Tuesday Headlines: Vehicle fire charges, Husband and wife arrested in shooting death, Witches Ball 2025

Here's a quick look at our top stories for Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025:

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TOP HEADLINES:

Woman charged with deliberate homicide in Bozeman vehicle fire that killed 44-year-old man.

Husband and wife arrested in deadly Powell County shooting that left one dead, one critically injured

Inside Butte's Witches Ball: Local artists showcase Halloween creations

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Historical events

• 1636 — Harvard College founded by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• 1707 — The Hōei earthquake strikes southwestern Japan; one of the deadliest Japanese earthquakes (thousands killed).
• 1886 — The Statue of Liberty is formally dedicated in New York Harbor.
• 1891 — The Mino–Owari earthquake (largest recorded inland quake in Japan) occurs.
• 1893 — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducts the première of his Symphony No. 6 (“Pathétique”) in St. Petersburg.
• 1918 — Proclamation of the independent Czechoslovak state (founding of Czechoslovakia).
• 1922 — Events of Benito Mussolini’s “March on Rome” culminate as Fascists seize power in Italy.
• 1962 — During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces the removal/dismantling of Soviet missiles in Cuba (effectively ending the immediate crisis).
• 1965 — Final construction/closure events mark completion of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis.

Notable births (selected)

• 1955 — Bill Gates, co‑founder of Microsoft and philanthropist.
• 1949 — Caitlyn Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner), Olympic decathlon champion and media personality.
• 1952 — Annie Potts, American actress.
• 1967 — Julia Roberts, American actress.
• 1972 — Brad Paisley, American country singer‑songwriter.
• 1974 — Joaquin Phoenix, American actor.
• 1978 — Gwendoline Christie, English actress.
• 1985 — Troian Bellisario, American actress.
• 1987 — Frank Ocean, American singer‑songwriter.

Notable deaths (selected)

• 1704 — John Locke, English philosopher (died Oct. 28).
• 1818 — Abigail Adams, former First Lady of the United States (wife of John Adams).
• 1939 — Alice Brady, American film actress.
• 1996 — Morey Amsterdam, American comedian and actor.
• 1998 — Ted Hughes, English poet (died Oct. 28).
• 2006 — Red Auerbach, influential American basketball coach and executive (died Oct. 28).

Observances and holidays

• Independent Czechoslovak State Day (Foundation of the Independent Czechoslovak State) — national day in the Czech Republic (Oct. 28).
• Ohi / Oxi Day (Greece) — commemorates Greece’s refusal of the Italian ultimatum (Oct. 28, 1940) and the start of Greek involvement in WWII.
• International Animation Day — established by ASIFA to celebrate the art of animation (observed Oct. 28).

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