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  • Little Shell federal recognition finally achieved

    Tim Leeds|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    A Montana Native American tribe finally has federal recognition as a tribe, something for which its members have been fighting for a century or more. President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law Friday, including its provision that the federal government recognize the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Native American Tribes must be recognized as sovereign nations by the federal government to exercise full self-governance. The nation-to-nation relationship created by federal recognition...

  • High-speed chase leads to crash, arrests

    Derek Hann|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    A high-speed pursuit in Havre Sunday that ended in a crash resulted in two arrests being made by the Havre Police Department, including of a man facing charges stemming from a string of burglaries earlier in the year. Jaylen Crazyboy and Jaden Blacktongue, both 18, were being held in the Hill County Detention Center this morning without bond on pending charges. Blacktongue and an unnamed 21-year-old female from Box Elder were immediately detained at the site of the crash on the 900 Block of Fourth Avenue while Crazyboy fled...

  • Students lost remembered at Rocky Boy schools

    Derek Hann|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Hundreds of balloons took to the skies Friday in a memorial to two Rocky Boy High School students who have died in the past year, Tyra Parker of Rocky Boy, 13, who died in April from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash, and Lacey Arkinson of Rocky Boy, 16, who died earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash. The balloons were red and blue, red for Arkinson and blue for Parker. The event was organized by the students for the high school, to help celebrate the lives of...

  • Community comes to Eagles Club for Christmas party

    Derek Hann|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Havre Eagles Club once again held a Christmas Party free for the community, with a number of activities, raffles and a chance for children to see Santa Claus. Janet Morsette, who was at the event with her daughter, Caylee, and said they were having a fun day at the event. Morsette said she and her daughter have come to the event for a number of years and usually have a fun time. She added that it is important the community has events like the Eagles Christmas Party because it...

  • For the Record, Dec. 23, 2019

    Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Havre Police Department William Joseph Williams Jr. of Havre, 34, was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a caller on Fourth Street reported an unresponsive man Friday at 6:50 a.m. -- Holly Jo Watson of Box Elder, 46, was arrested on a Justice or City court warrant after a caller on Third Street reported a woman laying on the ground Friday at 12:17 p.m. -- A caller at an 11th Street West business reported Friday at 11:16 p.m. finding what looked like a bag of drugs....

  • Obituary - Leroy Malden 'Roy' Petterson – Havre, MT

    Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Dr. L.M. "Roy" Petterson, 88, of Rochester, MN, formerly of Havre, MT, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at his residence. Roy was born on November 10, 1931 in Silva, ND, to Henry and Elizabeth (Ehnert) Petterson. He graduated from Augsburg College in 1953 and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1958. Later that year, he married Janet "Jan" Kragness at the First Lutheran Church in Eau Claire, WI. Shortly...

  • Access fuels hunting dollars in north-central Montana

    Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Back in 2007, a hunting organization, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, undertook a massive effort to identify the most important regions in the state for Montana hunters. They produced a heat map based on input from over 40 sporting clubs. The more an area was identified as being important, the brighter it got. I recently looked at this map and was struck that north-central Montana was lit up like a Christmas tree. I suppose it’s no secret. Missouri River Country has some of the best hunting in the state. T...

  • MSU hosting math competitions for high school students

    Updated Dec 23, 2019

    From MSU News Service BOZEMAN — High school students can register for free mathematics contests set for Thursday, Jan. 30, and Wednesday, Feb. 5, at Montana State University. The American Mathematics Competition 10 and 12 contests, hosted by the MSU College of Education, Health and Human Development’s Science Math Resource Center, are part of the American Mathematics Competition series developed by the Mathematical Association of America. The series provides an opportunity for students to develop positive attitudes tow...

  • Local News - Transit system announces bus Christmas hours

    Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Havre Daily News staff In observance of the Christmas holiday, North Central Montana transit will run a half-day Tuesday to allow its staff to celebrate Christmas eve and will not run Wednesday or Thursday. The buses will resume their regular hours Friday. —— Online: North Central Montana Transit: http://opportunitylinkmt.org/north-central-montana-transit ....

