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BILLINGS (AP) - Montana is joining North Dakota and South Dakota as states that plan to curtail sage grouse hunting in response to a continued decline in the game bird's population. Montana wildlife commissioners on Thursday gave tentative approval to a proposal to cancel or scale back a two-month hunting season slated to open in September. Hunting advocates strongly oppose a closure, and Fish and Wildlife Commission Chairman Dan Vermillion says less drastic measures are... Full story
Havre eighth-graders got first-hand experience Wednesday in Havre City Court of the legal results of drinking and driving. The students participated in two mock trials, with eighth-graders themselves in the roles of judge, jury, prosecution and defense in the trials of Lucas Ames - a Havre police officer who came into court on his day off to serve as the defendant in the trials. The jury in the first trial convicted Ames of drinking and driving, but acquitted him of illegally... Full story
After being without running water for around a day, Chinook's dry spell has been reversed. Chinook's running water has been restored, but the city has been put under a state of emergency until tests on the water has been completed. "There was probably about a softball-sized hole in the main line out of the plant," Chinook Mayor Keith Hanson said. Hanson added that the break was caused by old piping. The main line coming out of the plant has been there since 1957. City workers... Full story
This weekend the Havre High softball team will embark on the postseason, and with a state tournament berth on the line, standout Blue Ponies like Paige Henderson will look to perform at a high level. Henderson has been a staple in Havre softball since the young age of six years old. Henderson grew up in Havre youth softball, but also competed in basketball, volleyball, and track and field in middle school. But choosing to cut back on the sports she played and focus on... Full story
Now that the Havre High softball team is in the postseason, it is time to take care of a goal the Central A Blue Ponies have had for several years now: getting back to an elite level and competing for a Class A state title. The Ponies finished the season with a 3-5 conference record and enter the second annual Central A Divisional tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Belgrade Panthers are the No. 1 seed, followed by the No. 2 Lewistown Golden Eagles and No. 3 Livingston Rangers.... Full story
After an update Wednesday, the air carrier that serves Havre has grounded some more flights but has replacement aircraft on the way to resume full service. Erin Hatzell of Cape Air told the Havre Daily News Wednesday afternoon that the airline, which took over federally subsidized Essential Air Service in Montana in December, decided to pull six airplanes damaged in a severe storm Sunday in Billings out of service. Hatzell had said Wednesday morning that the routes — from and to Billings and Havre, Glasgow, Glendive, S... Full story
Montana Actors' Theatre is opening a comedy - with some serious undertones - about a person dealing with parents who don't know how to deal with a child. "Baby with the Bathwater" opens Friday. Patrick Ulano, who also acts in the production, is directing the play, written by Christopher Durang in 1983. The production also stars MaryBeth Blankenship as the mother, Merrill Gray as the father and Andi Daniel as the nanny who helps - kind of - the new parents raise their child.... Full story
