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Tester inserts Amtrak ticket agents in appropriations bill
Montana’s senior senator said Thursday he inserted language in a appropriations bill to benefit Montana, including language and funding to require Amtrak to bring ticket agents back to the Havre and Shelby stations. The language directing Amtrak to...
Local donations moving Northern stadium forward
Montana State University-Northern announced in a press release Thursday that local donations are moving the university closer to its goal of building its own football stadium, with two major donations providing siginificant help. Havre’s Tilleman f...
Lawmakers continue push for Little Shell federal recognition
With the clock ticking on this year’s session, the members of Montana’s congressional delegation are continuing to work on passing federal recognition of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians. Rep. Greg Gianforte, R-Mont., said Thursday he...
Toxic algal blooms suspected in Blaine County
Blaine County has posted its first signs warning people to use extreme caution at Cow Creek Reservoir southwest of Chinook, where it has first reported possible toxic algal bloom leading to the death of a young dog. Blaine County Sanitarian Ron...
Cattle back grazing on Beaver Creek Park
Grazing season has begun again on Beaver Creek Park south of Havre, and people driving through the park are warned to take care and obey the nighttime speed limit. Local ranchers lease grazing for cattle on the park starting the day after Labor Day...
Former Hill County attorney going to trial in Texas on shooting charge
A former Hill County attorney is going to trial in Abilene, Texas, on a charge accusing her of shooting her estranged husband multiple times at his home there. The attorney of Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson, who was Hill County attorney from November 2016...
Northern swings into new academic year
Montana State University-Northern has started a new academic year touting some impressive figures. "As an institution, we are winning in all of the categories that a chancellor would want to be able...
Forecast for Labor Day Weekend looks good
People planning their Labor Day Weekend activities are getting some cooperation from Mother Nature, with forecasts calling for warm temperatures and mostly sunny skies through the weekend in this area. This morning’s National Weather Service...
Musem board sets date for meeting with fair board over items on fair grounds
The H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum Board announced today it has set a date to meet with the Great Northen Fair Board to draft a memorandum of understanding about museum items on the Great Northern Fairgrounds. Museum board Chair Lela Patera said the...
Events planned by Suicide Awareness Coalition in August, September
The Hill County Suicide Awareness Coalition has events planned starting this weekend running through September, including its annual Suicide Awareness Walk Sept. 12. The theme for this year’s walk is “It’s Time! To ask. To listen. To...
Harlem man killed in early morning crash near Dodson
Authorities have released the name of an 18-year-old man from the Harlem-Dodson area who was pronounced dead on the scene of a crash near Dodson Tuesday morning. Phillips County Sheriff Jerry Lytle said Caleb Arthur Ditmar was the driver of the...
People warned of Social Security scams rampant in the area
Officials are warning people that scams from callers pretending to be from the Social Security Administration are running through the state and in north-central Montana, with scammers targeting people of all ages. Hill County’s Area X Council on...
Potential harmful algal blooms reported in Beaver Creek Park
Hill County Health Departments says on its Facebook page it has received reports of potential harmful algal blooms on Beaver Creek Reservoir and Bear Paw Lake south of Havre. People are warned to use...
Social Security fraud calls hitting area
Hill County's Area X Council on Aging reports it is receiving multiple calls in the last few days reporting Social Security fraud calls, including from people in their 30s. Montana Senior Medicare...
Montana congressional delegation comments on endangered species proposal
A Montana U.S. senator was in the spotlight when U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced proposed changes to administration of the Endangered Species Act, and the announcement split t...
Help asked for finding missing man
Family and friends of a man who went missing in the Denver region are looking for any word people can give them about him. U.S. Marine Trey Cantrell was last seen about 3 a..m or 4 a.m. Tuesday, July...
Pizza Hut benefit set for local man with kidney failure
Harvey "Mush" Morsette is back in Seattle undergoing more testing in the hope he can have a kidney transplant, but people can help him by eating some Pizza Hut pizza Thursday. Morsette said he has...
USDA gives details on trade war ag aid package
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced more details Thursday of a $16 billion package aimed at supporting American agricultural producers while the Trump Administration continues to work on trade. In May, President Donald Trump...
Heat brings red flag fire warnings to the region
High temperatures and gusty winds are bringing fire warnings to north-central Montana. National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for today running from Glacier County down to the Butte and Bozeman regions and running east to parts of Valley...
Tuss, Morrow appointed to Montana council on climate change
Editor's note: This corrects the spelling of the name of Jayne Morrow. Two local residents were among a lengthy list of people Gov. Steve Bullock appointed to the Montana Climate Solutions Council....
Temps mild for fair but to turn hot next week
The weather has been mild — if windy — for the Great Northern Fair, but people might want to prepare for some warmer temperatures next week as the thermometer is expected to creep into the 90s for several days. At the opening of most events at t...
Stone Child College hosting beginning farmer and rancher event
Stone Child College at Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation is hosting a Beginning Farmer and Rancher Resource and Technical Assistance Project Sunday and Monday at the college. People are asked to pre-register for the event by Friday. A poster...
Montana's congressional delegation weighs in on Trump 'go back' tweet
The members of Montana's congressional delegation have jumped into the controversial Twitter war started by a tweet President Donald Trump made Sunday telling four progressive congresswomen they...
New candidate joins race in time for Dem convention
A man with ties to this part of north-central Montana announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate just in time for the Democratic state convention, held over the weekend in Helena. John Mues of Loma said in his announcement Thursday about running as...
Higher temperatures expected in north-central Montana
After a relatively mild, and finally rainy, late spring and early summer, the temperatures are expected to creep up over the weekend — though the forecast is for slightly lower highs at the start of the Great Northern Fair in Havre next week....
