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GREAT FALLS (AP) — A 4-year-old male grizzly bear has been captured near the lower Marias River and relocated west of Glacier National Park after a family reported lambs and a calf had been killed. Fish, Wildlife and Parks grizzly bear manager Mike Madel tells the Great Falls Tribune (http://gftrib.com/13ApUfc ) that a family reportedGrizzly bear captured near Marias River, relocated last Friday that a couple of lambs had been killed and the next day they found a dead calf. Officials confirmed a grizzly killed the animals. T... Full story
Havre native Bryden Vukasin, who now lives in Missoula, is a contestant for “The Bachelorette,” Season 9, which is running Mondays on ABC. The first episode aired May 27, the second June 3, and the third Monday. The fourth episode is scheduled for June 17. “The Bachelorette” is a reality television show in which a bachelorette, Desiree Hartsock this season, searches for love. Twenty-five men begin the show, Vukasin one of them, each vying for the bachelorette’s attention. Hartsock awards roses to the men throughout various ac... Full story
HELENA (AP) — Montana has collected more taxes than expected, but state spending also is going up. Legislative Fiscal Division analysts said Tuesday state revenue is nearly $1.8 billion with less than a month left in the fiscal year. That's an 11 percent increase compared to this time last year. The main drivers are individual income and corporate license taxes. Income taxes are up 15.3 percent to just over $1 billion, while corporate taxes are up nearly 37 percent to $156 million. Analysts say the state will spend nearly $... Full story
The Life Is Sweet, Sweet Home Relay for Life team, held its Second Annual Womanless Beauty Pageant Saturday. Twelve contestants competed, and the event was once again a crowd pleaser. Organizers extended a very special thank-you to these men who agreed to help raise money for a worthy cause, as they found out it takes a lot of work to be a woman. Thanks to the efforts of these 12 men more than $3,500 was raised for Relay for Life. The results: 2013 Womanless Beauty Pageant Que... Full story
On both pieces of legislation mentioned in this story, Resp. Kris Hansen, R-Havre, Rep. Wendy Warburton, R-Chinook, State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy and Sen. Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook, voted to override Gov. Steve Bullock's vetoes. Rep. Clarena Brockie, D-Harlem, voted to sustain Bullock's vetoes. HELENA — Lawmakers on Monday upheld Gov. Steve Bullock's final 19 vetoes of the legislative session, including one bill for infrastructure improvements in eastern Montana and another to make one-time payments to providers who care f... Full story
While people are trying to get through the latest round of flooding in the region, local officials have been quietly, behind the scenes, preparing to once again go through the next step: recovering from the third major flood disaster in four years and repairing the damage. The Hill County disaster response team — the Hill County Commission declared a disaster last Wednesday — held an organizational meeting Monday in the emergency operations center at the Hill County Justice Center. “I think we’re kind of unique.” Hill Coun... Full story
MISSOULA (AP) — The Missoula County attorney says he is willing to scrutinize the way his office handles sexual assault and rape cases, but will not cooperate with a Department of Justice probe he calls politically motivated. Fred Van Valkenburg spoke Monday at a City Club Missoula luncheon and blamed the Missoulian newspaper for unfairly creating a national story about rape in Missoula. He says he's never been told the number of sexual assault cases investigated and referred to his office are "unusual or out of p... Full story
Montana’s U.S. senators said they were pleased that their chamber — again — passed a five-year Farm Bill. The Senate passed the bill Monday on a 66-27 vote. It passed a version last year, but Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, never scheduled it or the House version its Agriculture Committee passed to be debated. The Farm Bill sets national policy on agriculture programs and provides nutrition programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly k... Full story
The rain has gone away. But flooding continues to be the story on the Hi-Line, and in many parts of Montana. Flooding is still a main concern at Beaver Creek Golf Course as well. As of Monday afternoon, the waters have receded some at BCGC, but much of the course is still saturated, and areas hit hardest, which are No. 8, No. 2, No. 9 and No. 1 continue to have flood waters on the ground. Meanwhile, golf resumed at Prairie Farms this past week, with men’s league action last T... Full story
Just two days after wrapping up a successful Havre Jamboree, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club is back at it. Tonight, the North Stars host the Great Falls Hawks in a twin bill, starting at 5:30 at Legion Field. The games were originally slated for Wednesday night, but moved to tonight instead. The Hawks are a Senior Babe Ruth team, one of three in the Great Falls area. Teams like the Hawks, and the Great Falls Volts, don’t play regular city league Babe R... Full story
Typically, the college basketball recruiting season comes to an end late in the spring, but not for Montana State University-Northern women’s basketball coach Chirs Mouat who landed a prized transfer just days ago. Mouat recently announced the signing of A’jha Edwards to an NAIA national letter of intent. Edwards, a 6-5 post player, recently finished her career at Pima Community College in Tucson, Arizona. “A’jha is a huge addition to our program because she brings a great i... Full story
Havre Police Department The Havre Police Department dispatch log for Friday morning through Sunday morning was not received until after deadline Monday. The information is included today. During a motor vehicle stop on 1st Street at 8:05 a.m. Friday officers issued a summons to a 34-year-old Chinook man for driving a vehicle with an expired registration. ——— A 20-year-old Havre man in the 24/7 Sobriety Program was arrested for violation of conditions of release Friday at 8:08 a.m. at the police station. ——— A caller repo... Full story
Roland Ritter, former Rudyard resident, passed away in Bozeman, Mont., on Dec. 29, 2013 at the age of 95. There will be a memorial service for Roland on Saturday, June 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. at New Beginnings Lutheran Church in Rudyard.... Full story
More than 1,500 Montana families whose relatives have been killed in the military or are missing in action will be receiving a Meal of Valor from the state of Montana. State officials will spend the next year identifying those who are eligible to receive the award. Eligible for the award are all people who have served in conflicts from World War II to Afghanistan. The state will fund the awards, which will cost about $70 each to produce, but if people want, they can make contributions to the Department of Military Affairs in... Full story
One hundred teams were on the water at Fresno Reservoir Saturday morning competing in the Fresno Walleye Challenge.... Full story
The H. Earl Clack Museum Board talked Monday about making some changes and bringing new events to the museum and the archaeological bison kill site it manages. Board Chair Judi Dritshulas appointed a committee to look at condensing and modernizing the gift shop at the museum to open space for a rotating display, “Gramma’s Attic.” She said the idea is to have people loan historical items to the museum for a month to be put in a display, then to return the items to the owners and set up the next display. She said some peopl... Full story
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