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WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home to Chicago, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day in November. Obama budget chief Jack Lew will take over the job. Daley's run as Obama's chief manager and gatekeeper lasted for all of one consequential year — filled with notable moments like the killing of al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, but also internal gru...
A Rocky Boy man will spend nearly two years in prison for assaulting a federal officer who was patrolling near a checkpoint to look for drunken drivers in 2010. Tyrel James Henderson, age not given, was convicted of assault on a federal officer after a two-day trial in Setpember in federal District Court in Great Falls. Judge Sam E. Haddon sentenced Henderson to 22 months in prison followed by two years of supervised release and ordered him to pay a $100 special assessment. Henderson was charged after assaulting a U. S....
Havre High School's highly successful head wrestling coach was back on duty Friday afternoon after a local inquiry came back with that decision, the local superintendent said that day. "I have received the inquiry, and it is (completed), " Havre Superintendent Andy Carlson said. "I have confidence in the integrity of the inquiry. " Carlson had confirmed Friday morning that head coach Scott Filius had been placed on administrative leave pending the inquiry. Carlson declined to give any specifics about the leave or inquiry,...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson Mason Dionne, 9, front, rides on a Razor trike down a sidewalk near Pepin Park as his 10-year-old friends Isaiah Stiffarm, left, and Jeramiah Hughes follow on a bicycle and Sole Skate skateboard Saturday afternoon. The warm, dry weather is giving local residents a break from expected severe wintry weather, and a local specialist says it is likely not causing problems with plant life as far as winter kill, although it is drying plants out. Hill County Extension Agent Joe Broesder said warm...
Sherry Arnold BILLINGS (AP) — The search resumes Monday for a Montana high school teacher who didn't return from a weekend run. Forty-three-year-old Sherry Arnold was last seen at 6:30 a.m. Saturday in Sidney. More than 200 people participated in a search Saturday that yielded a shoe believed to belong to Arnold's near one of her regular routes. Assistant Police Chief Bob Burnison says authorities had to turn away hundreds of volunteers who wanted to help search on Sunday. National Guard troops, a helicopter, several a...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file photo A view of scattered snow patches on a section of the Bear's Paw Mountains in December 2010. South of Havre there is a mountain range with peaks and buttes that rise to the sky. They have provided food, rest and tranquility to people for centuries. But there is no tranquility among local historians and nature lovers on one topic: What is the name of these mountains? "The Bear's Paw Mountains," said Gary Wilson, an author of several books on Montana history. "The Bear Paws, that's...
MISSOULA — Authorities are looking to a passenger bus' black box to learn more about what caused it to crash on an icy Montana highway. AP Photo/The Missoulian, Kurt Wilson Officials remove two bodies from the scene of the crash of a Rimrock Stages bus that slid of an icy stretch of Interstate 90 and rolled on to its side just west of Clinton, early Sunday. The driver and at least 20 others were injured. Sunday morning's accident on Interstate 90 near Clinton killed two people and injured the other 32 people onboard. N...
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an abrupt jolt to the White House, President Barack Obama announced Monday that chief of staff William Daley was quitting and heading home to Chicago, capping a short and rocky tenure that had been expected to last until Election Day in November. Obama budget chief Jack Lew will take over the job. Daley's run as Obama's chief manager and gatekeeper lasted for all of one consequential year — filled with notable moments like the killing of al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden, but also internal gru...
MISSOULA (AP) — Eight people were in serious or critical condition Monday after the bus they were riding in crashed on an icy interstate highway in southwestern Montana, killing two people and injuring the 32 others onboard. The victims of Sunday morning's crash were a 60-year-old woman from Illinois and a 56-year-old man from Kalispell, the Missoula County Sheriff's Office said. AP Photo/The Missoulian, Kurt Wilson Officials remove two bodies from the scene of the crash of a Rimrock Stages bus that slid of an icy stretch o...
The story in the Dec. 29 Havre Daily News, "Fool's gold: How the pursuit of precious metal made and broke two towns" has received a lot of attention. The story of the contamination caused by the gold mining in Zortman and Landusky, including videos on what the area looks like since Pegasus Gold went into bankruptcy in 1998, is now available online at www.youtube.com/HavreDailyNews. Take an 18-minute jaunt through the past, present and future of the southern Little Rockies....
BILLINGS — The shooting of collared gray wolves from Yellowstone National Park is prompting Montana wildlife commissioners to consider new restrictions against killing the predators in areas near the park. Wolf trapping in Montana kicks off Dec. 15. It's the state's first such trapping season since the animals lost their federal protections last year after almost four decades on the endangered species list. But hunting already is under way for the predators in Montana and neighboring Idaho and Wyoming, and at least seven of Y...
BILLINGS — The shooting of collared gray wolves from Yellowstone National Park is prompting Montana wildlife commissioners to consider new restrictions against killing the predators in areas near the park. Wolf trapping in Montana kicks off Dec. 15. It's the state's first such trapping season since the animals lost their federal protections last year after almost four decades on the endangered species list. But hunting already is under way for the predators in Montana and neighboring Idaho and Wyoming, and at least seven of Y...
WASHINGTON — Administration officials say President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impeding "fiscal cliff." Spokesmen for both Obama and Boehner said the two men agreed to not release details of the conversation, but emphasized that the lines of communication remain open. The meeting comes as the White House and Congress try to break an impasse over finding a way to stop a combination of automatic tax increases and spending cuts s...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner met Sunday at the White House to discuss the ongoing negotiations over the impending "fiscal cliff," the first meeting between just the two leaders since Election Day. Spokesmen for both Obama and Boehner said they agreed to not release details of the conversation, but emphasized that the lines of communication remain open. The meeting comes as the White House and Congress try to break an impasse over finding a way to stop a combination of automatic t...
