Box Elder News

New details are emerging in the case of a Hill County couple accused of hiding the remains of their 11-year-old daughter in the garage of their home.

ANDRILLON-NARVAEZ - Daughter born Tuesday to Shannon Andrillon and Ricordo Andrillon-Narvaez of Great Falls.

ROCKY BOY'S RESERVATION - While neighboring schools compete to recruit large families and watch their enrollment slide with despair, schools on the Rocky Boy's Reservation have the luxury of not worrying about student numbers and the dollars tied to them.

BOX ELDER - Chippewa Cree Tribal Law Enforcement is organizing checkpoints and stopping motorists for safety checks May 18-31 as part of national Click It Or Ticket Mobilization.

HAVRE - Alfred "Al" Leo Kiemele, 90, a farmer, died of natural causes Sunday at a Havre hospital.

9-13 with the Chippewa Cree Tribe at the Rocky Boy Reservation in the Bear Paw Mountains near Box Elder, Mont.

HELENA - State Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, on Friday defended breaking with his party to help Republicans pass the main state budget bill.

ROCKY BOY - Allan Eagleman, 56, whose Indian name means "Stands Up Front" and who enjoyed firefighting, fishing, hunting, gambling, traveling, visiting friends and relatives, and spending time outdoors with his grandchildren, died of sepsis Thursday at a Great Falls hospital.

Western Art Week offers its full complement of shows and activities this weekend with plenty of free events for those without a C.M. Russell Art Auction ticket.

The 27th annual Native American Art Show, featuring artists from all over the country, will be in Great Falls next week.

Senators reversed themselves Friday on a bill that requires state agencies to deal with each of Montana's tribes individually if they seek to represent Indian cultures in exhibits or other materials.

A reception was held in St. Jude's Parish Center in Havre to mark the golden wedding anniversary of James and Alice O'Leary. The reception was given by their son, Douglas, and family.

LEWISTOWN - Fish, Wildlife & Parks awarded Lewistown a $32,000 grant to pay for continued improvements to the city's expanding trail system.

The sawfly is the most destructive agricultural pest in Montana, responsible for nearly $100 million dollars in losses each year.

HELENA - Economic recovery and jobs creation top the Montana American Indian Caucus' legislative agenda, Indian lawmakers said at a news conference at the Capitol on Tuesday.

Although crude oil prices have hit five-year lows, a Denver investment firm says it still is interested in spending hundreds of millions of dollars on energy development on two Montana Indian reservations.

With the Montana Legislature under way, Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy, D-Box Elder, is asking fellow lawmakers to support nearly a dozen bills addressing issues such as domestic violence, celebrating American Indian ...

Editor's note: This is another in the series on the nine Indian legislators serving in the 2009 Montana Legislature.

The Montana Department of Transportation has issued a warning of severe driving conditions for the following roads in northcentral Montana: S-232 Havre to the Canadian Line S-233 Havre to the Canadian Line US-2 ...

BOX ELDER - Northern Winz Casino has closed its doors for at least a week to clean up a massive flood caused by a faulty pipe that recently froze and broke.