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Havre police are looking for a woman suspected of robbing a Havre pharmacy at gunpoint Monday. Havre Police Department Lt. Aaron Wittmer said a person brandished a handgun inside Western Drug in Havre, demanding prescription narcotics and cash. The pharmacy was closed Monday afternoon following the robbery. Wittmer said about 3 p.m. Monday that the police did not have anyone in custody and had no suspects at the moment. Police are looking for a woman, 5-foot tall, wearing a... Full story
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today. JUDGE TO BE CENSURED OVER RAPE VICTIM COMMENTS: The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday will publicly reprimand a judge who gave a lenient sentence to a rapist after suggesting the 14-year-old victim shared some of the responsibility for the crime. District Judge G. Todd Baugh of Billings is scheduled to appear before the court in Helena, where one of the justices will read a censure statement prepared in advance. Baugh will likely have an... Full story
BUTTE (AP) — A woman who fled a Montana hospital after she and her newborn tested positive for methamphetamine was arrested Monday in Utah. Her baby is safe, state officials said. The more than monthlong search for Michelle Renee Yallup, 29, and her infant son ended with her arrest at a truck stop in Willard, Utah, about 50 miles north of Salt Lake City, Anaconda Police Chief Tim Barkell told The Montana Standard. (Details in Tuesday's Havre Daily News.)... Full story
HELENA (AP) — A former state lawmaker who pleaded guilty to selling securities in Montana without a license has been given a six-year deferred sentence and ordered to repay his victims the nearly $336,000 they lost. District Judge Mike Menahan sentenced William R. Nooney of Missoula last week in Helena. Nooney was charged last September and pleaded guilty in April. Prosecutors allege clients invested nearly $459,000 in securities that Nooney was not registered to sell and that were not registered with the state. (Details i... Full story
Telephone cooperatives were designed to provide service to underserved rural areas the big companies weren't interested in. Today, some are taking on the big boys in providing Internet services and smartphones. Havre-based Triangle Communications plunged headfirst into the Hi-Line market with the grand opening of its downtown store Saturday morning. The opening ceremonies included a "flash mob" at Saturday Market at Town Square and a plane that carried Triangle's banner in the...
Havre Police Department Officers investigated an 11:32 a.m. Friday call from 10th Street about vandalism to the calling party’s rock wall in the alley. ——— Tyler Kim Theboy, 23, of Havre was issued a summons on a charge of having an open container in a motor vehicle on a highway after an officer made a motor vehicle stop at 1:48 a.m. Saturday on 1st Street West. ——— Officers investigated an 8:05 a.m. Saturday 24/7 Sobriety Program violation at the police station. ——— Cholan Michael Kinholt, 31, of Havre was arrested on a c... Full story
On July 18, 2014, Dorothy Jean (Bough) Majerus, 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in the Central Montana Medical Center. A vigil will be held Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m., and Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 23, at 11 a.m. at St. Leo's Catholic Church in Lewistown. Dorothy was born to Edward and Anna (O'Connor) Bough on May 22, 1926, in Havre, Montana. She was the youngest of the five Bough girls who worked to help make a living on the family homestead... Full story
Mark Haugen, 54, passed away July 18, 2014. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Chinook High School Auditorium. Arrangements have been made with Edwards Funeral Home in Chinook. Condolences may be left at www.edwardsfuneralhomemt.com.... Full story
Essie Rose St. Dennis, 67, of Havre, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at her residence, of natural causes. Cremation has taken place, and private family memorial services will be held at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Please visit Essie's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for her family at www.hollandbonine.com Essie was born on July 15, 1947, in Kalispell to William and Rose (Keith) Shupe. She was... Full story
For around four and a half hours Sunday, those using Charter Communications' services experienced a loss of secure connection. The problems began again around 10 a.m. this morning, despite work crews’ efforts to remedy the issue. Brian Anderson of Charter said at 10:30 this morning he had received notification of the new outage but was not sure yet as to what was causing it. Kami Yamaguchi, the vice president of Inside Plant and Charter, said the Sunday telecommunications brown-out began around 6 a.m. "We had a failure of a...
A farming accident took out power for 60 miles of the Hi-Line Saturday, although a power company representative said it was repaired quickly. Butch Larcombe of NorthWestern Energy said power went out from about Chester to the Fort Assinniboine area just southwest of Havre about 5:30 p.m. Saturday, with NorthWestern Energy assuming at firts that it was wind-related. The company later found out that someone hit a pole with equipment while doing field work east of Chester, damaging the pole and causing the power outage,...
The 2014 4-H Queen was crowned at the Hill County Fair Thursday. Rinnah Kinsella, 16, was crowned as 4-H Queen in the Bigger Better Barn after the 4-H competition were wrapped up. Kinsella has been with 4-H for nine to 10 years and said to become the 4-H queen, she has to go through an application and interview process. "It's exciting," Kinsella said. "And a little nerve-wracking." Kinsella was up against Taylor McLain, the second runner-up, and Ashley Hofland, the first... Full story
Wildland fires two states away and in another country have been impacting weather in north-central Montana, with a local sanitarian warning people to be careful about the smoke in the air. “The biggest thing is, anybody who has lung problems is going to have some concerns because of the particulates in the air, and there’s not a lot we can do about it,” Hill County Sanitarian Clay Vincent said this morning. Kristen Martin, state air quality meteorologist with the Montana Department of Environmental quality, said this morni... Full story
Being a high school student, you would expect me to enjoy my summer days in blissful laziness, or be working at a surmner job. Quite the opposite; I have been scripting, designing and filming a documentary with the theme illustrating how fashion has been influenced by history until most recent decades. This documentary would not have been possible without the help of Gary & Leo’s Fresh Foods, The Key and Messiah Lutheran Church. Gary & Leo’s and The Key opened their doors accommodating my filming needs, moved displays and allow... Full story
If you did not attend the Great Northern Rodeo this weekend, you missed cowboys and cowgirls from across the state, and the country putting on a show at the arena inside the Great Northern Fairgrounds. The two-day Great Northern Rodeo, held Friday and Saturday, attracted more than 1,110 to watch some of the top talent that the Northern Rodeo Association and the national Indian rodeo associations has to offer. The event included all the classic rodeo events and the... Full story
The Havre North Stars American Legion baseball club wrapped up Northern District play early last week in Canada. But the North Stars couldn’t turn their attention to the postseason until they played a pair of non-conference games against the powerful Glacier Twins. Havre was in Whitefish Friday and Saturday for a pair of games against the Northwest A power Twins, and the North Stars dropped both contests. Havre suffered a tough 10-1 loss Friday night, then lost a b...
In one of the most anticipated events of the Great Northern Fair, the annual Jaycees Demolition Derby lived up to the hype as mud flung through the air, the smell of burning rubber was rampant and sounds of roaring engines filled the fairgrounds, closing out the week with a bang. In front of a packed house at the Arena inside the Great Northern Fairgrounds Sunday night, patrons watched as derby cars raced and smashed into each other in a slew of different events until only... Full story
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