or FCS. But over the years, the Frontier Conference has produced some of the premier defen... Full story
Havre City Council has taken the first step in annexing more land into the city. Council voted to annex many separate sections of land of varying sizes around the city limits. The largest and most notable section being annexed is the area past the northwestern limit of Havre, on U.S. Highway 2. Once annexed, Holiday Village Mall will be within city limits. This section stretches as far west as AmericInn. Some of the businesses and buildings that will eventually be annexed into the city are the Border Patrol Station, Pacific... Full story
The election board meeting in Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation, which was to swear in Ken Blatt St. Marks Tuesday as a chairman for the Chippewa Cree Business Committee, was not held due to the absence of the board members. According to St. Marks, the board decided to meet at an undisclosed location in order to avoid him and his supporters. Originally, the meeting was to be held at the Chippewa Cree Tribal Court at 11 a.m. Tuesday, but the election board did not show, St. Marks... Full story
