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HELENA (AP) — Former state Sen. Corey Stapleton says he will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Max Baucus in 2014. The Billings Republican announced his intention to run in a video on his website, www.coreystapleton.com . He says in the video that if elected, he will work to balance the budget and solve the nation's financial problems. Stapleton lost a bruising Republican primary for governor last year that was won by former U.S. Rep. Rick Hill. Hill went on to lose the general election against Democrat Steve Bullock. R...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end-run around an unaccommodating Congress. The service expects the Saturday mail cutback to begin the week of Aug. 5 and to save about $2 billion annually, said Postmaster General and CEO Patrick R. Donahoe. AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File Letter carrier Kevin Pownall delivers mail in Philadelphia. The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service ann...
HELENA (AP) — A new voter-approved Montana law that requires an individual to provide proof of citizenship to receive state services does not apply to the university system, an associate commissioner for higher education said Wednesday. The state constitution gives the Board of Regents exclusive authority to manage and control the university system, including setting policies and regulations, Kevin McRae said. The new law that requires proof of citizenship or legal residency for services infringes on that constitutional a...
After a couple of close calls early in the year, the Havre High boys basketball team was still winless through the first five games of the season. But knowing they had two winnable games over the weekend, the Blue Ponies knew this was their chance to get rolling. And the Central A Ponies did just that, as they improved their overall record to 2-5 and their conference record to 1-2. On Friday, the Ponies hosted the conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles and recorded their first win of the season. HHS defeated the Eagles...
Richard Lee Sutherland Sr., 75, died Saturday Jan. 5, 2013, at his home in Rocky Boy of natural causes. His wake service will begin, Sunday and continue through Monday. His funeral service will be noon on Tuesday, Jan. 8, all at Rocky Boy Lutheran Church. Burial will follow at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Richard Sutherland Sr. Richard was born April 21, 1937, in Rocky Boy, Mont. He was raised and educated in Rocky Boy schools. He worked as a Green Train...
HELENA — Lawmakers filled the Capitol building this week, marking the beginning of Montana's 63rd Legislature. The 90-day session convenes under a new governor, Democrat Steve Bullock, who previously served as Montana's attorney general. Republicans control both houses of the Legislature – leaving the legislative and executive branches split between the parties, just as it was in 2011. GOP lawmakers outnumber Democrats 29-21 in the Senate and 61-39 in the House. Photo by Amy Sisk The Montana State Capitol will be the sce...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, choosing a former Senate colleague and a decorated Vietnam veteran and signaling he's ready for a contentious confirmation fight likely dominated by questions about Hagel's stands on Israel and Iran. AP Photo/Nati Harnik Then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks during an appearance at Bellevue University, in Bellevue, Neb., on Feb. 21, 2007. President Barack Obama will nominate Hagel a...
As the high school wrestling season re-starts, it's look more and more like the Harlem Wildcats are going to be a Class B-C contender. The Wildcats finished an outstanding fourth at this weekend's Cut Bank Invite, scoring 129 points, which left them second among B-C teams. Chinook also had a strong showing, finishing in seventh place with 98 points, while Big Sandy scored 33 points and Chester/J-I earned 18. Individually, Harlem got a title by Teague Jones at 125 pounds, and...
Nikki Tresch is a pure shooter. It's what she does and what she's really good at. And coming into this week's Frontier Conference home stand, Tresch was averaging over 16 points per game, and was one of the top 3-point shooters in the Frontier conference. However, in a close, 59-56 win over the Dickinson State Blue Hawks on Thursday night in Havre, Tresch was bottled up by the DSU defense, as she was held to seven points and no three's. Of course, as a senior leader Tresch...
The Havre High girls basketball team was hungry to get back out on the court after a two-week break. And after earning two dominant wins out of the gate, the Blue Ponies quickly settled into a groove as they remain in midseason form. After a conference win on the road over the Lewistown Golden Eagles on Friday, and a home win over the non-conference Shelby Coyotes on Saturday, the Ponies improved to 4-3 overall and an impressive 3-0 in Central A play. HHS defea HHS's Tori Mazurkiewicz, right, races past a Shelby defender...
It's no secret that every night in the Frontier Conference is a challenge. Every game is a true test. And the Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team had already met two of those challenges head on. But on Friday night, in front of a big crowd at the Armory Gymnasium, the Lights passed their first big test of the conference season with flying colors. The 22nd-ranked Lights blew by powerful Rocky Mountain College Friday night, 71-59, improving to a perfect 3-0...
Each and every year, the annual Class A Invite marks the turning point in the Havre High swim team's season. The meet rotates back and forth between Havre and Hardin, and Saturday, the Blue Ponies welcomed in the defending Class A state champion Billings Central Rams and the Hardin Bulldogs for the 2013 Class A Invite. The meet is important because it's the one chance for all three Class A team's to go head-to-head in the water, and it's a chance for the Blue Ponies to see...
The Havre High wrestling team has found little resistance at the annual Cut Bank Booster Club Invitational in recent years, and in 2013, that trend continued. Friday and Saturday, the No. 2-ranked Class A Blue Ponies attended the Cut Bank Invite in Cut Bank, and ran away with the team title. The Central A Ponies scored 247.5 points to earn the No. 1 finish, and was barely challenged by No. 2 Choteau with 217.5. The conference rival Lewistown Golden Eagles finished in a distant third with 159 points, as the Ponies cruised thro...
