Teen charged after car crashes into living room Nov 14, 2009
A 19-year-old man accused of crashing his car into a Great Falls home has been charged with one felony and six misdemeanors ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Frontier tourney tips off Nov 13, 2009
Great Falls won top-seed honors through a tie-breaker after tying Lewis-Clark State and Carroll with 11-3 league records ... Great Falls swept Rocky Mountain ... Thus, Great Falls was awarded the top seed. (Montana Standard, MT)
Latest AP headlines Nov 13, 2009
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Former teacher's aide in court on abuse charge Nov 13, 2009
A former middle school teacher's aide in Great Falls who is accused of abusing a 13-year-old autistic boy by placing his head under water after he dozed off in class made her initial court appearance Thursday ... Kallies returned to Great Falls on an arrest warrant for the same charge ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Police to kill up to 200 Helena deer Nov 13, 2009
The cities of Missoula, Bozeman and Great Falls also are considering deer reduction plans, according to a state official. "As deer populations increase, tolerance decreases," said Montana fish and wildlife administrator Dave Risley. (Montana Standard, MT)
Hays man kills mountain lion lounging in tree Nov 12, 2009
Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. greatfallstribune. (Montana Standard, MT)
Chamber raises concerns over school bid process Nov 12, 2009
Anderson won the bid over Great Falls-based Sletten Companies and Clausen and Sons ... Bricker said she enjoyed a session on the correlation between student success and parental involvement and what schools in Great Falls and Eureka are doing to measure it. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Former teacher's aide to face abuse charges Nov 12, 2009
A former middle school teacher's aide who is accused of abusing an autistic boy by placing his head under water after he dozed off in class has returned to Great Falls to face charges. Kristina Kallies was booked into the Cascade County jail Wednesday and was released on $5,000 bail. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montana streets safer for walkers Nov 11, 2009
Just three Montana metro areas Billings, Missoula and Great Falls were large enough to be considered for the national report, and Montana's statistics were not included on the top 52 most dangerous large metro areas for walkers ... (Great Falls didn't see any pedestrian deaths in 2007 and 2008 and did not receive a pedestrian safety index score. (Montana Standard, MT)
Tech netters to face Carroll Nov 10, 2009
The conference announced the pairings on Sunday and broke the three-way tie for the top spot between LCSC, Carroll and Great Falls ... Both LCSC and Carroll split against Rocky Mountain, which finished fourth, but Great Falls swept Rocky Mountain ... Thus, Great Falls was awarded the top seed. (Montana Standard, MT)
Fort Hood victim had served with Montana guard (15) Nov 10, 2009
Michael Grant Cahill, one of the 13 people killed Thursday by a gunman at Fort Hood, served in the Montana Army National Guard for many years and lived with his family in Great Falls, Havre, Boulder, Roundup and Helena ... Michael worked at hospitals in Boulder and Great Falls and at the Veterans Affairs Clinic in Billings. (Montana Standard, MT)
Okla. museum buys CM Russell collection Nov 7, 2009
Anne Morand, chief curator for the C.M. Russell Museum in Great Falls, said the institution did not bid on the collection because "it was way beyond what we could afford.". Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Mining City hosts three-day statewide basketball tournament Nov 6, 2009
Bob Norbie, president and CEO of Montana Special Olympics of Great Falls, said the organization serves more than 2,000 athletes with disabilities and offers 120 different programs across Montana. "We help people who have intellectual disabilities, who display some sort of cognitive delay," Norbie said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Seven Vikings named GNAC Academic All-Stars Nov 6, 2009
Barton and Hostetler selected for third straight year (Wwuvikings.com)
Former teacher's aide denies abusing autistic boy Nov 6, 2009
A former Great Falls middle school teacher's aide who is accused of abusing an autistic boy by placing his head under water after he dozed off in class pleaded not guilty Thursday ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
MANG's new jets draw noise complaints Nov 5, 2009
