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Northern alumni return to campus after 70 years
More than fifty Montana State University Northern Alumni who graduated in the '50s, '60s and '70s returned to campus Friday to kick off a weekend of homecoming celebration with a... — Updated 9/27/2021
Three killed in Amtrak derailment near Joplin
An Empire Builder derailment just west of Joplin about 4 p.m. Saturday killed three people, hospitalized several others and injured dozens of people. Amtrak reported the westbound... — Updated 9/27/2021
Gianforte praises effort after Saturday's Empire Builder derailment
Gov. Greg Gianforte, along with local officials and first responders, held a press conference at Liberty Community and Senior Center Sunday afternoon to address the Amtrak... — Updated 9/27/2021
Gianforte holds press conference on Amtrak derailment
Gov. Greg Gianforte, along with local officials and first responders, all volunteers who came to the crash, held a press conference at Liberty Community and Senior Center this afternoon to address the Amtrak derailment Saturday... — Updated 9/26/2021
Three die in Empire Builder derailment
Updated 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept, 26. Liberty County Sheriff's office reported that three people died in a derailment of Amtrak's Empire Builder west of Joplin and an unknown number p... — Updated 9/26/2021
Tester talks infrastructure, border closure, COVID and ag
Sen. Jon Tester provided an update on his activities in congress during a rural press call Thursday morning, addressing the situation with the infrastructure bill, the Canadian... — Updated 9/24/2021
Aubrey Green and the mystery of Engine Number 9
Aubrey Green of Portland, Oregon, is trying to track down an old mystery from his childhood in Havre, the town he left in 1943 and has recently returned to on his quest. Green is 88 years old, the child of rail worker Theodore R.... — Updated 9/24/2021
Havre high-speed chase ends in Liberty County
A high-speed chase that started in Havre Thursday afternoon and involved five law enforcement agencies ended in a field south of Chester. Havre Police Capt. Aaron Wittmer said the driver of the vehicle, Franklin James Buck III of... — Updated 9/24/2021
Farmers Union continues push on ag monopolies
The National Farmers Union held a press conference Wednesday to announce their Fairness for Farmers Campaign, a push to end corporate consolidation and break up monopolies in the... — Updated 9/24/2021
State and local COVID-19 update, Sept. 24, 2021
The Montana state COVID tracking map was not updated by printing deadline this morning. Blaine County Health Department reported Thursday evening being notified of 28 new cases from Tuesday through Thursday with 80 active, no... — Updated 9/24/2021
Blaine County's public health nurse resigns
A meeting of the Blaine County Board of Health got emotional Wednesday afternoon with the announcement that County Public Health Nurse and Health Officer Jana McPherson-Hauer was... — Updated 9/23/2021
Havre teacher among plaintiffs in election law lawsuit
A Havre High School teacher is one of the plaintiffs asking the courts to overturn a law passed this year by the Legislature that restricts Election Day registration. Havre High ban... — Updated 9/23/2021
Counting Coup featured at Northern Native American Heritage Week event
Billings-based band Counting Coup will play a free concert at Montana State University-Northern Friday evening as part of Homecoming and Native American Heritage weeks. Counting Coup Lead Singer and Bass Player Troy Falcon... — Updated 9/23/2021
Weekend events set for Northern homecoming
Montana State University-Northern is wrapping up a week of events celebrating homecoming with a full slate of events Friday and Saturday. The Montana State University-Northern... — Updated 9/23/2021
State and local COVID-19 update, Sept. 23, 2021
The Montana state COVID tracking map after this morning’s update listed 1,144 new cases, 10,842 active cases, 402 hospitalizations and 1,930 deaths. The cumulative total for the state as 145,000 cases. Blaine County, reported on... — Updated 9/23/2021
Hill County sees 52nd COVID death
Hill County has had another COVID-19 related death, bringing the total to 52 in the county. Hill County Health Department reported the death in its update Tuesday, along with 23 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the county... — Updated 9/22/2021
Update given on Milk River Levee project
Local residents heard an update on county plans to upgrade the Milk River Levee so it meets Army Corps of Engineers standards including a plan to create a new funding district to pay for the work. Jeremiah Theys of Great West... — Updated 9/22/2021
Bus driver shortage and pandemic threaten HPS transportation operations
The bus driver shortage persists nationwide as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and Havre Public Schools' transportation operations have been affected by this lack of staff, as well... — Updated 9/22/2021
Fair board discusses projects despite lack of quorum
At their monthly meeting Tuesday the remaining members of the Great Northern Fair Board and Great Northern Fairgrounds staff discussed a number of projects and issue, many of which needed to be deferred to the Hill County... — Updated 9/22/2021
State and local COVID-19 update, Sept. 22, 2021
A new COVID-19-related death was reported Tuesday in the Hill County Health Department COVID-19 update. It reported 23 new cases were reported, 147 active, 6 active hospitalizations, 2,701 total cases, 52 total deaths. Blaine Count... — Updated 9/22/2021
FWP removing goldfish from a private pond near Zortman
From Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will be using the chemical rotenone to remove invasive goldfish from an unnamed private pond on upper CK... — Updated 9/22/2021
Veterans Affairs conducting local outreach
Press release Steve Mulonet and Brenda Evans, Service Officers for the Montana Veterans Affairs will be visiting the following locations and times to meet with veterans who are interested in applying for benefits. People who are... — Updated 9/22/2021
Still dry as summer turns to fall
As if it hasn't been dry enough, don't expect that to change any time soon, even now that the first day of fall approaches. According to the National Weather Service Great Falls,... — Updated 9/21/2021
