Slaying Of Julie Ann Hanson: MN Man, 76, Charged With Murder - Naperville, IL - Barry Lee Whelpley, 76, of Mounds View, Minnesota, was charged with first-degree murder in the 1972 stabbing death of Julie Ann Hanson, 15.
Nearly 49 years after teenager Julie Ann Hanson left her Naperville home and was never seen alive again, authorities have filed murder charges against a Minnesota man.
HELENA, Mont. (AP) â Former Montana Gov. Stan Stephens, a radio journalist who became a leading Republican lawmaker, has died. He was 91.
Stephens died Saturday in Kalispell after several months of ill health, according to former state Sen. John Brendan.
Stephens, a Republican, served as the state s 20th governor between 1989 and 1993.
He was born in Calgary, Canada, and moved to Montana when he was 19 to harvest wheat. During his decades-long career in broadcasting he served with the U.S. Armed Forces Broadcast Network during the Korean War.
Prior to his tenure as governor, Stephens was a member of the Montana Senate representing Havre for 16 years beginning in 1969. During that time, he served as majority leader and senate president.
Obituary - Stan Stephens
Stan Stephens
Stan Stephens passed away on April 3, 2021, in Kalispell, Montana, following an extended period of declining health. He was 91 years old. He was born September 16, 1929, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, to Margaret and Joseph Stephens, immigrants from Scotland and England. He was the second-oldest of five remarkable boys. He grew up in a loving and musically gifted family, learning from his father to master the trumpet at an early age. By age 7, Stan was playing trumpet solos in the Calgary Symphony. Later, he played in small ensembles, musical productions, dance bands and jazz bands. Music was a life-long passion to him, and he savored listening to a well-done performance as much as he enjoyed performing.