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HELENA — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that juveniles whose identities otherwise would be protected can be required to publicly register as sex offenders. An incident at Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation prompted the federal lawsuit. The 9th U. S. Circuit of Appeals denied the argument by three males in Montana — including a boy who was 14 at the time of the offense — who said lower-court judges should not have sentenced them to register as offenders for sex crimes committed when they were children. The Rocky Boy r...
Edward Harold Ghostbear is in jail in Havre on $30,000 bond facing charges that he, on at least several occasions, raped a young girl in a homeless shelter while she was visiting him. The Hill County Attorney's Office charged Ghostbear Tuesday with felony counts of sexual intercourse without consent, or, in the alternative, sexual assault. Ghostbear's arraignment is scheduled for 10 a. m. Friday. According to the charging document, officers responded to a call from Myron David of the Branded by Fire Ministries church,...
Havre Daily News/Nikki Carlson, file photos People line up for bread and bite-sized pronto pups at the fourth Annual Men Who Cook for Women Who "Wine" event in the Hingham Community Center in March 2010. It's been five years since local men first cooked for the women who "wine, " but cancer still exists and families still need help dealing with medical problems, so the men are again preparing to raise their knives, ladels and spatulas for a good cause. The fifth annual Men Who Cook for Women Who "Wine" event will be raising... Full story
Editor: On this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, let's remember that all legal laws are no always right — freedom to choose. To choose what? To end a life. Let us thank and remember in prayer all those who are choosing not to end life for their unborn children. The following is taken, with permission, from Profile Across America. ——— Did You Know? - 18 days old: a baby's heart begins to beat; - 43 days: the brain coordinates movements; - 8 weeks: all organs are functioning; - 9 weeks: has permanent, individual fingerp... Full story
A century ago this year, the people of Montana stood up against some of the most influential corporations in history with a powerful message: People and their ideas — not corporations and their money — decide our elections. Sen. Jon Tester At the turn of the century, wealthy mining magnates literally bought elections, power and influence in Washington, D.C. So in 1912, Montana voters passed an initiative limiting corporate influence on our elections. That's because ensuring that citizens are in control of America's dem...
Mom decided to take off for the balmy warmth of Mexico and left my brother and I to fill in for her. There is no way I can fill her creative shoes, but I'll give it a try. This summer I came back to Montana for the first time since I graduated from college. Oh, I've been back for visits, but flying in and out is just not the same as driving. Driving makes the experience more solid for some reason. Dee Dee Robart I loaded the typical mom van with husband, two daughters (18 and 5), luggage for two months (after all we would be...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer says she meant no disrespect when she pointed a finger at President Barack Obama during an intense discussion on an airport tarmac. But the Republican governor says the Democratic president showed disrespect for her by abruptly ending their conversation. The brief encounter — out of earshot of observers but captured on camera — was a highly visible demonstration of the verbal and legal skirmishing that has regularly occurred between Brewer and Obama's administration over illeg... Full story
Mom decided to take off for the balmy warmth of Mexico and left my brother and I to fill in for her. There is no way I can fill her creative shoes, but I'll give it a try. This summer I came back to Montana for the first time since I graduated from college. Oh, I've been back for visits, but flying in and out is just not the same as driving. Driving makes the experience more solid for some reason. Dee Dee Robart I loaded the typical mom van with husband, two daughters (18 and 5), luggage for two months (after all we would be...
Havre High's Lacey Waid launches a shot during Thursday night's girls basketball game between Havre High and Great Falls High at the HHS gymnasium. Chinook's Zack Molyneaux lets a shot go during a Class C boys basketball game Thursday night in Chinook. For the second time this season, the Great Falls High Bison proved to be a little too much for the Havre High girls basketball team. On Thursday night at the HHS gymnasium, the Class AA Bison beat the Blue Ponies 50-30. Chanel Stadning Rock scored 12 points for the Ponies, who...
It's time for prospective college football players to start making the difficult decision of where to continue their football career. Three such players have already decided that they will continue playing football at Montana State University-Northern. On Wednesday afternoon, the MSU-Northern coaching staff announced the first portion of its 2012 recruiting class with three transfers. All three new Lights are currently enrolled at Northern and will participate in spring ball....
This coming weekend marks the halfway point in the Frontier Conference men's and women's basketball seasons. And oh how the first five games have flown by. This weekend is also a pivotal one for almost every team in the league, as the schedule flips to part two next weekend. On the women's side, Havre and Great Falls will be crucial stops for the two league leaders, Lewis-Clark State and Westminster. LC State took game one of its rivalry with the Griffins last weekend, even... Full story
The Havre High boys and girls basketball teams played the Great Falls High Bison just a little over a month ago. But now, the Blue Ponies are looking to turn the tables on the Bison, coming into the contest much improved. Havre High's Neya Bischoff lays up a shot during a Central A Conference game against Livingston last month in Havre. The Blue Pony girls step out of conference play tonight to host the Class AA Great Falls High Bison at 7 at the HHS gymnasium. The Pony boys are in Great Falls tonight to battle the Bison.... Full story
Every year coaches and fans are forced to say goodbye to talented seniors as they prepare to move on to bigger and better things. And unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, the 2012 Havre High wrestling team has reached that point in the season. On Friday night when the Central A Blue Ponies host Forsyth and Conrad at the Havre High gymnasium, a talented grou Blue Pony senior Eli Hinebauch (top) pins a Lewistown grappler to the mat during the 2011 Havre Invite. Hinebauch will wrestle his final home...
