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MISSOULA (AP) — A retired District Court judge has overturned a man's conviction for a 2002 rape at the juvenile detention center in Missoula. District Judge Ed McLean wrote Tuesday that testimony during a Dec. 12 hearing undermined his confidence in the conviction against Cody Marble, who was 17 when he was charged with raping a 13-year-old boy. The alleged victim, Robert Thomas, committed suicide after a day-long standoff with police in Havre April 6, 2014. Attorney Colin Stephenssaid he doubts the case will be retried. M...
Northern Montana Hospital has dropped out of the Veterans Choice Program - which was supposed to be an answer for veterans too far from a VA clinic or those in need of faster attention - because the program's third party was "an unreliable payer," Julianne LaSmith of the hospital said. State VA officials and politicians agree that the problem common-denominator with the Choice Program has been Health Net, the third-party administrator that schedules appointments and pays provi...
Less than two weeks after being appointed to the Montana Senate, Russ Tempel, R-Chester, has received his committee assignments for the legislative session. His webpage on the Montana Legislative website says Tempel will sit on the Education and Cultural Resources; Energy and Telecommunications; and Taxation committees. He could not be reached for comment before print deadline this morning. The Senate has 17 committees to which lawmakers are appointed, the Legislature’s website said. Tempel was appointed by representatives of...
A #GivingTuesday donation drive has prompted a spike in giving to the Montana State University-Northern Alumni Foundation, its executive director said. Director Jim Bennett said Thursday that more than $25,000 has been donated since Nov. 29 when the drive got underway. He said that he was unable to give an exact figure because donations were still coming in. “Some people elected to make donations online, and some people have been responding through the mail, so there are some people still responding in that way,” Bennett sai...
GREAT FALLS (AP) — Officials plan to reduce the number of prairie dogs at First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park because they say the animals are threatening artifacts. The park plans to try to capture and relocate the prairie dogs first but killing the animals is also an option. Park manager Rick Thompson says it all depends on how many landowners or agencies are willing to accept the animals. Native Americans used the land to hunt buffalo by guiding them over a sandstone cliff. The park has arrangements of rocks that were u...
Allison Marie Keeley, 44, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, at her home after battling breast cancer. A celebration of Allison's life will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2016, at the Havre Inn & Suites Convention Center. Memorial contributions in Allison's honor may be made to a charity of one's choice. Please visit Allison's on line memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com. Services and arrangements have been... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers assisted a citizen after a McKinley Avenue caller reported Friday at 10:36 a.m. that she was unable to sit up on her own. —— Officers investigated an animal abuse report after a Heritage Drive caller made a report Friday at 12:50 p.m. —— Vanessa Danielle Segna of Havre, 34, was arrested on a pick up and hold order Friday at 12:52 p.m. —— Aleisha Morningstar The Boy was arrested Friday at 5:31 p.m. on a charge of contempt for which justice of the peace may punish Friday at 5:31 p.m. on Thi...
Kinzee Peterson, Ice Hawks Hockey Havre High's Kinzee Peterson had an outstanding season on the golf course this past fall, even recording a hole-in-one at the Class A state tournament. Now though, Peterson is stopping shots instead of sinking them. As the No. 1 goalie for the Havre Ice Hawks high school hockey team, Peterson has been outstanding thus far. In Havre's home debut last month, Peterson stopped an amazing 73 shots in two games against the Missoula Bruins, the top C...
The Glacier Nationals were back on the ice after a week off for Christmas break. But there was no holiday cheer from Glacier’s two opponents. Friday night, the Nationals welcomed in the Great Falls Americans to the Havre Ice Dome, and the game was a rough one for Glacier, which was shut out by the Nationals, 9-0. Great Falls got 54 shots on the Glacier tandem of Will Langstaff and Jeremiah Clark, and the Americans poured in seven goals in the second period, after going up 2-0...
In their first of back-to-back games against the University of Alberta-Augustana, the Montana State University-Northern Lights came out flat. They won anyway, but Northern head coach Shawn Huse said his team would need to play with a lot more energy in the rematch. Mission accomplished. Friday afternoon, the Lights and Vikings were back in the Armory Gymnasium, where Northern came out firing on all cylinders on its way to a 101-55 win. The victory pushed Northern to a 13-1... Full story
Men’s basketball in the Frontier Conference is always an exciting event. That’s because every year, the league is loaded with great teams and great players. The 2017 season will be no different. While Carroll College is a prohibitive favorite this season, from top to bottom, the Frontier is heavy with good basketball teams, and that will make the next two months extremely exciting and intense. Another reason the league is so good is because it’s littered with coaching stalw... Full story
There are some really good conferences in NAIA Division I women’s basketball. But over the next two months, it will be hard to find anything better than what will take place in the Frontier Conference. The league is one that has sent an average of four teams to the NAIA national tournament, per year over the last four. And, this season, it might be more. Yes, Lewis-Clark State, along with UGF, MSU-Northern and Carroll College are top heavy, but, the Frontier doesn’t have a s... Full story
Prep Basketball Standings BOYS Central A Conf. Overall Lewistown 1-0 3-1 Livingston 1-0 2-3 Belgrade 1-1 4-2 Browning 0-0 1-3 Havre 0-2 1-5 Eastern A Conf. Overall Hardin 3-0 5-0 Sidney 0-0 4-0 Miles City 0-0 0-3 Billings Central 0-1 2-1 Laurel 0-1 1-2 Glendive 0-1 0-4 Southwestern A Conf. Overall Hamilton 2-0 6-0 Stevensville 1-1 3-3 Corvallis 1-1 1-4 Dillon 0-0 4-0 Butte Central 0-2 2-4 Northwestern A Conf. Overall Frenchtown 1-0 3-2 Polson 0-0 2-4 Whitefish 0-0 1-4 Columbia 0-1 1-5 1B Conf Overall Cut Bank 2-0 3-1 Choteau...