Some Great Falls residents aren't welcoming the Montana Air National Guard's transition from F-16 to F-15 fighter jets, saying the noise from the new aircraft is bothersome. Maj. (Montana Standard, MT)
Pool issue surfaces at student senate meeting Nov 5, 2009
The issue came before the council when Trocki suggested representatives of the council travel to the University of Great Falls to see the wellness center, which replaced its swimming pool, and see how the students there like their system ... Great Falls has several pools college students could use, while Havre has only one, he said. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Alne, Loeffler make All-State in soccer Nov 5, 2009
Eastern AA Jessica Scherr, Great Falls, sr. Lila Scott, Billings Senior, sr. Haley Vining, CMR, jr. Christine Moen, Skyview, sr. Mariah Alne, Butte, sr. Macie Netz, CMR, jr. Danielle Muri, West, jr. Savannah Witt, West, so ... Eastern AA Ellie Crum, Great Falls, sr. Marta Prosinski, West, jr. Alaina Webb, Bozeman, jr. Kayla Hefty, Bozeman, jr. Brianna Irion, Skyview, jr. Natalee Faupel, Butte, fr ... Zach Lacasse, Great Falls, so. (Montana Standard, MT)
Bulldogs eye win over Billings Senior Nov 5, 2009
Play-in matches scheduled for Thursday also include Great Falls High (3-20, 0-12) at Bozeman (20-5, 10-2), Helena Capital (8-14, 5-7) at Kalispell Flathead (11-11, 6-6) , Kalispell Glacier (12-11, 5-7) at Missoula Sentinel (15-7, 6-6) and Missoula Big Sky (3-17, 0-12) at Missoula Hellgate (17-7, 8-4). On Friday, Billings Skyview (13-14, 5-7) is to play at Great Falls C.M. Russell (10-12, 6-6). (Montana Standard, MT)
Prep Volleyball Nov 4, 2009
Also receiving votes (in order): Missoula Sentinel, Great Falls Russell, Billings Skyview ... Great Falls Russell 6-6 10-12 ... Great Falls 0-12 3-20. (Montana Standard, MT)
Gerbrandt leads Tarpons in Great Falls swim event Nov 3, 2009
GREAT FALLS The Butte Tarpons frothed the waters of the Great Falls High pool Oct. 24-25 at the 2009 FAST Snowflake Open ... Abigail Wheeler missed the Saturday events to orate in her first speech and debate competition, which was at Great Falls High. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montana Snapshots Nov 3, 2009
Valier man dies in rollover crash GREAT FALLS (AP) The Montana Highway Patrol says a 27-year-old Valier man has died in a one-vehicle rollover on U.S. Highway 89 just north of the Valier cutoff. David Miller died at the scene of the crash, which happened at about 1 a.m. Sunday. (Montana Standard, MT)
Local / State Snapshots Nov 3, 2009
Eastern AA No. 7 Great Falls High at No. 2 Bozeman No. 6 Butte High at No. 3 Billings Senior No. 5 Billings Skyview at No. 4 Great Falls CMR NOTE: All games, except Skyview-CMR, will be played Thursday. Skyview and CMR will play Friday. (Montana Standard, MT)
Maroons, Panthers host Saturday Nov 3, 2009
Bozeman (6-4) at Great Falls CMR (9-1), 7:30 p.m. ... 6-Man First round, Oct. 31 North Star 31, West Yellowstone 30 Great Falls-Central 43, Custer-Melstone 14 Denton 58, Terry 26 Augusta 64, Savage 46 Big Sandy 55, Bridger 13 Winifred-Roy 46, Jordan 6 Hysham 65, Geraldine 28 Dubois, Idaho 19, Reed Point-Rapelje 18 Quarterfinals, Saturday, Nov. 7 North Star at Great Falls Central, 1 p.m.. (Montana Standard, MT)
FUNDS: UPS, FedEx reap benefits of airports' pet projects Nov 2, 2009
At Montana's Great Falls International Airport, FedEx "indicated the need for" a system that lets planes take off and land in low visibility, airport Director Cynthia Schultz said. FedEx has a regional hub at Great Falls. (USA Today)
Landowners increasingly shut down popular spots Nov 1, 2009
In another instance, landowners near Great Falls were upset with changes to federal policy on lands enrolled in the conservation reserve program, which pays landowners to keep land in native grasses. The National Wildlife Federation, a nationwide conservation group, had supported the changes and the landowners out of protest posted signs stating members of the affiliated Montana Wildlife Federation weren't welcome on their block management lands. (Montana Standard, MT)
Chandler Schroer receives 2009 Mildred Stoltz Scholarship (5) Nov 1, 2009
Ayers received the award at the organization s 94th annual meeting and convention in Great Falls, Mont ... Schroer is from Great Falls ... In her honor, the Farmers Union Oil Company of Great Falls, now Mountain View Co-op, set up a fund to recognize youth for their leadership skills and cooperative spirit. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Tech women open with win Oct 31, 2009
True freshman guard Brooke Pokorny, out of Butte Central, made a nice debut, too, as did another freshman Erika Jenkins, from Great Falls High. "Brooke came in and played the point just great," DePell lauded. (Montana Standard, MT)
