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GLENDIVE- A Billings man accused of the 2008 murder of Susan Casey in Glendive appeared Tuesday morning in District Court.

Walter Larson Jr. appeared before Judge Richard Simonton Tuesday morning. The hearing set a trial date for Nov. 26. The trial is expected to be eight days.

On March 27, Larson pleaded not guilty to one count of felony homicide and one felony count of tampering with evidence.

Similar to previous Larson hearings, one-half of the court room was packed with family and friends of Susan Casey. Most stared at Larsen throughout the proceedings.

Larson, who has shaved most of his hair since his last court appearance, sat close to the wall, nearly hugging it, in the courtroom before and after his case and spent his time either looking at the judge or looking down. He did not meet the eyes of the onlookers.

Judge Simonton said that electronic coverage will be allowed in the case. He also noted that there is the potential for Larson’s attorney, former chief public defender Randi Hood, to move to dismiss because of a delay in arraignment. Hood, on Larson’s behalf, has until June 29 to make that and any similar motions and to produce a witness list.

No further court dates are scheduled for Larson until a final pre-trial on Nov. 20.

Article source: http://www.kbzk.com/news/judge-sets-trial-date-for-mt-man-accused-of-killing-his-ex-wife/

The Laurel Locomotive track and field engine pulled up to Dawson County High School in Glendive last Friday, May 11, to participate in a divisional meet featuring Eastern A Division teams and teams from North Dakota.

Billings Central’s boys continued their dominance of Eastern A track by piling up enough points to defeat Custer County of Miles City 102 to 92. Sidney came in third, followed by Dickinson, Laurel, Glendive, Hardin, Williston, and Fergus High schools.

On the girls side of the ledger, Laurel wound up in sixth place behind Dawson County, Fergus County, Hardin, Sidney, and Billings Central.

This week, Laurel will compete in the Eastern A Divisional Meet in Miles City Saturday, May 19. Qualifiers will gather with the rest of Montana’s Class A competitors at the State Class A Track meet in Bozeman Friday and Saturday, May 25-26.

Results from the Dawson County

Invitational Track Meet:

Boys team scores

1 Billings Central 102; 2 Custer County 92; 3 Sidney 83.5; 4 Dickinson 83; 5 Laurel 51; 6 Dawson County 46.5; 7 Hardin 37; 8 Williston 17; 9 Fergus High School 15.

Girls team scores:

1 Dawson County 122; 2 Fergus High School 119; 3 Hardin 87; 4 Sidney 79; 5 Billings Central 49; 6 Laurel 43; 7 Custer County 28

Laurel boys individual results

Place, name, time/distance, points

200-meter dash

6 Jon Nissen, 24.06, 1

400

3 Jon Nissen, 52.40, 6

800-meter run

3 Derek Haskins, 2:08.07, 6

1600

2 Mike Marstaeller, 4:39.96, 8

3200

3 Mike Marstaeller, 10:08.45, 6

300-meter hurdles

4 Zac Allen, 44.65, 4

1600-meter relay

5 Laurel (Edgmond, Hons, Haskins, Nissen), 3:36.65, 2

high jump

5 James Vercella, 5-10 1/10, 2

long jump

2 Jed Craig, 19-9 1/2, 8

javelin

2 Ty Ward, 148-10, 8

Laurel girls individual results

Place, name, time/distance, points

200-meter dash

5 Bailey Dooper, 29.02, 2

400

2 Bailey Dooper, 1:01.51, 8

3200-meter run

4 Lexi Gradwohl, 12:24.92, 4

400-meter relay

6 Laurel (Belless, Berglee, Baumgartner, Sept), 55.62, 1

1600

4 Laurel (Dooper, Gappa, Vogele, Traeger), 4:24.16, 4

triple jump

5 Leslie Gappa, 31-3 1/2, 2

shot put

2 Lexi Budge, 33-5 1/2, 8

discus

4 Lexi Budge, 111-6 1/2, 4

5 Dalayna Christenson, 90-4, 2

6 Taylor Fox, 89-4, 1

javelin

3 Leslie Gappa, 119-0, 6

6 KayLee McFate, 106-8, 1

Article source: http://www.laureloutlook.com/sports/article_51111a92-9f6e-11e1-8013-0019bb2963f4.html

A state judge in eastern Montana has set a November trial for a former Billings man charged with killing his ex-wife in Glendive in 2008.

The Billings Gazette reports ( http://bit.ly/KtbtlV) District Judge Richard Simonton scheduled an eight-day trial for Walter M. Larson Jr., to begin on Nov. 26.

Larson, who is 40, is charged with deliberate homicide and tampering with evidence in the 2008 death of Susan Casey. Her body was found in the Yellowstone River near Fallon three weeks after she was reported missing.