BOZEMAN (AP) — Brian Bell threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns and Sam Houston State cruised to a 34-16 FCS playoff quarterfinal win over Montana State on Friday night. The un-seeded Bearkats (10-3) took advantage of Jon Ellis' fumble on a first down reception to take control of the game late in the third quarter. Third-seeded Montana State (11-2) had cut Sam Houston State's lead to 20-9 on its first drive of the second half only to see the turnover set up a short field and a touchdown pass from Bell to Chance Nelson givi...
Havre Invite Double Dual GIRLS Great Falls High 697, Havre 488 CMR 619, Havre 483 Great Falls High 651, CMR 591 200 Medley Relay 1. CMR 219.83; 2. GFH 2:19.87; 3. CMR 232:97; 4. HHS 233.70; 5. GFH 233.72; 6. HHS 244.59 200 Freestyle 1. Bri Conrad, GFH 2:32.34; 2. Savannah Vasicheck, CMR 2:33.59; 3. Lane Cherewatenko, GFH 2:38.45; 4. Brittnie Stoller, CMR 2:55.33; 5. Kyleen Elpel, GFH 2:59.67; 6. Larissa Price, HHS 3:01.26 200 IM 1. Kate Heryla, CMR 2:44.10; 2. Hayley Houck, GFH 2:45.02; 3. Katie Bjorsness, GFH 2:48.90; 4....
The Havre High girls basketball team knew it had two tough opponents waiting this weekend, and that is exactly what the Blue Ponies got as they opened a new season with two non-conference games on the road. Unfortunately, the defending Central A champio Ponies lost to a Class B powerhouse on Friday night, as well as to a Class AA powerhouse on Saturday, both on the road. HHS opened the season on Friday, but was defeated 47-44 by the Malta M-Ettes in Malta. And on Saturday, playing in Great Falls, the CMR Rustlers defeated...
The Montana State University-Northern women's basketball team wrapped up a three-game road trip with an exciting victory on Saturday night. The Skylights opened the road trip with a close win over Evergreen State on Thursday night in Olympia, Wash., then rebounded from a Friday night loss at New Hope Christian by beating Willamette University 68-53 Saturday night in Salem, Ore. Northern broke open a close game against the Bearcats via an 11-1 run early in the second half. The...
The Havre Ice Hawks hockey team spent a lot of time of the Havre Ice Dome over the weekend. Hosting the Glasg Havre's Nick Howell, right, brings the puck up the ice during Sunday's high school hockey game between the Ice Hawks and the Glasgow Ice Dawgs at the Havre Ice Dome. ow Ice Dawgs and Whitefish Glacier Avalanche, the Ice Hawks played three more games. Saturday morning, the Ice Hawks defeated the Ice Dawgs 7-2. But on Saturday evening, the Glacier Avalanche defeated the Ice Hawks 5-3. Sunday afternoon, the Ice Hawks...
Havre High's Brian Smith, right, looks to make a move during Saturday night's boys basketball game against CMR at the HHS gymnasium. The Rustlers won 68-41. The start to the 2012-13 boys basketball season was nothing short of a huge challenge for a young, and inexperienced Havre High basketball team. Havre High's Ramsey Drew, left, flies past a CMR defender during Saturday night's boys basketball game at the HHS gymnasium. Facing a defending state champion and a perennial...
Heading into the Mining City Duals, one of the most prestigious high school wrestling tournaments in Montana, experts may have pegged a young Havre Blue Pony squad as a contender, but perhaps not a team which could win a Mining City title this year. But the Blue Ponies cam ever-so-close to doing just that. Saturday night in Butte, HHS lost in the championship dual of the Mining City tourney, falling to Class A rival Sidney 42-40. The championship dual went right down to the...
HHS's Bryant O'Leary swims the breaststroke during the 2012 Havre Invite Saturday afternoon. Havre High's Desmondy Fialkosky swims the breaststroke during Saturday's Havre Invitational swim meet at the Havre Community Pool. The Blue Pony boys and girls teams battled Class AA powers Great Falls High and CMR Saturday in a double-dual. The Havre High swim teams may not have the Havre High's Morgan Jappe gets a good start during Saturday afternoon's Havre Invite at the Havre Community Pool. depth and numbers that big, Class AA...
A Havre businessman pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to reduced charges in a case where he was accused of forcing a woman to perform oral sex, letting her leave when she agreed to come back later for more sex. Howard Richardson, born in 1961, pleaded guilty in state District Court in Havre to a misdemeanor charge of sexual assault, with the Hill County Attorney recommending, in the plea agreement to a six-month suspended sentence, a fine of up to $500 and restitution to pay for the victim's mental health counseling. Judge...
Most of the students on the Hi-Line got a day off of school, courtesy of Winter Storm Brutus. By 7:45 a. m. today, Havre Public Schools announced that classes were canceled. Havre Superintendent Andy Carlson said that he was sure the students could get to schools safely today if there was class, but he was concerned about the ability to get children home at the end of the day, assuming the snow continues to pile up, so he decided not to risk it. At Montana State University-Northern, Chancellor Jim Limbaugh felt similarly....
Havre Daily News/Lindsay Brown Christine Huston scrapes a car window this morning. Snow continues to pile up across Montana, with blizzard conditions forecast to continue from Hill County to the North Dakota border through Saturday. Some schools across the area, including Havre Public Schools and Montana State University-Northern, closed for the day today due to the effect of the storm, named "Brutus, " but the Montana Department of Transportation reports roads are snow-packed with low visibility, but none had been closed as...