  • HRDC lists holiday hours, Food Bank closed for week

    Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Press release District 4 Human Resources Development Council will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, in observance of Christmas. District 4 HRDC will resume normal business hours Thursday at 8 a.m. The Havre Food Bank will be closed today through Friday....

  • Havre Beneath the Streets holds holiday special

    Pam Burke|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Havre Beneath the Streets will be holding its Holiday Special through Dec. 31. With the museum decorated for the holidays, Beneath the Streets is offering lower prices to bring people in to share the holiday spirit, staff said. Prices during the special are $10 for 12-year-olds and older, $9 for 4- to 11-year-olds, and free for children 3 and younger. Beneath the Streets is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday with tours at 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. With the...

  • Ponies top Class A at CMR Holiday Classic

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    There are times where it is nice to go back to some old classics, where nostalgia and memories are bound to return. With that, comes the new experiences those classics bring. In the case of the Havre High wrestling team, the CMR Holiday Classic last Friday and Saturday was a nice return to the past, along with some new results. The Blue Ponies finished ninth-place overall with 114.5 points, including placing a champion, having a wrestler place fourth and an overall exciting...

  • HHS swimmers get plenty of pool time in Great Falls

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    After the exciting season-opener in the Havre Community Pool, the Havre High swim team was aimed to face off at one of the most intense meets of the year in Great Falls. The Great Falls Invitational last Friday and Saturday saw a lot of good results for individual swimmers, as well as an overall experience for the many new and old members on the team. In the end, the boys team placed fifth overall, while the girls team finished fifth, too, in the Pre-Relay Friday. For HHS...

  • Ponies suffer tough road losses

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Change is always inevitable, especially when it comes to sports. There will be many stages a team goes through, who they play and even the sport they play in as the years go on. In the case of the Havre High boys basketball team, new conference competition was ready to throw down last Friday and Saturday. The Blue Ponies opened the new Northeast A conference last Friday against the Glendive Red Devils in Glendive and last Saturday against the Miles City Cowboys on the road....

  • Blue Pony girls cruise on the road

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    This last weekend was a big one for many teams across Montana, as conference play was getting exciting early on. Among those games were those in the Northeast A in Class A, where the Havre High girls basketball team took on two new conference rivals in the Glendive Lady Devils and the Miles City Cowgirls. The Blue Ponies were lined up for some tough games, but Havre took care of business and rocked both Glendive, who they beat 69-30 Friday on the road, and the Cowgirls, who...

  • Skylights finish Arizona trip with a blowout win

    George Ferguson|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    Both the Montana State University-Northern Skylights, and their final opponent in the Frontier Phoenix Challenge, Benedictine-Mesa, came to Arizona undefeated. Both however, suffered tough losses during the tournament, and, last Friday, only one was going to leave the desert a winner. That winner turned out to be the No. 11 Skylights, who, after suffering their first loss of the season last Thursday to Bethel University, thrashed Benedictine-Mesa 85-55, improving to 11-1 on...

  • Billings bullies Ice Hawks in the Ice Dome

    Aarron Thompson|Updated Dec 23, 2019

    As some sports seasons are still in there early stages, others are nearing the midway point of the season, including Montana high school hockey. As the middle of the season draws closer, teams like the Havre Ice Hawks are looking to gets some wins to make a good run in the postseason. Unfortunately, the Ice Hawks met with a brick wall last Saturday and Sunday in the Havre Ice Dome - the Billings Bulls. Havre was swept by Billings, with by scores of 4-1 Saturday and 9-0...

  • Bison stampede Bobcats in FCS semifinals

    Updated Dec 22, 2019

    FARGO, N.D. - North Dakota State rushed for 318 yards and Bison freshman Trey Lance threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns as top-ranked NDSU beat No. 5 Montana State 42-14 in the Division I FCS Playoff Semifinals on Saturday. North Dakota State marched 73 yards for a touchdown on its first possession to grab a 7-0 midway through the first quarter. But the Bobcats answered. On the last play of the first quarter, after a Mark Estes jet sweep pushed the Cats to midfield,...