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The defendant in a murder trial in state District Court in Havre took the stand today, saying he was frightened for his own — or his brother’s — life and tried to take the gun that shot his brother Nov. 9, 2013. Shane Johnson, born in 1968, is accused of deliberate homicide in the death of his brother, Travis Johnson. State District Judge Dan Boucher told the jury this afternoon that he expects final arguments to be presented Tuesday morning and the jury sent back to deliberate on a verdict. Shane Johnson, with his voice... Full story
In the fourth day of the murder trial of Shane Johnson, an expert’s testimony of his crime scene reconstruction differs vastly from what the defendant’s attorneys said happened Nov. 9. Prosecution is expected to call its last witnesses today, with the defense case starting after that. Johnson, born in 1968, is charged with murder in the Nov. 9 death of his brother, Travis Johnson, who was found shot about 8 p.m. in the basement of their mother and stepfather’s 2nd Avenue home in Havre. Travis Johnson died shortly after being... Full story
Havre Police Department A two-vehicle, noninjury motor vehicle accident between a car and Suburban was investigated after officers responded to a 7:29 a.m. Friday call from 2nd Street and 23rd Avenue. —— Justine Philomene Bauer, 23, of Havre was served a Justice or City court warrant at 2:33 p.m. Friday at the Hill County Detention Center. —— Two people were arrested after officers responded to a 2:39 p.m. Friday call from 18th Street West to assist another agency. No other information was given. —— Ole John Faldalen, 3... Full story
Jesse James Gardipee, 18, of Rocky Boy, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at his residence. Wake services began at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2014, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rocky Boy and will continue until his traditional funeral service, which will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery in Havre. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Jesse's online memorial page and leave a... Full story
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The 10th Annual Chinook Sugarbeet Festival saw a little bit of rain over the weekend, but people still lined the streets to watch the parade Saturday. Montana Actors' Theatre, FFA and political campaigners were a few of the floats that took part in the parade, passing out candy and entertaining the people. The parade was honey bee themed, in honor of Blaine County's bee industry, and contestants of the lookalike contest, where the best-dressed bee, bee box or beekeeper were... Full story
Today is the start of agriculture producers being able to decide how to list their yield history and acre allocation in new programs unveiled in the 2014 Farm Bill, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture also unveiled some online resources to help determine how to select the best options and best programs for individual farms. In the farm bill, two new programs, Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage, provide a commodity farm safety net programs. Direct and Countercyclical Payments and other programs were... Full story
In the first half of Saturday’s battle with nationally-ranked Southern Oregon, it looked like a Montana State University-Northern upset was certainly brewing. Like the rain storms hanging around Blue Pony Stadium early in the game between the Lights and Raiders, an upset was certainly a real possibility. And while the rains did indeed come, the upset didn’t. The No. 7 Raiders, behind the confident arm of senior quarterback Austin Dodge and a talented and deep group of rec... Full story
Southern Oregon head coach Craig Howard said it, Montana State University-Northern safety Hunter Chandler said it too following the Lights’ 45-24 loss to the nationally-ranked Raiders Saturday at chilly, rainy Blue Pony Stadium. And I know it, and I hope the rest of the Lights, and their fans know it too. What I know, what Howard knows first-hand and what Chandler knows shouldn’t be a secret. But the fact is, the Lights are a hell of a lot better than their record ind... Full story
When the Glacier Nationals North American Tier 3 Hockey team takes the ice, they want to win. But the main goal of the club is still about player development. And while the Nationals did not get a win this weekend, they certainly took another step forward in terms of overall development. After losing to both Helena and Great Falls to begin the season, the Nationals went on the road this past weekend for back-to-back games Friday and Saturday nights against the Gillette Wild...
MISSOULA (AP) — A blocked punt on the first series of the game was just what Montana needed to get rolling Saturday as the Grizzlies downed Northern Colorado, 38-13, in the Big Sky Conference opener for both teams. "A big part of our fast start was the blocked punt," said Montana quarterback Jordan Johnson. "That got us going and got us into a rhythm." Johnson connected with Jamaal Jones on a 9-yard scoring pass two plays after Addison Owen's blocked punt and No. 7 Montana, (3...
Things did not always go according to the plan for the Havre High football team in its Central A conference opener against Livingston. But in the end, despite a great effort, the Rangers simply couldn’t hang with the Blue Ponies. On homecoming night in Livingston on Friday, HHS rallied from an early 20-6 deficit and defeated Livingston 52-27. With the win, the Ponies are now 2-3 overall on the season and 1-0 in conference play. The Rangers fall to 0-5 overall, 0-1 in c...
With the Central A Divisional cross country meet just weeks away, the Havre High cross country teams continue to prepare and train for its most important race of the season. To that end, the Blue Ponies were back in action last week against quality competition from both Class AA and Class A. A week after running in the Mountain West Classic in Missoula, the Ponies took part in the Lewistown Invitational Friday. Despite some very good individual performances, the Havre teams...
Golf can be an unpredictable sport. High school golf can be even more so. And unpredictable things happened to the Havre High golf teams at this past weekend’s Central A Divisional tournament. Going in to Saturday’s 18-hole tournament at Cottonwood Hills Golf Club in Bozeman, many would have predicted a top-two finish or even a Central A title for the Havre High boys team. On the flip side, with only one golfer who had ever played at a divisional tournament before, exp...
Sooner or later, the Montana State University-Northern volleyball team was going to break through. With how much talent the young Skylights have, it was just a matter of time. That breakthrough came Saturday afternoon when Northern beat UM-Western in four sets in a Frontier Conference match in Dillon. It was the Skylights’ first conference win of 2014 and it snapped an overall six-match losing streak. Northern beat the Bulldogs by scores of 25-16, 25-15, 23-25 and 25-23 to i...
It was another tough weekend for the Havre High volleyball team as the Blue Ponies dropped a pair of matches against two of the top volleyball programs the state of Montana has to offer. First, the Ponies hosted Central A rival Lewistown at the HHS gymnasium and despite losing in three consecutive games by the scores of 25-14, 25-23 and 25-17, the match was closer than it appeared. "We had times where we played as well as we have all season," HHS head coach Melanie Skoyen... Full story
There isn't a team in the Frontier Conference that has been able to slow down the Southern Oregon University offense this season. And while the Montana State University-Northern Lights tried as hard as they could, even on Homecoming, they couldn't quite do it either. The No. 7 Raiders came into a chilly, windy and rainy Blue Pony Stadium, and overcame a valiant effort by the Lights, turning what was a first-half dogfight, into a second-half runaway, and a final score of 45-24... Full story
Southern Oregon 14 7 10 14 – 45 MSU-Northern 7 10 0 7 – 24 1st Quarter MSU-N – Zach McKinley 43 run (Jordan Rueschhoff Kick) Drive: 2 Plays, 56 Yards SOU – Austin Dodge 40 pass to Dylan Young (Aldrick Rosas Kick) Drive: 9 Plays, 80 Yards SOU – Dodge 81 pass to Sean McShane (Rosas Kick) Drive: 1 Play, 81 Yards 2nd Quarter MSU-N – Rueschhoff 26 field goal Drive: 12 Plays, 61 Yards MSU-N – Dean 26 pass to Trevor Baum (Rueschhoff Kick) Drive: 4 Plays, 60 Yards SOU – Dodge 25 pa... Full story