Larson and Casey were divorced in 1998 and he was living in Billings at the time of her death.

He was arrested in Phoenix on Feb. 22 and is jailed in Dawson County on $500,000 bail.

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Information from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com

Article source: http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/trial-date-set-in-glendive-woman-s-death/article_d19a072c-f7ee-59ed-8393-02d5bf98a769.html

Mid-Day Top Stories on KXLH for Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

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- Trial Date Set For Accused Murderer: Walter Larson, Jr., the Billings man accused of the 2008 murder of Susan Casey in Glendive, appeared in District Court in Glendive before Judge Richard Simonton on Tuesday. The hearing set a trial date for November 26, 2012. The trial is expected to last eight days. Casey was reported missing in April 2008; her body was recovered on May 6, 2008, from the Yellowstone River near Fallon. Larson was arrested in Phoenix, Arizona, on Wednesday morning, February 22, 2012, by a Montana Division of Criminal Investigation agent and a Glendive Police Department officer, with the assistance of the Phoenix Police Department. Court documents state that Larson strangled Casey to death and threw her body into the river.

- Sherry Arnold Murder Suspects In Court: Michael Spell and Lester Waters, Jr., are scheduled to be formally charged in court on Tuesday afternoon with deliberate homicide in the death of Sidney teacher Sherry Arnold.

- Change Of Plea in Belgrade Case: James Bryant, charged with three counts of parental interference for not returning his children to their mother in Belgrade seven months ago, changed his plea to guilty in Gallatin County District Court. Bryant plead guilty to the first count of parenting interference, a felony. In exchange the prosecution dropped the two other counts of parenting interference. According to the district court, the agreement carries a sentence of 4 years in a Montana State Prison. Bryant was extradited back to Montana after he was stopped off the coast of South Florida late last month on a sailboat with his children, headed for the Bahamas. Bryant is scheduled to be sentenced June 27th.

- Sex Offender Facing Jail Time: Donald Stanfield, a man who teaches ballet to children in Kalispell, may be going back to jail after failing to register as a sex offender. Stanfield, 26, was teaching ballet to children as young as three years old at the Northwest Ballet School and Company. He was given a six-year deferred sentence in 2008 after pleading guilty to one felony charge of sexual intercourse without consent. Stanfield was originally accused of raping and molesting one girl from the age of 7 until she was 16, along with another girl from the time she was 11. He now may have to serve the entire six years in jail and face additional time for not registering as a sex offender.

- Blackfeet Oil Gas Agreement: Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-MT) has signed an oil and gas tax agreement with the Blackfeet Tribe. The document lays out how oil and gas companies which are drilling on tribal lands will be taxed. Schweitzer says the agreement prevents companies from being taxed twice. The tribe will receive 50% of the oil and gas production tax revenue that the state collects. Then the tribe’s government will have discretion over how to spend it. TJ Show, business chairman for the tribe, noted, “The tribe can do what they see as fit, whether that is economic development, helping our law enforcement or helping our hospital in health care.” Schweitzer noted, “There is a so-called ‘Alberta Bakken’, which is a similar formation that comes right down through the Blackfeet Nation and many geologists are very optimistic that it will be a good producer of oil.” The agreement only applies to new development, not existing production.

- Frontier Flies Into Great Falls: Frontier Airlines took to the skies over Great Falls on Monday morning, as it ushered in service to and from Denver. The inaugural flight was nearly full, and airport employees and board members greeted passengers as the first fight landed. Frontier will offer a seasonal service to Denver and its connections through the end of the September. To keep the Frontier flights year round, the Great Falls flight market needs to grow by 25 percent.

Article source: http://www.kxlh.com/news/kxlh-noon-news-tue-may-15-/

A Dawson County district judge has set a trial date for a former Billings man accused of strangling his ex-wife in 2008.

During a court hearing Tuesday, Judge Richard Simonton ordered the trial for Walter M. Larson Jr. to held on Nov. 26. The trial is scheduled to last eight days, according to the Dawson County Clerk of Court’s Office.

Larson, 40, is charged with deliberate homicide and tampering for the 2008 death of Susan Casey, whose body was found in the Yellowstone River near Fallon three weeks after she was reported missing from her Glendive apartment.

Larson and Casey were formerly married, but the couple divorced in 1998. They had two children, and Casey had two more children with her second husband.

Larson lived in Billings at the time of Casey’s murder. He later moved to Phoenix, Ariz., where he was arrested at his home on Feb. 22 following a lengthy investigation by Montana law enforcement authorities.

Larson pleaded not guilty to the charges in March. He is being held in the Dawson County jail on $500,000 bond.     

