On April 20 at 9:50 am, fire and law enforcement were dispatched to a reported airplane crash at the Billings Rod and Gun Club located near the top of Zimmerman Trail, just a few miles west of Logan International Airport. read more
The Final Cares Act, filed as H.R.748 — 116th Congress (2019-2020), and signed into law by President Trump on March 27 has provided extensive benefits both for big and small business but, the portion of the Bill that is of … read more
The Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) has notified the public of, what are expected to be, brief traffic disruptions on Highway 312 between Shepherd and Billings Heights. Construction began on the intersection of Five Mile Road and Highway 312 on … read more
A misconduct complaint that was filed with the Montana Supreme Court against Yellowstone County District Court Judge Ashley Harada on January 31, 2020, has now reached an “unusual” and “unprecedented” stage where a normal recommendation to Montana’s highest court is … read more
From March 15 to March 22, 13,406 new unemployment claims were filed in the State of Montana. This unprecedented number of new claims is the result of the order closing restaurants and bars to the public for the purpose of … read more
Thanks for all you do. The meeting had many things so this will be a long update. I will do my best to keep it brief. Reports were covered- thanks that were doubled were to our staff verbally. … read more
BILLINGS, MT– At a rally Sunday night in Billings, Congressman Greg Gianforte, Republican candidate for governor, announced that Great Falls attorney Kristen Juras will be his running mate for this upcoming Governor’s race as the lieutenant governor. read more
Since the Shepherd School Board’s decision to terminate Superintendent Scott Carter in August, 2019, the school has been under the guidance of Interim Superintendent, Drea O’Donnell. She stepped into the midst of passing of two highly debated school bonds to … read more
Raph Graybill, a fifth-generation Montanan from Great Falls has put his hat into the running for Attorney General against Austin Knudsen, John Bennion, Kim Dudik. read more
by Staff report As Billings Legislator Rep. Rodney Garcia dances around the fallout from both Garcia changing his tune with side-stepping letter Democrat and Republican party leaders as well as Republican leadership calls for him to resign, Garcia sent out … read more
Billings Police Department officers located and stopped a vehicle, in the area of Bernard, south of Monad on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1:12am. The vehicle had fled from officers multiple times earlier that evening. read more
Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3:10 a.m., an initial alert stated that a single-engine Cessna 182 flying from Hardin, MT was missing in the Billings area. read more
No better time than now for tobacco users under the age of 21 to just call it quits. As of December 20, cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, and vaping products are off limits to them. read more
City Council saw fresh community representatives sworn in this past Monday evening by Judge Sheila Kolar. The singular incumbent Roy Neese was accompanied by the four newly elected Council members: Kendra Shaw, Danny Choriki, Pam Purinton and Mike Boyett. Ranging … read more
Riley passed away peacefully in the arms of her mom and dad on January 7, 2020. Riley Lucinda Knickerbocker was born on September 13, 2012 to the proud parents Nick and Jessica Knickerbocker. On February 5, 2015 she became a … read more
Early census information reported by the Wall Street Journal found that the population of Montana grew by almost 80,000 in the past decade. Because of this, many analysts are predicting that Montana will be given a second representative in Congress … read more
Dec. 31, 2019 at about 7:30 pm, the Billings Police Department Investigations Division became involved in what was initially reported as a fatal car accident west of Billings on Molt road. The accident on Molt road was reported earlier in … read more
Well, Folks, this is going to basically be our Christmas edition of our paper as we are going to press before Christmas, but some of our readers will get this paper the day after Christmas because Christmas Day and New … read more
At a Billings City Council meeting this week, Billings Police Chief Rich St. John presented John Putz with the Billings Police Department’s Outstanding Citizen Award for saving the life of a woman in Pioneer Park on June 29th after she … read more
Leo Eugene Balzer, 87, formerly of Worden passed away in Billings on Thursday, December 12, 2019. Viewing will be held on Monday, December 23, 2019 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Smith Funeral Chapels Downtown. Graveside services will be … read more
