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Wind storm wreaks havoc in Havre area
A major wind storm blew through Montana from the West Coast Wednesday, causing some extremely high wind gusts and some major damage in the Havre area. The wind pulled the roof off... — Updated 1/14/2021
Vaccination plans moving forward in area
Vaccination planning in the area continue to move forward, with Havre Public Schools’ employees set for vaccination this week and vaccinations for area veterans to start next week with the opening of the new location of the... — Updated 1/12/2021
Schools continue to see COVID-19 cases
Although numbers of new daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 seem to be staying much lower than during the surge from September through early November, cases are still rolling in including in school systems. North Star School... — Updated 1/11/2021
Havre K-5 students staying in Schedule 2B through next week
A release issued by Havre Interim-Superintendent of Public Schools Craig Mueller this morning said the county has not yet met requirements to move to a four-day in-class schedule for Havre schools and the return of grades kindergar... — Updated 1/8/2021
Region deals with a year of a deadly virus
Vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19 is arriving in the area at a time when people appear to have taken actions to slow the spread of the virus following surges over the... — Updated 12/31/2020
Power out, quickly restored from Lohman to Zurich
NorthWestern Energy reports a power outage occurred this afternoon, from Lohman through Chinook to Zurich, but power was quickly restored. Spokesperson Jo Dee Black said the outage, which impacted about 1,400 NorthWestern Energy... — Updated 12/22/2020
Senators: Montana benefits included in COVID relief, omnibus spending bill
Montana’s U.S. senators Monday touted provisions in a COVID-19 relief bill and an omnibus spending bill that includes the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact. The bills passed also include funding for Amtrak.... — Updated 12/22/2020
COVID-19 testing proceeding in the state as vaccines roll out
With the first round of COVID-19 vaccine on the way to hospitals in Montana to vaccinate front-line health care workers, testing for the disease is continuing, although some jurisdictions are having to make choices on who they can... — Updated 12/14/2020
Holiday moves on through the pandemic
Events are being altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the season is still moving on. This weekend The Havre Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual cookies with Santa, but... — Updated 12/7/2020
COVID-19 cases, deaths continue to mount in November
A lot can happen in a month, especially during a global pandemic, and Montana and the local area saw the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases and COVID-19 deaths climb over November.... — Updated 12/4/2020
School board sets meeting to interview board applicants
Havre Public Schools announced this morning that the Havre Board of Trustees will meet Thursday, Dec. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Havre Middle School to interview the three finalists for the Board of Trustees appointment to take the place... — Updated 12/2/2020
Fort Belknap extends shutdown order
The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation tribal government announced Monday it is extending its reservation-wide shutdown, effective from 12:01 this morning through at least Monday, Dec. 14 at 12:59 p.m. The Fort Belknap Indian... — Updated 12/1/2020
Officials urge care as holiday might give appearance of lower COVID numbers
Health care and public officials are warning people that numbers may seem down for confirmed COVID-19 cases but that may be an impact of the holiday and they may come back even higher as testing catches up. The state COVID-19... — Updated 11/30/2020
COVID confirmations down in region but still coming in high throughout state
The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has dropped in this part of Montana, though it still is higher than health officials hope for, and numbers continue to roll in throughout the state, straining resources. Local, state and... — Updated 11/27/2020
CBP settles with women in lawsuit on rights violations in Havre
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reached an out-of-court settlement with two women who said their Constitutional rights were violated when a Border Patrol agent detained and... — Updated 11/25/2020
CBP settles in Havre rights violation lawsuit
American Civil Liberties Union announced today that the federal government settled a lawsuit filed by two Havre women who said they were racially profiled and wrongly detained by a... — Updated 11/24/2020
Daines urges Montanans to get COVID vaccination when available
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said Wednesday that he was one of the people who participated in a trial of the vaccine pharmaceutical company Pfizer says appears to be 95 percent... — Updated 11/19/2020
Daines reveals was part of vaccine test
U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., said today he was one of the people who participated in a trial of the vaccine pharmaceutical company Pfizer says appears to be 95 percent... — Updated 11/18/2020
HRDC offering help on power bills with Energy Share
With colder weather already hitting and more expected in the coming months, officials are telling people about programs that could help them with their power bills. Particularly in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic and layoffs,... — Updated 11/18/2020
Box Elder man pleads not guilty to murder charge
Reuben Charles Blackwolf of Box Elder, 44, has pleaded not guilty in federal court in Billings to charges of second-degree murder and assault resulting in serious bodily injury. A jury trial before Judge Susan Watters is set for... — Updated 11/18/2020
Name released of Butte woman killed when struck by train
Blaine County Sheriff and Coroner John Colby has released the name of a Butte woman, who, along with her dog, was killed about 4:45 p.m. Saturday when they were struck by a BNSF Railway freight train just east of Chinook near... — Updated 11/16/2020
St. Jude Thaddeus School puts Junior High to remote learning
St. Jude Thaddeus School put out a call today for parents of six through eighth grade students to pick up their children at their earliest convenience as the junior high at the... — Updated 11/16/2020 Full story
State sets new record in daily COVID-19 confirmations
Although the number of daily new COVID-19 cases has dropped some in Hill and Blaine counties following a major surge in the fall, the numbers continue to rise in the state. Montana’s COVID-19 response tracking map in its update... — Updated 11/11/2020
Events set Wednesday to commemorate Veterans Day
Despite the cold and snow and pandemic, services and ceremonies are still happening Wednesday, Veterans Day, live and online, to honor people who have served. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 Quartermaster Scott Prindiville said... — Updated 11/10/2020
Biden wins presidency
After an extra four days of counting - and ballots still to be counted and some states to be declared - Democrat Joe Biden was projected Saturday morning to win the next presidency... — Updated 11/9/2020