Article source: http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/trial-date-set-in-casey-murder-case/article_d7839e35-cf5a-5285-a4eb-953eb5f83f0b.html

Jill Sharp

Jill Sharp’s platform will be “Bullying Beyond the Playground.”

Posted: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 8:00 pm

Sidney native to seek Miss Montana crown

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Will Sidney be home to the next Miss Montana? Jill Sharp has qualified as a finalist and will take part in the three-night Miss Montana Scholarship program June 14-16. Glendive is the home of the Miss Montana Scholarship Program and will host talented young women from across the state as well as Outstanding Teen contestants for a week of rehearsals, appearances and a bit of fun.

Jill is the daughter of Sammie and John Sharp.  She is currently attending the University of Montana.  She is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting. Jill would like to become a certified public accountant. Her platform is “Bullying Beyond the Playground.” Jill will perform a tap dance for her talent.

The Miss Montana Scholarship Program is in its eighth year in Glendive. The theme for the program this year is “We Can.”

“Believe in your dreams and you can achieve anything” will be the overriding theme for the week.

The Miss Montana’s Outstanding Teen Program will run in conjunction with the Miss Montana Program.  June 14 will feature the preliminary competition for both programs.

The Outstanding Teen will be crowned June 15, and Miss Montana will be crowned June 16. Tickets are available at the Glendive Chamber of Commerce or online at www.missmontana.com.

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Article source: http://www.sidneyherald.com/news/article_26ef5dd8-9eeb-11e1-9351-001a4bcf887a.html

GLENDIVE — Hunter Balmer of Dawson Community College has been named the Mon-Dak Conference baseball player of the year.

Balmer, a freshman shortstop from Brigham City, Utah, was also an all-Region IX selection. He batted .426 with four home runs, 17 doubles and 38 RBIs this spring.

DCC’s McKay Hedin was also named to both the Mon-Dak and Region IX all-league teams. The sophomore outfielder from Logan, Utah, batted .318 with 15 doubles and 20 RBIs.

Article source: http://billingsgazette.com/sports/baseball/college/dcc-s-balmer-is-mon-dak-mvp/article_7b49beaa-3c4a-5f95-bd98-09537638795b.html

There seems to be a lot of armed robberies, burglaries and property destruction, even into many churches lately.

I think Billings has a good mayor, police chief and police force, but I believe that our city is growing so much that we need more police officers and police cars to handle the increased problems.

I notice that the Glendive police college is graduating their two-year class May 11 and awarding their graduates with degrees in police work. They are very well trained and would make fine officers. This is a good time to hire some of those men on the Billings department.

There would be an increase in property taxes to do this, but it would be small and it would be well worth the increased protection — the sooner the better for the residents of this fine city.

Keith L. Moran

Billings

Article source: http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/mailbag/billings-should-hire-more-police-officers/article_dc204d15-fbd1-5747-a0e3-0b9c3b6a3a30.html

GLENDIVE — Miles Community College defeated Southeast Community College of Nebraska 8-4 on Sunday in the championship game of the Region IX baseball tournament.

It’s the seventh consecutive regional title for the Pioneers, who advance to this weekend’s North Plains District Tournament in Williston, N.D.

MCC, Williston State and the Region XII champion will play in a three-team, double-elimination tournament beginning Friday. The district champion will advance to the NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Okla.

Skyler Smith was 2 for 4 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the Pioneers on Sunday. Tucker Young was 2 for 2 with two RBIs, and Zach Robinson and Dylan Lafrentz added two hits apiece.

Jaron Gold pitched 8 1/3 innings for the win, scattering 10 hits and allowing four earned runs while striking out five and walking just one. Chad Becker got the final two outs to earn a save.

MCC reached the championship game with two wins on Saturday – 3-1 over Southeast and 5-1 over Dawson.

Article source: http://billingsgazette.com/sports/baseball/college/mcc-wins-region-ix-baseball-title/article_f4fabbcb-a60e-5d7d-bca9-74fd8c2ea7e4.html

GLENDIVE, Mont. — The Miles Community College baseball team won the Region IX baseball tournament for the seventh consecutive year.

The Billings Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/L365qR ) Miles CC defeated Southeast Community College of Nebraska 8-4 in Sunday’s championship game in Glendive.

Jaron Gold got the win and Chad Becker got the final two outs for the save. Skyler Smith had a home run and three RBIs while Tucker Young went 2-for-2 with two RBIs.

The Pioneers advance to the North Plains District Tournament in Williston, N.D., starting Friday. The winner of the three-team tournament advances to the NJCAA Division II World Series in Enid, Okla.

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Information from: Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com

Article source: http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/3b650abb82f1447e967b1a8c54b3bf86/BBC--Miles-CC-Baseball