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OAKLAND, Calif. — The Iraq War veteran injured during a clash between police and anti-Wall Street protesters wasn't taking part in the demonstrations out of economic want. Scott Olsen, 24, makes a good living at a software company and rents a hillside apartment with views of San Francisco Bay. And yet, his friends say, he felt so strongly about economic inequality in the country that he fought for that he slept at a San Francisco protest camp after work. "He felt you shouldn't wait until something is affecting you to get o...
LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors told jurors Tuesday that Michael Jackson was killed by the actions of his personal physician, who used a dangerous anesthetic without adequate safeguards and botched recovery efforts when he found the singer unconscious. Defense attorneys countered that Jackson caused his own death by taking the drug propofol after his doctor left the room in a desperate attempt to overcome his chronic inability to sleep. AP Photo/Reed Saxon Randy Jackson and Janet Jackson arrive asthe involuntary manslaughter t...
Former Havre Blue Pony Jeremy Jensen is only two weeks into his golf career at MSU-Northern, but he's already having a major impact on the program, and Frontier Conference men's golf. Jensen fired rounds of 74 and 64 on Sunday and 69 on Monday to finish third at the Rocky Mountain Invitational, which wrapped up Monday at Peter Yegen Golf Club in Billings. Jensen, who transferred to Northern after a solid two years at North Idaho College shot the low round of the 54-hole...
Marc Mariani saw plenty of action at wide receiver in Tennessee's second straight victory. And it could only be the beginning. In the Titans' 17-14 win over the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon in Nashville, Mariani was an extensive part of the offense and caught one pass for four yards. Mariani now has three catches in his last two games, after not catching a ball in his rookie season. But Mariani may have even more balls coming his way in the near future. On Monday, the...
The Montana State University-Northern Lights have made a quick return to the NAIA Top 25. Following Saturday's 35-32 road win at then No. 17 Rocky Mountain College, the Lights (3-1) moved back into the NAIA Coaches Poll this week, jumping to No. 22. Northern was ranked No. 23 two weeks ago before falling to Eastern Oregon. The Lights are one of three Frontier teams ranked in this week's coaches poll. Carroll College remained at No. 4 after blanking Montana Tech last Saturday...
The battle for the lead in the new-look District 6C East continued on this past week, with Chester/J-I and North Star taking center stage. On Thursday night, the Knights got the first of two big wins in volleyball this weekend, beating rival Big Sandy in Gildford. The Knights beat the Pioneers in a sweep by scores of 25-10, 25-11 and 25-18. Shelby Lipp had four kills and four blocks for North Star while Lisa Carlon had four kills and five assists and Taylor Warren added six... Full story
Teams across the Hi-Line have played at least four football games at this point in the season. And with several wins this weekend, several local teams continue to dominate the competition. On Friday in Chinook, the undefeated Northern C 8-Man Sugarbeeters played host to the Great Falls Central Mustangs. And keeping their undefeated season alive, the Beeters came away with the 50-6 dominating win. The story in this game was once again Zach Molyneaux and Ben Stroh. Both Molyneaux and Stroh scored three rushing touchdowns a...
The state of Montana has decided to take another shot at prosecuting two Havre women accused of violating medical marijuana laws while being marijuana caregivers here. The state government has appealed to the Supreme Court the order by Judge Julie Macek of Great Falls dismissing charges against Delaine "Lainey" and Malisa Fitzpatrick. No hearings or procedures had been scheduled on the appeal this morning. The Fitzpatricks each were charged with felony counts of criminal distribution of dangerous drugs and possession of...
The Havre Public Works Department is starting to wrap up its summer projects, including work on the water system in Highland Park, as it gears up for autumn and the winter beyond it. The biggest project Havre residents have seen going on recently is the replacement of water mains underneath the crossings at every block along 11th Street in Highland Park. Jeff Jensen, deputy director of public works, said on Monday morning that crews were working to replace the existing 6-inch iron water mains with 8-inch PVC mains at the... Full story
This table shows the 2012 budget breakdown for the Montana University System. MSU-Northern is the only MUS member that did not see an increase from last year's budget. Montana State University-Northern's Interim Chancellor Joe Callahan is back in Havre this week after representing Northern at the Montana Board of Regents meeting in Billings late last week. He said he was pleased with the outcome. Callahan was most pleased with the regents' choice to provide a raise to the staff and faculty of colleges across Montana. The 1...
Wanda JoAnn Hopson, 75, of Murray, Ky., formerly of Benton, passed away at 12:30 a. m. Sept. 24, 2011, at Spring Creek Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by daughters, Peggy Giblin of Havre, Mont., and Christine Bufkin of Murray, Ky. ; sons, William "Bill" Hopson and Charles Hopson, both of Havre, Mont. ; one brother, Nole Phelps of Las Vegas, Nev. ; nine grandchildren, Kelly Johnson, Maverick Hopson, Matthew Thorson, Michael Thorson, Lisa Bandy, Nicole Allen, Tosha Majchszak, Kayla Majchszak and Haley...
J. Eva Nelson J. Eva Nelson, 95, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at Northern Montana Care Center of natural causes. Her funeral service will be 5 p. m. Friday, Sept. 30, 2011, at First Lutheran Church. Her graveside service will be held at Daneville Cemetery near Westby, at 3:30 p. m. Mountain Time — 4:30 p. m. Central Time — on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Memorial contributions in Eva's honor may be made to Grace Chapel at Northern Montana Care Center in Havre, Mont., Immanuel Lutheran Church in Westby, Mont., the Daneville Cem...
