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Freezing rain likely followed by snow is causing icy conditions from the Rocky Mountain Front through North Dakota, and with some schools or buses delayed or canceled. National Weather Service issued a freezing rain advisory from Fort Benton northeastward along U.S. Highway 87 and along and north of U.S. Highway 2 from Cut Bank east. Drivers are urged to use caution and warned that using cruise control on slick roadways can increase the chance of losing control of the vehicle driven. A Rocky Boy schools representative said... Full story
HELENA — Two Washington, D.C.-based advocacy groups have filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission accusing a U.S. House candidate in Montana of illegally coordinating with the political-action committee he created. The Campaign Legal Center and Democracy 21 allege television advertisements by Special Forces for America PAC that support Ryan Zinke's House bid include photographs that appear to come from the Zinke campaign. The groups say republishing campaign materials is an in-kind contribution that federal l...
Gov. Steve Bullock is joining the list of speakers who will be in Havre Wednesday to talk about the economy. The University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research announced Tuesday that Bullock will speak about the state of the Montana economy during the bureau’s annual Economic Outlook Seminar. The seminar, running from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Hensler Auditorium in Montana State University-Northern’s Applied Technology Center, features Greg Gianforte as the keynote speaker. Gianforte, founder of Bozem... Full story
HELENA (AP) - A Blackfeet tribal member carrying a bison heart in a plastic bag in protest of an Idaho tribe's hunt of pregnant bison was stopped outside Gov. Steve Bullock's office in the Montana Capitol. Police on Tuesday turned away James St. Goddard in the hallway outside the office of the governor, who was not there at the time, the Independent Record reported . However, police and governor's officials did allow St. Goddard to bring the heart into a meeting with the... Full story
KALISPELL (AP) — Amtrak is busing its Empire Builder passengers between stations in Whitefish and Shelby due to the threat of avalanches on Marias (muh-RY'-us) Pass. Amtrak spokesman Marc Magliari said Wednesday that passengers will ride buses between the two stops until at least Saturday, while the empty train will travel over the pass. Magliari tells the Flathead Beacon (http://bit.ly/P1fQK0 ) that BNSF Railway rules don't allow loaded passenger trains to run if there has been a recent slide. The rail line was closed l... Full story
The director of a local service organization suggested to City Council that Havre needs to create accommodations for homeless people. Havre city government and Hill County ought to consider opening a temporary housing shelter for homeless people when the weather gets extremely cold, said Trina Crawford, the director of the Salvation Army’s Havre Service Center at the Havre City Council meeting Monday night. The vacancy rate in Havre apartments is very low, she said, and federal rules are making it harder for people to q... Full story
An expert on ceramic pottery gave a presentation on his travels to China and the pottery it is famous for Tuesday night in the latest installment of the Chancellor's Lecture Series at Montana State University-Northern Ralph Esposito, a professor of arts at Carroll College in Helena, traveled to China with a group of students and professors from the University of West Virginia in September of 2012. While in China, Esposito visited Shanghai and, most importantly, Jingdezhen.... Full story
Fred "Chris" Christie Crosby Jr., 70, passed away Monday, March 3, 2014, surrounded by his family at Northern Montana Hospital due to COPD. His funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 8, 2014, at 5th Avenue Christian Church with Minister Chad Leathermon officiating. Memorials in Chris' name may be made to Little Rockies Christian Camp in the care of Fifth Avenue Christian Church or Ninos de Mexico. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bo... Full story
A new club being formed on campus will give students the opportunity to get outdoors and explore the flora and fauna of the Havre region. Jaakko Puisto is the faculty adviser for the club, or will be if everything goes according to plan. Puisto and other Montana State University-Northern faculty met with representatives of the Montana Wilderness Association last week to discuss forming the Wilderness Club at MSU-N. “We have to have a couple meetings about it,” Puisto said. The club’s first meeting is scheduled for March... Full story
