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BILLINGS (AP) — A Montana judge has scheduled a two-day competency hearing to determine if a Colorado man charged with killing a high school teacher is fit for trial. District Judge Richard Simonton scheduled the hearing in the case of Michael Keith Spell for March 24 and 25 in Sidney. The 24-year-old defendant from Parachute, Colo. is charged with killing Sidney High School teacher Sherry Arnold while attempting to abduct her on Jan. 7, 2012. Spell's attorneys say he suffers from mental disabilities that render him unable t... Full story
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — BNSF plans to invest $5 billion in its railroad this year, including $900 million to expand capacity in the Northern Plains where crude oil shipments are surging. The railroad said Tuesday its 2014 spending plan is roughly $1 billion higher than last year. BNSF says it's responding to significant volume growth. Some projects should help alleviate congestion near the booming Bakken oil field in North Dakota and Montana. Last week, the National Association of Railroad Passengers complained to officials t... Full story
"Art comes in all forms," said Brad Shields, an artist and student at Montana State University-Northern. Shields is a graphic design major and is in his fourth year of college. He transferred from Aaniiih Nakoda College and has been working on his digital and contemporary art for many years. Shields said he has had an interest in creating art ever since he began drawing as a kid. "It runs in my family," Shields said. "It's a natural ability." Shields said that his father, aunt... Full story
HELENA (AP) — The Montana Supreme Court says a legislative referendum to end Election-Day voter registration can go on the 2014 ballot. But the justices ruled in a 5-1 decision Wednesday the attorney general's office must first revise the ballot statement to clarify that the change is not required by the federal National Voter Registration Act. Montana has allowed voters to register or change their registrations on Election Day since 2005. The referendum approved by the 2013 Republican-led Legislature for the November b... Full story
Many college campuses in Montana have made the decision to completely ban smoking from school property — not just in facilities, but on school grounds as well. Students at Montana State University-Northern will have a chance to vote for a similar policy change in the upcoming university election. Montana’s restaurants have been smoke-free since 2005 and bars and nontribal casinos since 2009. Four Montana state campuses, Montana Tech, University of Montana and UM-Western have also made the switch. Denise Brewer, director of... Full story
Jenna Meldrum, left, and Kyra Cornelius high five during Saturday's mural reception at the Havre-Hill County Library. Two walls of the children's reading room in the basement of the Havre-Hill County Library were painted with the original creations of Vince Woodwick and the teen girls Woodwick has been instructing over the past year. Havre Mayor Tim Solomon led the ribbon cutting Saturday and about 60 people showed up for the reception. Woodwick has also led the Library Art... Full story
BUTTE (AP) — An unmarried teacher at a Roman Catholic middle school in Montana who is a Havre native has been fired after getting pregnant, the Diocese of Helena confirmed. Patrick Haggarty, the superintendent of Catholic schools for Montana, said Tuesday that Butte Central teacher Shaela Evenson "made a willful decision to violate the terms of her contract," which requires her to respect the moral and religious teachings of the Catholic Church in both her professional and personal life. Evenson graduated from Havre High S... Full story
At a community meeting at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation Tuesday, more than 60 participants attempted to come up with a solution to the problem of drugs in the area. "Silence is not a Chippewa Cree cultural value," the poster for the event reads, and this was the major theme of the meeting; the community needs to speak up and band together if it wants to alleviate the problems on the reservation caused by drug and alcohol abuse. Bruce Meyers, the organizer of the event, spoke... Full story
A Havre man was sentenced Tuesday to eight days in jail, already served, and fined $25, for shooting a gun June 10 in a residential neighborhood in Havre after he inserted himself into an argument about a dog. James R. Lowrance, born in 1990, made profane comments toward two women after one of them confronted another man, her upstairs neighbor, about him hitting his own dog. When a boyfriend of one of the women confronted Lowrance, he pulled a gun from a holster and threatened the boyfriend. The boyfriend followed him outside... Full story
After 2½ hours of sometimes contentious discussion Monday, the Hill County Park Board agreed to hold off on policy decisions in several areas, giving more time — and a chance for more public input — before deciding what should be changed. The board listened to discussions including on how park permits should be issued, how cabins should be signed, how many outbuildings should be allowed on cabin sites and what fences should be allowed at cabin sites, and pushed decisions on those issues to future meetings, possibly unti... Full story
Betty T. (Lakey) Zorn, 71, passed away peacefully on Monday (Feb. 3) in St. Paul, Minn. Her funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at United Methodist Church in Chester. Following burial at the Chester Cemetery, a reception will be held at the church. Local arrangements are by Rockman Funeral Chapel in Chester. Betty was born on July 30, 1942, to Troy and Lucy (Morrison) Lakey, the second of two children. She grew up in Chester and graduated from Chester High School in... Full story
Havre Police Department Two arrests were made at 9:27 a.m. Tuesday on 1st Street at a motor vehicle stop. No other information was available. ——— Officers investigated a 10:57 a.m. Tuesday call from 14th Street West about a hit and run into the calling party’s fence sometime that morning. ——— Officers investigated an 11:38 a.m. Tuesday call from 5th Avenue about a two-car pile up. ——— Officers investigated a 1:23 p.m. Tuesday call from 2nd Street Northeast about the calling party evicting some tenants who did not leave and th... Full story
Thursday High School Basketball Big Sandy girls at Hobson, 6 p.m. Big Sandy boys at Hobson, 7:30 Harlem girls vs Glasgow, 6 p.m. Harlem boys vs Glasgow, 7:30 Friday High School Basketball Havre girls vs Fairfield, 7 p.m. Havre boys at Fairfield, 6:30 p.m. Rocky Boy girls at Malta, 6 p.m. Rocky Boy boys at Malta, 7:30 Big Sandy girls vs Chinook, 6 p.m. Big Sandy boys vs Chinook, 7:30 Box Elder girls vs HLP, 6 p.m. Box Elder boys vs HLP, 7:30 North Star girls at Sunburst, 6 p.m. North Star boys at Sunburst, 7:30 Turner girls... Full story
The Men’s City Tournament is right around the corner with the team event being held Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m. with doubles and singles and extra team events being held Feb. 15-16 at noon both days. The entry fee is $15 per person, per event, with added prize money to the tournament from the Men’s City Association. The money comes from the card the bowlers purchase for the season. So, keglers, if you would like to get some return on your investment it would be wise to enter this fun tournament. TOURNEY TRAIL: Montana Men... Full story
Winning back-to-back games against a nationally ranked rival, and another win on the road will certainly make you a team on the rise. And that’s the case with the Montana State University-Northern men’s basketball team. The Lights dropped out of the NAIA Coaches Poll two weeks ago, but after consecutive 54-50 wins over UGF, and last Saturday night’s 78-71 win at Lewis-Clark State, the Lights moved back into the poll this week. Northern is ranked No. 23 in the new poll, which... Full story
It wasn’t too long ago that the Havre High girls swimming team was dominating the rest of the Class A at the state swim meet at the end of each season. But after bringing home 10 consecutive state titles, it has been Billings Central that has dominated the competition the last four years, earning four consecutive titles of its own. But current Blue Pony swimmers like senior Morgan Jappe are hoping to get their hands on that coveted state hardware. Jappe has been an HHS swimmer... Full story
To a basketball fan, to the casual observer, the 3-point shot happens in the blink of an eye. From the time a player lets go of the ball, to the time it reaches its destination, it looks like warp speed. But Montana State University-Northern senior Alfie Miller sees and feels things much differently every time he lets go of one of his patented long-range jumpers. What happens in the blink of an eye for most of us, is a total process for the pure shooter from Seattle. Miller,... Full story