Another new year brings another tax season, but filing taxes can be less painful with a little planning and help, which Opportunity Link Inc. is providing across the Hi-Line. Opportunity Link announced this week that they are helping connect local taxpayers with "trained, IRS-certified volunteers" who "can help prepare and e-file your basic income tax returns. " "Anyone with a household income of less than $50,000 is eligible for this free service, " the press release says. "This year, you can also opt to prepare your own tax...
A pair of Havre Blue Ponies will be front and center, representing HHS in one of the most prestigious high school all-star football games in the United States. Blue Pony seniors Thurman Holdsclaw and Zach Plum were both named to the East Team for the 2013 Montana East/West Shrine Game. The 2013 game will be held July 20 at Butte's Naranche Stadium, and is the 67th game, which makes it one of the longest-running all-star games in the country. Holdsclaw was voted to the East...
The Montana State University-Northern men's basketball team had just two games left on its non-conference schedule. And though the trip was tough, the Lights took care of business. Last Thursday night, the Lights thrashed Portland Bible College, 81-63 in Portland, Ore., then MSU-N wrapped up its 2012 schedule with a hard-fought, 71-67 win over NCAA DII Linfield College last Friday night in McMinville, Ore. The wins pushed the No. 22 Lights to 13-2 ahead of the full Frontier... Full story
To say the 2012 season was frustrating for the Montana State University-Northern football would be an understatement. The Lights entered the fall with high hopes and lofty expectations after going 5-5 in 2011, with 16 starters back from that squad. M Montana State University-Northern linebacker Jordan Van Voast, left, is one of a key returning group of Lights in 2013. SU-N was picked to finish second in the Frontier Conference, only behind 12-time defending league champion...
WASHINGTON — District of Columbia police say they are investigating an incident in which NBC News reporter David Gregory displayed what he described as a high-capacity ammunition magazine on "Meet the Press." Gun laws in the nation's capital generally restrict the possession of high-capacity magazines, regardless of whether the device is attached to a firearm. "NBC contacted (the Metropolitan Police Department) inquiring if they could utilize a high capacity magazine for their segment. NBC was informed that possession of a h... Full story
Annamae Somers, 91, passed away Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Her prayer vigil will be 7 p. m. Friday, Jan. 4, 2013, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel, with her memorial Mass 10 a. m. Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at St. Jude Thaddeus Church, with Father Daniel Wathen officiating. Her burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. A full obituary will follow....
Gerald Basler, 79, passed away on Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, at Northern Montana Hospital of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and services are planned for later this year. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements....
Rudy Breitmeier, 91, of Harlem, passed away Dec. 23, 2012, in Harlem. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at 1 p. m at the Yolked Parish/United Methodist Church in Harlem. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home of Chinook.... Full story
Havre High's Lacey Waid launches a shot during Thursday night's girls basketball game between Havre High and Great Falls High at the HHS gymnasium. Chinook's Zack Molyneaux lets a shot go during a Class C boys basketball game Thursday night in Chinook. For the second time this season, the Great Falls High Bison proved to be a little too much for the Havre High girls basketball team. On Thursday night at the HHS gymnasium, the Class AA Bison beat the Blue Ponies 50-30. Chanel Stadning Rock scored 12 points for the Ponies, who...
The new Hill County Extension agents have are continuing a long-time Hi-Line tradition to help people spend the winter: Cabin Fever classes, ranging from making flowerpots to improving pesticide applications, are scheduled to run in January. Extension Agents Lee Ann Larson and Nicole Gray said Friday, Dec. 28, is the early registration deadline for the classes — one of which already has filled — and a $5 late fee will be charged for registration after that date. Larson said that, with both of them starting their jobs in Hil...
HELENA — The $47 million U. S. Senate race between Democrat Jon Tester and Republican Denny Rehberg was Montana's top news story of 2012, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of state editors. The 2012 election dominated the year's top stories, with five of the top 10 involving the senate and gubernatorial races, Republicans' failure to make expected electoral gains, the role of secretive money in campaigning and a referendum on medical marijuana restrictions. Editors overwhelmingly chose the bruising Tester-Rehberg...
HOUSTON (AP) — A "stubborn" fever that kept former President George H.W. Bush in a hospital over Christmas has gotten worse, and doctors have put him on a liquids-only diet, his spokesman said Wednesday. Jim McGrath, Bush's spokesman in Houston, had said earlier in the day that the fever had gone away, but he later corrected himself. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File Former President George H.W. Bush arrives on June 12, for the premiere of HBO's new documentary on his life near the family compound in Kennebunkport, Maine. "It's a... Full story