Dodson man convicted of killing Lodge Pole couple Oct 30, 2009
During the trial in Great Falls, the jury heard a recorded FBI interview in which Has The Eagle confessed to the crime and acknowledged that what he did was wrong ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Tonbridge Power Receives Western Funding and Issues Notice to Proceed on MATL Construction Oct 30, 2009
Over the next 15 to 18 months RMC will be building the 345 kilometer power line stretching from Lethbridge, Alberta to Great Falls, Montana which is expected to be in operation in early 2011. Tonbridge Power Inc., is a Toronto-based developer of electrical transmission assets, whose principal asset is a 100% interest in Montana Alberta Tie Ltd. Shares of the Company are traded on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol "TBZ.". (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Tech spikers sweep Bulldogs Oct 30, 2009
"We feel like our team is very confident the way we've played the last couple weeks. We're fired up for Great Falls and Northern," Tobin said of the Orediggers' impending road trip. "We believe we're going be very competitive." Western will make the same trip next weekend, playing Northern first and Great Falls second. (Montana Standard, MT)
Boys' soccer tourney Oct 29, 2009
"They're always good, and they're often in the champ-ionship, but we can take them. It'll be a battle." Helena High is the second seed from the Western AA, while Butte comes in as the No. 3 entry from the East after knocking off Great Falls Russell 1-0 in a playoff game last week. "The kids are really up for this," Griffin said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Highland Park issues plague school board Oct 29, 2009
In a phone interview Monday, she said she questioned the Havre Public Schools Board of Trustee s decision to choose an out-of-town contractor instead of local contractor Clausen and Sons Inc., which submitted a proposal in competition with Dick Anderson Construction Inc. of Helena and Sletten Companies of Great Falls ... Board members used a rubrics system provided by Nelson Architects of Great Falls, which is working with the schools and Anderson to create building plans. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Parole revocation sought for pot grower Oct 29, 2009
Jason Christ lit a bowl of homegrown marijuana outside the Great Falls Civic Center, not worried that the police station was right around the corner. Christ was taking a break Friday from teaching hundreds of people inside the center how to get state-issued medical marijuana cards. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Taco joint opening Uptown Oct 29, 2009
Three operate in Missoula and one in Helena, Great Falls and Whitefish. The last step toward moving ahead with a project was to secure money from Butte's Urban Revitalization Agency on Wednesday. (Montana Standard, MT)
Sugarbeeters beat Pioneers for 6C East title Oct 28, 2009
Saturday also saw Box Elder close out its season with a nonconference win over Great Falls Central. The Bears beat the Mustangs by scores of 18-25, 25-16, 25-22, 22-25 and 16-14. (Havre Daily News, MT)
3 Latvian men deny role in extortion plot Oct 28, 2009
Three Latvian men accused of taking part in an extortion plot against the Great Fallsbased financial services company D.A. Davidson pleaded not guilty to several charges Monday. Aleksandrs Hoholko, 29, Jevgenijs Kuzmenko, 25, and Vitalijs Drozdovs, 33, denied charges of conspiracy, extortion affecting commerce, as well as threatening communications and receipt of extortion proceeds. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Tarpons make waves in Whitefish Oct 28, 2009
Later that night, she swam to a second place finish in the 1,000-yard freestyle with Nicole Thompson of the Peak Waves Team in Great Falls, capturing first place. Huckeby also took gold in the 50- and 100-yard breaststroke races, besting Shawna McKelvey of the Peak Waves by two seconds in the 50-yard breaststroke and Hannah Swant of the Peak Waves by ten seconds in the 100-yard breaststroke. (Montana Standard, MT)
Prep Football Roundup Oct 27, 2009
Great Falls Russell (8-1) beat Billings West 42-0 ... Bozeman (6-3) beat Great Falls 21-10. (Montana Standard, MT)
Elizabeth McLean Oct 27, 2009
MFU informational wind meeting set for Oct. 23 in Great Falls ... The Montana Farmers Union (MFU), in conjunction with the Great Falls (Mont ... On Thursday, Oct. 23, Mr. Warren Enyart, of the Praxis group out of North Dakota, will bring his valuable wind energy development experience to Great Falls. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Marijuana clinic staged near cop shop Oct 26, 2009
