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Billings brothers shared Marine Corps experience

Floyd Hertz says he has no idea 60 years later how he started a family tradition in the Marine Corps.

Nov 09, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…

Celebrate Community: Introductory program gives kids, parents an easy way to experience hockey

Suiting up for his first-ever attempt at playing hockey, 6-year-old Amilio Chavez is rarin' to go.

Nov 09, 2009 | 12:00 am | Loading…

Contention possible with council agenda

The City Council faces a relatively light agenda tonight, but some of the items up for discussion may be contentious.

Nov 08, 2009 | 11:15 pm | Loading…

Seabees make quick work of ZooMontana projects

Mihail Kennedy, a grounds manager at ZooMontana, figured it would take at least two years to tackle and complete a half-dozen high-priority projects at the zoo.

Nov 08, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…

City lights: Questions — even these — deserve some answers

Dear Ed: What's your take on the recent elections in New Jersey and Virginia, where Republican gubernatorial candidates prevailed? - Poll Watcher

Nov 07, 2009 | 11:30 pm | Loading…

Montana makes 50th for singer

A packed house, a Broadway crooner and a stage overflowing with 150 of the area's best musicians.

Nov 07, 2009 | 11:25 pm | Loading…

Locals featured in new Backroads Montana

PARK CITY - Tia Kober and Fritzi Idelman have earned a reputation for making the best angel food cakes around. Now the Park City sisters are featured in the newest episode of Backroads Montana, to be broadcast at 7 p.m., Nov. 8, on MontanaPBS.

Nov 07, 2009 | 11:05 pm | Loading…

Sheriff’s Office seeks reserve applicants

The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office is accepting applications for its reserve program through the end of November.

Nov 07, 2009 | 11:05 pm | Loading…

Man cited after truck hits Billings home

There were no injuries and minimal damage Saturday morning when a pickup truck crashed through a West End home's front yard and knocked over a tree.

Nov 07, 2009 | 11:05 pm | Loading…

Feature photo: Magical Marketplace

View a photo from MarketPlace Magic at the Expo Center at MetraPark on Saturday.

Nov 07, 2009 | 10:05 pm | Loading…

Level 3 founder releases recipes in book form, except the mushrooms

When the dinky elevator stopped at the third floor of the Stapleton Building in the 1970s, what people found was chintz, charm and food worth remembering.

Nov 07, 2009 | 12:15 am | Loading…

Bus strike averted in Billings

While preparing for a possible strike that would have shut down bus service for Billings School District 2, a federal mediator was called in and averted the shutdown.

Nov 07, 2009 | 12:05 am | Loading…

Father recalls slain son as good-hearted man

The father of a Molt man shot to death at the family's farm last month described his son Friday as "generous to a fault."

Nov 06, 2009 | 11:45 pm | Loading…

African ministry building inroads

In 2005, the Rev. John Naumann retired from his post as an Episcopal priest in Billings and moved on to a new ministry in Africa.

Nov 06, 2009 | 10:20 pm | Loading…

Local guide

For a comprehensive calendar or to submit an event to be published, go to www.billingsgazette.net/calendar.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:40 pm | Loading…

More H1N1 vaccine arrives; clinic set for Monday

Health officials in Billings announced today that a fourth walk-in H1N1 vaccination clinic will be Monday.

Nov 06, 2009 | 9:15 pm | Loading…

Extradition hearing for bus driver delayed

An extradition hearing for a Billings bus driver accused of hitting a high school student while driving under the influence has been moved to next week after his attorney requested more time to examine the extradition request.

Nov 06, 2009 | 6:05 pm | Loading…

Billings School District 2 bus strike averted

Media relations director Maureen Richmond at First Student Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, has confirmed that negotiations between the company and Billings school bus drivers haven’t succeeded yet and that the union could vote to strike at any time.

Nov 06, 2009 | 12:05 pm | Loading…