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Crystal City Casino in downtown Havre was robbed early Thursday morning. Police are looking for a suspect. A blurry photo of the suspect was captured on a surveillance camera. Authorities said the robber got off with an undisclosed amount of cash. They did not say what kind of weapon was used in the robbery, reported at 12:24 a.m.. Havre Police reported little about the robbery, but did ask that anyone with information on the suspect shown in the photo call police at 265-4361... Full story
Kyle Stanley faces two felony and a slough of misdemeanor charges after U.S. Border Patrol agents and county law enforcement from three counties captured him after a 65-mile high-speed highway chase. The Hill County Attorney’s Office has charged Fort Belknap resident Stanley, 19, with felony counts of criminal endangerment and theft and driving under the influence of intoxicants, first offense, fleeing from peace officers, criminal possession of marijuana and speeding, all misdemeanors. According to the charging document, s... Full story
BILLINGS (AP) — The trial of a Colorado man charged with killing eastern Montana teacher Sherry Arnold has been moved out of her home town. Attorneys for defendant Michael Keith Spell of Parachute, Colo., argued he could not receive a fair trial in Sidney because of the heavy news coverage surrounding the case. They wanted it moved to Bozeman, more than 400 miles away. In a Wednesday ruling, District Judge Richard Simonton instead moved the Jan. 6 trial to Glendive, about 50 miles away. Authorities say Spell grabbed Arnold f... Full story
HELENA - A state senator and suspended Blackfeet leader has pleaded guilty in tribal court to charges similar to those he faces in federal court over fleeing a sheriff's deputy who stopped him for erratic driving. Shannon Augare's surprise tribal court appearance and guilty plea Wednesday is the latest twist in a case that has become a testing ground for federal versus tribal jurisdiction in prosecuting American Indians for misdemeanor crimes. It is unclear what effect Augare'... Full story
Havre Police Department Officers investigated a 9:58 a.m. Monday complaint at the police station about someone’s failure to register as a violent offender. ——— A 36-year-old Havre man was arrested on two state district court warrants after he turned himself in at a 4th Avenue law office at 10:39 a.m. Monday. ——— Officers investigated a 2:45 p.m. Monday call from Smithville Road about the theft of fencing from a rental property. ——— Officers investigated a 2:58 p.m. Monday request for assistance from Child Protective Services... Full story
Karen Louise Dokken Jellum, 70, passed away from complications from Alzheimer's disease on Monday, Oct. 21, 2013, at Sweet Nursing Home in Chinook. A celebration of life will be held in Chinook at the Lloyd Sweet Auditorium, Friday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m., under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook. Another service will be held in Glasgow at First Lutheran Church at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26, with interment in Highland Cemetery. Karen was born to Jorgen and Marion... Full story
The local acting troupe opens its next production this week, with the curtain rising on the musical dark comedy "Little Shop of Horrors" Friday at 8 p.m. In the middle of that production, which runs the next three weekends, Montana Actors' Theatre is preparing for its busy 2013-2014 season, with auditions for the fantasy drama "Still Life with Iris" by Steven Dietz set for 7 p.m., Tuesday at the Little Theatre on the west end of Cowan Hall on the Montana State... Full story
The Chippewa Cree Business Committee, the governing body at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation, is supporting a new statewide organization that calls for reform on Montana’s Native reservations. While the chairman of the statewide group dismissed the tribal leaders support as “total baloney,” a Chippewa Cree spokesman said tribal government strongly backs reform. Ken Blatt St. Marks said he was a the chair of the group that will lobby for reforms on the state’s seven reservations and has support from seven tribes. The tribal gove... Full story
The Boys & Girls Club of the Hi-Line showed off its new STEM Room Wednesday night, with youngsters explaining what they learned about science in the room. STEM - science, technology, engineering and math - is designed to attract young people into fields that Americans have lagged behind in the world market, said Rachel Dean, the club's endowment director. The program had a "soft opening" over the summer, and the room was dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday... Full story
The beauty behind the conference schedule is that the Havre High volleyball team always gets a second crack at their Central A foes. And when facing two conference rivals they haven't seen since the second week of the season, the Blue Ponies are more than ready to see how they match up the second time around. Early in the season, the Livingston Rangers and Belgrade Panthers both swept the Ponies in three games. The Rangers defeated the Ponies by scores of 25-17, 25-20, and... Full story
Prep Football Standings Central A Conf. Overall Belgrade 4-0 6-2 Havre 2-1 3-4 Lewistown 1-2 1-6 Livingston 1-2 1-7 Browning 0-3 1-7 Eastern A Conf. Overall Billings Central 4-0 6-1 Laurel 3-1 5-3 Sidney 2-2 6-2 Miles City 2-2 4-3 Hardin 1-3 2-5 Glendive 0-4 1-6 Southwestern A Conf. Overall Dillon 4-0 7-0 Hamilton 2-2 5-3 Butte Central 2-2 4-4 Anaconda 2-2 4-3 Stevensville 1-3 3-4 Corvallis 1-3 1-6 Northwestern A Conf. Overall Columbia Falls 3-0 7-0 Whitefish 2-1 6-2 Polson 2-1 5-2 Frenchtown 1-3 2-5 Libby 0-3 1-7 1B Conf. Ov... Full story
Rosalyn Templeton’s duties as Montana State University-Northern provost and vice chancellor have been divided up between other college officials, Chancellor James Limbaugh said. So she was placed on leave until the Jan. 3, when her resignation is effective, Limbaugh said. He made the comments in response to a freedom-of-information request from the Havre Daily News about Templeton’s sudden departure from her post Monday morning. The newspaper sent an FOI letter to Limbaugh and Jim Potter, director of university rel... Full story
Rebuilding the wrestling program at Montana State University-Northern has been a challenge former Northern NAIA national champion Tyson Thivierge accepted from the moment he was hired as MSU-N's head coach. Now, entering his sixth season at helm of the Lights' program, Thivierge is really starting to see the fruits of his labors pay off. Last spring, Northern rose back to its rightful place, among the NAIA elite. The Lights finished third at the national tournament, and... Full story
October 28, 2006 is a day that will live in infamy. It's a day that will forever be special to the Montana State University-Northern football program, the entire Northern campus, Lights' fans and the community of Havre. It's infamous because on that day, Northern secured its signature win, a 10-3 victory over mighty Carroll College, in front of the largest college football crowd in the history of Blue Pony Stadium. To say Northern's win was an upset that day was fair. After... Full story
The men's basketball team at Montana State University-Northern has three games under it belt already. The women's team has had to wait a little longer. But the wait is over and the Skylights will make their highly-anticipated season debut tonight when the host the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns at 7 inside the Armory Gymnasium. Tonight's game is the first of a two-game weekend for Northern, which will host Mount Royal University on Sunday afternoon. "This is a big pair... Full story
Road games in the Frontier Conference can be brutal. Just ask the Montana State University-Northern Lights, who haven't set foot on the turf at Blue Pony Stadium since Sept. 21. In fact, the season is already more than half over and the Lights have played exactly two home games. But Northern's three-game, month-long road swing wasn't just your average Frontier Conference trip. No, in all three of the Lights' games, at UM-Western, at Rocky Mountain College, and at Southern... Full story
