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Articles from the August 19, 2013 edition


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  • B-1B bomber crashes in Broadus, crew ejects

    The Associated Press|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A B-1B bomber crashed in a remote area of southeastern Montana on Monday, but its four crew members survived after ejecting from the South Dakota-based aircraft, Air Force officials said. Two pilots and two weapons system officers ejected before the bomber crashed about 9:30 a.m. near Broadus, said Col. Kevin Kennedy, commander of the 28th Bomb Wing. He said they were taken by ambulance and air to two South Dakota hospitals, but none of them suffered life-threatening injuries. Aerial photos of the... Full story

  • Scalia: Court shouldn't 'invent new minorities'

    MATT VOLZ Associated Press|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    BOZEMAN (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is making decisions that should be left to Congress or the people, from wiretapping to "inventing" new classes of minorities, Justice Antonin Scalia said Monday. In an apparent reference to the court's recent decisions on gay marriage and benefits for same-sex couples, Scalia said it is not the function of the courts to create exceptions outside the Constitution unless a majority of people agree with them. "It's not up to the courts to invent new minorities that get special... Full story

  • Northern chancellor finalist for Louisiana post

    John Kelleher|Updated Aug 19, 2013
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    Montana State University Chancellor James Limbaugh is one of six finalists for president of Nicholls State University in Louisiana. The Louisiana State University system made the announcement Monday afternoon. All six candidates will be visiting the 7,000-student campus in coming weeks before a decision is made. Details in Tuesday's Havre Daily News.... Full story

  • Healy sentenced to nearly 50 years for assault, rape

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    A Hays resident was sentenced to more than 27 years in federal prison followed by 20 years probation for assaulting and raping a woman in his home on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation. Louis Michael Healy, 40, was convicted April 17 after a two-day trial in U.S. District Court in Great Falls of assault resulting in serious injury, aggravated sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact. The jury could not reach a verdict on another charge, assault with a dangerous weapon, and the prosecutors later dropped that charge. U.S.... Full story

  • Skylights swept in opener

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    If the Montana State University-Northern Skylights want to be challenged during their non-conference volleyball season, they certainly got that and more in their season opener. Friday afternoon, at the McLaughlin Center in Great Falls, the Skylights were swept by Midland University of Nebraska. The Skylights lost their 2013 debut by scores of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-23. Midland, which is picked to win its conference this season, went on to sweep UGF as well Friday. In all,... Full story

  • Lights brighten training camp

    Daniel Horton|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    Summer two-a-days do a lot for the growth of a football team like the Montana State University-Northern Lights, but with the regular season in sight, a scrimmage can do even more. The regular season gets underway on Aug. 29, as the Lights travel to North Dakota to take on Dickinson State. But in another step of preparation, the Lights took to the MSU-N practice fields on Saturday morning for a full-pad, high-tempo scrimmage. It was the first scrimmage of the summer for the... Full story

  • Pony golfers primed for a new season

    George Ferguson|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    Of all the fall sports, the high school golf season comes fast and furious. And that’s the case for the Havre High golf teams. Practice began just last Thursday, and already, Blue Pony golfers will hit the links for their first tournament Tuesday morning. The HHS boys and girls will host the Havre High Golf Tournament Tuesday at Prairie Farms golf course with varsity and junior varsity teams from Browning and Lewistown in attendance. And the tournament marks the beginning... Full story

  • Comprehensive immigration reform: Pro-growth and pro-agriculture

    Bruce Nelson and Anthony Preite|Updated Aug 19, 2013
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    Earlier this year, the U.S. Senate passed a commonsense immigration reform measure in a strongly bipartisan fashion. This was an important step in the right direction — especially for producers, farm workers and rural communities.   The historic legislation passed by the Senate provides a pathway to earned citizenship for the 11 million people who are in our country today without authorization. They will have to go to the back of the line, pay fines and settle taxes they owe our nation. It would modernize the system that w... Full story

  • Our View: Hill County has a chance to improve its health

    Updated Aug 19, 2013

    Hill County has many health problems. People here tend to drink more alcohol, eat more unhealthy foods, smoke more and exercise less than the rest of Montana and the rest of the country. The groups drafting the county’s Health Improvement Plan conducted a survey that came to these conclusions, but people here can’t be surprised by the results. Add these lifestyle problems to the fact that in this rural area it is often harder to access health care than in more urban areas. People have a hard time getting to health care... Full story

  • Stand-alone photos: Throwing a ringer

    Lindsay Brown|Updated Aug 19, 2013

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  • Stand-alone photo: Postcards from Havre

    Lindsay Brown|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    Kris Martens poses with her Postcards from Havre exhibit Friday evening at Artitudes Gallery.... Full story

  • For the Record: August 19, 2013

    Updated Aug 19, 2013

    Havre Police Department Officers investigated a two-vehicle, noninjury crash on 2nd Street at 8:53 a.m. Friday. ——— Officers investigated a 10:33 a.m. Friday call about prescription medications that were stolen from a 2nd Street residence. ——— A 47-year-old Box Elder man was arrested for shoplifting at a 3rd Avenue business after officers investigated a 1:35 p.m. Friday call. ——— A 3:35 p.m. Friday report at the police station about medications that were stolen from a vehicle was investigated. ——— A... Full story

  • Rena Ann Gardipee

    Updated Aug 19, 2013

    Rena Ann Gardipee, 74, passed away Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 at Benefis Hosptial in Great Falls, Mont. of natural causes. Her wake service will begin today at the Old Senior Center and continue Sunday afternoon at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Her funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rocky Boy. Her burial will follow at the Gardipee  Family Plot on Laredo Road. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to... Full story

  • Torres gets nearly five years for cocaine, meth

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    A Havre man will spend four-and-a-half years in federal prison for possessing large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine. Christopher Pete Torres Jr., 37, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Great Falls last week to 54 months in prison for his previously entered guilty plea to a charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. District Judge Dana Christensen also sentenced Torres to five years of supervised release following the prison sentence. A Havre police officer pulled Torres over Feb. 4, 2012, for... Full story

  • Jobs picture on Hi-Line gets better

    John Kelleher|Updated Aug 19, 2013

    Montana's jobless rate declined again during July, and the job picture on the Hi-Line improved considerably. The state's job rate was 5.3 percent in July, a full 2 points lower than the national average. “Montana’s unemployment rate is continuing its downward trend, as employers continue to feel more confident in our economy,” said Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy. “Despite job growth being slower than last year, our economy is gaining ground and getting stronger every day.” Payroll employment added roughly 900 jobs in... Full story

  • Rocky Boy man sentenced for throwing 1-month-old

    Tim Leeds|Updated Aug 19, 2013
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    A Rocky Boy man was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for causing severe injuries to a 1-month-old baby. Jourden St. Marks, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in federal court in Great Falls last week for his previous guilty plea to assault resulting in serious injury. Christensen sentenced St. Marks to three years of supervised release following the 33-month sentence. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, St. Marks admitted to investigators that Jan. 1, 2013, he became... Full story

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