Editor: While reviewing the state of Montana campaign rules in August of this year, I realized that I had made a rookie mistake. It turns out that the candidate for office cannot make bank deposits unless said candidate has designated himself a deputy treasurer on the C-1-A candidate form. This rule is counter-intuitive. But, alas, the rules are the rules. Immediately, I filed the first of two amended C-1-As in the Havre City Council race. It was during this self-review process that I noted the inconsistency in Bob Kaul's...
You have to hand it to Havre Public Schools Trustee Curtis Smeby. Smeby summed up the feelings of most Havre taxpayers about the roof controversy at Havre High School. Smeby went through the roof, so to speak, at the Sept. 13 school board meeting when an engineer told the board that the cost of roof repairs at the school would be more than $130,000 higher than expected. It seems that the columns that support the gymnasium portion of the roof were not built to specifications, and to ensure safety, they will have to be...
Myriad issues discussed at legislative video converence Topics included workers comp, mail-in ballots, local governments, wind energy rights Tim Leeds A variety of issues were touched on during a video conference in Havre Wednesday with local lawmakers in Helena, including a push to reform workers compensation laws, affects proposed legislation could have on local governments and a push to allow mail-in ballots in all elections. Hill County Clerk and Recorder Darla Dahl told Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Havre, and Sen. Rowlie... Full story
Dorothy Sunchild-Small, 82, passed away on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011, in her room at Northern Montana Care Center. She died of natural causes surrounded by her family. Her wake service began Friday at the Rocky Boy Lutheran Church and continued untiul 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, at the church, where traditional Native American services were held. Her burial took place immediately after at Rocky Boy Cemetery. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to Holland & Bonine Funeral Home. Dorothy Sunchild-Small Dorothy was bor... Full story
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — Hurricane Irene opened its assault on the Eastern Seaboard on Saturday by lashing the North Carolina coast with wind as strong as 115 mph and pounding shoreline homes with waves. Farther north, authorities readied a massive shutdown of trains and airports, with 2 million people ordered out of the way. The center of the storm, which was estimated to be some 500 miles wide, passed over North Carolina's Outer Banks for its official landfall just after 7:30 a.m. EDT. The hurricane's vast reach traced the E... Full story
WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida's second-in-command, Atiyah Abd al-Rahman, has been killed in Pakistan, delivering another big blow to a terrorist group that the U.S. believes to be on the verge of defeat, U.S. officials said Saturday. The Libyan national had been the network's operational leader before rising to al-Qaida's No. 2 spot after the U.S. killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden during a raid on his Pakistan compound in May. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said last month that al-Qaida's defeat was within reach if the U.S. c...
MISSOULA, (AP) — The president of the University of Montana has set some ambitious goals for the next decade, saying he wants to increase graduation rates from 44 percent to 60 percent and more than double the amount of research money the school generates from $67 million to $140 million. The Missoulian reports (http://bit.ly/n6hGwa ) Montana President Royce Engstrom announced his goals during his first State of the University address Friday. Engstrom, a former UM provost who has been with the university since 2007, was s... Full story
Farmers in Hill and Choteau counties are eligible for federal flood aid. The counties have been designated as primary disaster areas from this spring's floods. That means they will be eligible for crop assistance and other help. Farmers in Blaine and Liberty counties will be eligible because their counties are contiguous to Hill County. Winter storms and blizzards hit hard this year in agricultural areas of central and eastern Montana. That was followed by record spring rainstorms and flooding across most of the state. The... Full story
AP Photo/Steve Helber A stranded sailboat founders in the surf along the Willoughby Spit area of Norfolk, Va. as Hurricane Irene hits Norfolk, Va., Saturday. The live-aboard couple attempted to outrun the storm and got caught up in the high surf and wind. They were rescued by local fire and rescue personnel. NAGS HEAD, N.C. (AP) — Weaker but still menacing, Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the coast Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowsto... Full story
Havre High running back Casey Schaub (middle) carries the ball during Saturday's Blue Pony win over the Whitefish Bulldogs at Blue Pony Stadium. On a white-hot day Saturday at Blue Pony Stadium, the Havre High football team was just that - hot. The Ponies opened the 2011 season with a 54-25 win over the Whitefish Bulldogs in a nonconference Class A affair Saturday afternoon in Havre. The win helped HHS extend its winning streak to five games against their BNSF Trophy rival from Whitefish. The Ponies scored on their first...
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Weaker but still menacing, Hurricane Irene knocked out power and piers in North Carolina, clobbered Virginia with wind and churned up the coast Saturday to confront cities more accustomed to snowstorms than tropical storms. New York City emptied its streets and subways and waited with an eerie quiet. With most of its transportation machinery shut down, the Eastern Seaboard spent the day nervously watching the storm's march across a swath of the nation inhabited by 65 million people. The hurricane had an e...
The Montana Grizzlies and Montana State Bobcats are both looked at as teams to beat this fall in the Big Sky Conference. But it's the Cats who has more people talking, which is unfamaliar territory for the Grizzlies. The Bobcats were recently picked second by both the league's coaches and media outlets for the upcoming Big Sky football season. The Grizzlies were picked third in both polls, while defending FCS national champion Eastern Washington was picked first in both... Full story
Former Harlem High star athlete Rick Haluszka is about to start his junior season with the Montana State University Bobcats football team. But he's already being honored for his excellence. Haluszka was recently named a nominee for 2011 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The team, which is part of the American Football Coaches Association will be announced in late September. There will be a team composed completely of Football Bowl Championship players and another 11-man team for...