HAVRE - Dorothy J. "Dixie" Cooper, 79, of Havre, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at Benefis Medical Center of natural causes. Dixie passed peacefully with her family adoringly at her side. Cremation has taken place, and private family graveside services will be held at a later date. Her family has requested that memorials be made to the Havre-Hill County Library, 402 3rd Street, Havre, MT 59501. Arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home, and you... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 7:02 a.m. Tuesday call from Pine Drive about a vehicular hit and run and an arrest was made. ——— Legrand Chad Cazier, 29, of Havre was arrested on a charge of trespassing after officers responded to a 9:17 a.m. Tuesday call from a 3rd Avenue business about a man the caller said needed to be removed. ——— Atraeu Jacob Belcourt, 22, of Havre was arrested on a charge of violating a protective order after officers received a 9:56 a.m. Tuesday complaint at the police station. ... Full story
New Beginnings Church of the Nazarene is a vibrant parish that will build a new church if it sells its church on 310 South Dell. That’s the message from John Powell, pastor of the south side church. Some people at Monday night’s Havre City Council meeting suggested that the church was suffering from declining membership and that’s why it is planning to sell the building. Powell said the existing building is getting older and some work will be done. “Our district wanted to build a new building rather than make the repairs... Full story
A string of indictments alleging embezzlement at a north-central Montana Indian reservation continue to work their way through federal court, with one set of defendants again pleading not guilty and one in another case scheduled to be sentenced Friday. Havre businessman and former school board Chair Shad Huston and Tony and Hailey Belcourt Tuesday again pleaded not guilty to charges. Tony Belcourt awarded disaster money contracts to Huston, who, the indictment alleges, paid money back to the Belcourts in return. Belcourt, a... Full story
Montana State University-Northern students and Havreites filed into the Student Union Building ballroom Tuesday to add to the already successful American Red Cross Blood Drive in Havre. Chris Quinn, the team supervisor for the blood drive, said the Northern drive always ranks high in the state in how many donors they receive. "For the size of the school, there's a high percentage of donors there," Quinn said. Quinn said the Northern drive is comparable to MSU in Bozeman and... Full story
The score of 1,758 bowled by Alicia Burrington and Ryan Mapes is still holding down the top spot after the second weekend of play in the Annual No-Tap Mixed Doubles. Second and third also remain the same with Michele and Doug Denny and Julie Rodgers and Shawn Mariani in those positions. Pep’s Lanes in Big Sandy completed their tournament with Maggie Richter and Shawn Webster taking the top spot there. Several area bowlers are traveling to Reno, Nev., to bowl in the U.S.B.C. National tournament. Results will be in next w... Full story
Thursday High School Basketball State A boys At Great Falls 12:30 p.m. Laurel vs Stevensville 2 p.m. Havre vs Columbia Falls 6:30 p.m. Dillon vs Miles City 8 p.m. Belgrade vs Polson State C boys At Butte 12:30 p.m. Wibaux vs Fairview 2 p.m. Box Elder vs 6:30 p.m. Westby-Grenora vs D-G-S 8 p.m. Superior vs Broadus Northern B girls At Conrad 1 p.m. — Malta (20-0) vs. Rocky Boy (8-13), first round 2:30 p.m. — Glasgow (7-14) vs. Choteau (14-6), first round 6:30 p.m. — Fairfield (20-0) vs. Harlem (7-13), first round 8 p.m. — Con... Full story
It’s getting down to the wire for the Montana State University-Northern men’s and women’s basketball teams. And after the last regular season Coaches Polls were released Tuesday afternoon, there’s only one poll left before the NAIA national tournament fields will be announced. Following Monday night’s win over Carroll College, the MSU-Northern women remain ranked No. 21 in the new poll. The Skylights have a date with Lewis-Clark State in the Frontier Conference semifinal... Full story
Right now, there is no reason for anybody to doubt that the No. 1-ranked Box Elder Bears have what it takes to win a Class C state championship. The Bears have been ranked No. 1 nearly all season long and cruised through the regular season, District 9C tournament in Havre, and even the Northern C Divisional tournament in Great Falls last weekend. Now, with a flawless 23-0 record heading into the Class C state tournament at the Butte Civic Center, the Bears continue to be the... Full story
The long wait of eight years is over for the Havre High boys basketball team is over. The Blue Ponies are finally back in the Class A state tournament. But Havre won’t just be going to Great Falls content to just be in the field. No, the Blue Ponies are there to compete and win games. Yet, the Class A boys basketball tournament is always one of the most difficult in Montana, mainly because Class A is small, and the cream usually always rises to the top. This weekend at the F... Full story
For the first time since the 2006 season, the Havre High boys basketball team is going back to the Class A state basketball tournament. And it is a new and exciting experience for everybody, as second-year head coach Curt Leeds prepares for state with a very young Blue Pony squad. It was an up-and-down regular season for the Ponies who enter the weekend at 7-13 overall. Wins were tough to come by, but the Ponies found a way to punch their ticket into state as a No. 2 seed.... Full story