The event Friday in Great Falls is one of many clinics held in the state by Jason Christ, founder of the Montana Caregivers Network, to ease fears and tell people medical use of pot is legal. Lighting a bowl of homegrown marijuana to ease his chronic back pain, Christ says people need to know the law. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Mediation fails in Russell Museum, Ad Club split Oct 25, 2009
Officials say a final mediation attempt to resolve differences between the C.M. Russell Museum and the Great Falls Advertising Federation has failed ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Special Olympics honors volunteers Oct 25, 2009
They received the awards at a fall leadership conference earlier this month in Great Falls. To lend perspective to Hanni's longevity, Special Olympics was founded in 1968 and chartered in 1970. (Montana Standard, MT)
Building suit stirs ‘separation of powers' Oct 24, 2009
"The pivotal fact of this case is the legislative power of the purse," wrote Larry Anderson, the Great Falls lawyer hired by the state to defend Montana in the suit. SBC Archway, a contractor with offices in Colorado and Billings, sued the state this summer, alleging breach of contract after governor's office officials canceled a 30-year lease with the company. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montana AG won't intervene in school abuse case Oct 24, 2009
(AP) Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock won't install an outside investigator to look into the case of a former Great Falls middle school teacher's aide accused of placing a 14-year-old autistic boy's head under a faucet after he dozed off in class ... Bill Wilson, a Great Falls Democrat, had demanded a new investigation, after raising concerns the school resource officer's initial probe could have been undermined by a conflict of interest. (Montana Standard, MT)
Bulldogs heading to state tourney Oct 24, 2009
GREAT FALLS Butte High's boys earned a trip to next weekend's state Class AA tourney in Helena with a 1-0 upset win over Great Falls Russell Friday in the Electric City ... "It was a real Great Falls day," said Butte High coach Joe Griffin. (Montana Standard, MT)
Bus carrying volleyball team crashes near Helena Oct 23, 2009
Westminster will play MSU-Northern on Friday and the University of Great Falls on Saturday. Civil Dialogue. (Montana Standard, MT)
Mom: Teachers 'Waterboarded' My SonTeacher's aides face felony charges for allegedly abusing special needs teen. Oct 23, 2009
Julie Ann Parish and Kristina Marie Kallies are each charged with one felony count of assault on a minor and one misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of children after the Great Falls Police Department investigated the alleged of student Garrett Schilling, then 13. The aides are accused of after he fell asleep in class, forcing him to sit in his soiled pants for hours and making him eat his own vomit when he got sick at Great Falls' North Middle School. (ABC News)
'Dogs take on Falcons Oct 22, 2009
Capital leads the pack at 8-0, followed by a 7-1 ledger posted by Great Falls Russell ... Butte High is coming off a demoralizing 19-10 loss to Great Falls High where the Bulldogs ... Lineup vs. Great Falls. (Montana Standard, MT)
Teacher's aide charged with assault could be in TX Oct 22, 2009
Investigators are working to bring back to Montana a former Great Falls middle school teacher's aide accused of abusing an autistic boy by placing his head under water after he dozed off in class. Great Falls Police Sgt. Jeff Newton said Kristina Marie Kallies is believed to be in Texas ... Police are making arrangements with Kallies to bring her back to Great Falls to face charges that she and another former teacher's aide at North Middle School, Julie Ann Parish, held a 13-year-old boy's head... (Montana Standard, MT)
Basketball in spotlight at Advantage Butte meeting Oct 21, 2009
Three women's teams Montana Tech, Carroll and Montana State-Northern and four men's squads Rocky Mountain, Montana Western, MSU-Northern and Great Falls are to take part ... Activities director Chuck Merrifield said the Bulldog girls will play Billings West on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Billings, and that the boys' team will go against C.M. Russell of Great Falls on Friday at 4 p.m. in Great Falls. (Montana Standard, MT)
County hires manager for archives project Oct 21, 2009
The issue had caused disagreement between the project contractor, Oswood Construction of Great Falls, and Aitects of Missoula. Burkhart said that portion of the project is advancing. (Montana Standard, MT)
Teacher's aides charged with assaulting student Oct 20, 2009
A former teacher's aide at a Great Falls middle school has been arrested on charges she abused a 14-year-old autistic boy by placing his head under a faucet after he dozed off in class ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
World's oldest man honored for railway work Oct 19, 2009
The ceremony was held at the Rainbow Retirement and Assisted Living Community in Great Falls, where Breuning lives ... Breuning's career with the railway spanned 50 years, until he retired in 1963 in Great Falls ... In 1918 he transferred to Great Falls and became a yard clerk earning $90 a month. (Montana Standard, MT)
Volunteers help residents prepare for winter Oct 18, 2009
About 75 volunteers raked leaves and helped prepare homes for winter in Great Falls as part of the annual Day of Caring ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Toddler whose body was hidden in trunk buried Friday Oct 18, 2009
GREAT FALLS (AP) The body of a 2-year-old boy was returned to his family in Browning and buried Friday about a year and a half after he died and about two months after his mother was sentenced to 55 years in prison for playing a role in his death. Summer ManyWhiteHorses told detectives her autistic son James fell from a high chair on the night of May 28, 2008. (Montana Standard, MT)
Air quality permit OK'd for proposed power plant Oct 17, 2009
The state Department of Environmental Quality approved an air quality permit Friday to build and operate a $210 million natural gas-fired power plant about eight miles east of Great Falls ... Information from: Great Falls Tribune, http://www. (Montana Standard, MT)
Butte High falls to Great Falls,19-10 Oct 17, 2009
GREAT FALLS Butte High turned the ball over four times Friday in a 19-10 Class AA football loss to Great Falls High at Memorial Stadium ... Matt Berg had just made a 45-yard field goal, but Great Falls was called for roughing the kicker ... Great Falls turned the ball over and Butte High tried a 48-yard attempt with less than a half minute to play. (Montana Standard, MT)
See it all on Alumni Saturday at MSU-Northern Oct 17, 2009
The Skylights volleyball match will follow the dual, and Northern will be coming off a regular season match against the University of Great Falls on Friday night in Great Falls. The alumni volleyball roster was not sent at press time, but many former Skylight standouts are expected to be in attendance Saturday. (Havre Daily News, MT)
Ogolin is state golf champ Oct 16, 2009
The Bozeman girls' took home the team total, easily beating second-place Great Falls Russell 712-736 ... State Class AA Golf At Lake Hills Golf Club Par 72 Final Results GIRLS Team scores Bozeman 385-327 712; Great Falls Russell 394-342 736; Billings Senior 394-362 756; Kalispell Glacier 400-363 763; Missoula Hellgate 396-377 773; Billings West 409-368 777; Missoula Big Sky 418-369 787; Billings Skyview 424-368 792; Helena Capital 426-366 792; Butte 454-372 826; Helena 435-399 834; Kalispell... (Montana Standard, MT)
Bulldogs to meet Bison this week Oct 16, 2009
The Bulldogs travel to Great Falls to face the Bison in a game which will be played for the sake of pride ... Great Falls scored first in its 34-7 loss to upstart Kalispell Glacier (5-2), as the Wolfpack shares a four-way tie for third place in the AA ranks ... The 'Pack has suffered losses to only Helena and Great Falls Russell so far this season, though neither game was a blowout. (Montana Standard, MT)
Hunter shoots charging female grizzly Oct 16, 2009
GREAT FALLS (AP) The Teton County sheriff's office says a pheasant hunter shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear about 10 miles northwest of Choteau. Undersheriff Denny Blauer says the grizzly, which had three cubs, charged the man in heavy brush Monday afternoon after being surprised when the hunter came around a corner. (Montana Standard, MT)
Latest MT headlines Oct 15, 2009
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Montana Prep Football Poll Oct 15, 2009
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H1N1 did not cause death Oct 15, 2009
The person, who had symptoms consistent with the H1N1 virus, died at a Great Falls hospital, said Mike Henderson, Lewis and Clark County public health nurse administrator. An adult Lewis and Clark County resident with underlying health issues died last week after being hospitalized with complications from the H1N1 influenza. (Montana Standard, MT)
