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Where have the wild birds gone? Study counts 3 billion fewer than 1970, stunning scientists

Coal's decline a sticky problem for Eastern Montana sugar

State & Regional

Coal's decline a sticky problem for Eastern Montana sugar

By TOM LUTEY tlutey@billingsgazette.com

Power plant retirement in Eastern Montana clips coal supply for sugar factory.

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Montana vs. Monmouth: Hawks players to watch

Montana vs. Monmouth: Hawks players to watch

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MSUB to host 'Ask a Muslim Anything' with Robert Azzi

MSUB to host 'Ask a Muslim Anything' with Robert Azzi

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Where have the wild birds gone? Study counts 3 billion fewer than 1970, stunning scientists

Where have the wild birds gone? Study counts 3 billion fewer than 1970, stunning scientists

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Burglaries

Burglaries

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Croft awarded Outstanding Advocate of the Year

Croft awarded Outstanding Advocate of the Year

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Glacier County authorities ID Ohio woman who died in crash

Glacier County authorities ID Ohio woman who died in crash

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The Bitter Road headlines Pub show

The Bitter Road headlines Pub show

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Photos: Veteran Stand Down brings together services at annual event

Photos: Veteran Stand Down brings together services at annual event

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'Unfailing beauty': 1920s jazz concert at Lincoln Center brings Paris to America

'Unfailing beauty': 1920s jazz concert at Lincoln Center brings Paris to America

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ADA expert to speak in Powell

ADA expert to speak in Powell

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Yellowstone Valley Food Hub plans dinner, barn dance

Yellowstone Valley Food Hub plans dinner, barn dance

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Top Stories

Billings, HUD official turn attention to zoning in attempt to increase affordable housing options

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Billings, HUD official turn attention to zoning in attempt to increase affordable housing options

Cool summer, hail temper beet harvest expectations

State & Regional

Cool summer, hail temper beet harvest expectations

Fall is for boating on Bighorn Reservoir

Montana Untamed

Fall is for boating on Bighorn Reservoir

Judge rejects plea deal in Billings decapitation case

Crime & Courts

Judge rejects plea deal in Billings decapitation case

Local News

MSUB to host 'Ask a Muslim Anything' with Robert Azzi

Local

MSUB to host 'Ask a Muslim Anything' with Robert Azzi

Photos: Veteran Stand Down brings together services at annual event

Local

Photos: Veteran Stand Down brings together services at annual event

Yellowstone Valley Food Hub plans dinner, barn dance

Local

Yellowstone Valley Food Hub plans dinner, barn dance

Billings neighbors: Obituaries published today

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Billings neighbors: Obituaries published today

Sports

Montana vs. Monmouth: Hawks players to watch

University of Montana Grizzlies

Montana vs. Monmouth: Hawks players to watch

Your guide to local sports events, plus what's on TV

Sports

Your guide to local sports events, plus what's on TV

Montana men's basketball gets commitments from two Class of 2020 guards

University of Montana Grizzlies

Montana men's basketball gets commitments from two Class of 2020 guards

Photos: Roundup Panthers' football practice

High School Football

Photos: Roundup Panthers' football practice

Entertainment

The Bitter Road headlines Pub show

Enjoy Billings

The Bitter Road headlines Pub show

'Unfailing beauty': 1920s jazz concert at Lincoln Center brings Paris to America

Enjoy Billings

'Unfailing beauty': 1920s jazz concert at Lincoln Center brings Paris to America

Harry Koyama retrospective on display at Rocky Mountain College

Enjoy Billings

Harry Koyama retrospective on display at Rocky Mountain College

In second year, MINT Film Festival grows to five days and showcasing 100 films

Enjoy Billings

In second year, MINT Film Festival grows to five days and showcasing 100 films

Enjoy guide: Sept. 20-27

Enjoy Billings

Enjoy guide: Sept. 20-27

Peter Fonda flicks to screen at Art House in remembrance of Oscar-winning actor

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Peter Fonda flicks to screen at Art House in remembrance of Oscar-winning actor

Photos: Bob Seger at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman

Enjoy Billings

Photos: Bob Seger at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman

Opinion

Gazette opinion: Get registered to vote Tuesday, Montana

Editorial

Gazette opinion: Get registered to vote Tuesday, Montana

Guest opinion: Help nourish Montana kids, senators

Columnists

Guest opinion: Help nourish Montana kids, senators

George F. Will: Hong Kong stands athwart an increasingly nasty regime

Columnists

George F. Will: Hong Kong stands athwart an increasingly nasty regime

Gazette opinion: Congrats on AZA accreditation, ZooMontana

Editorial

Gazette opinion: Congrats on AZA accreditation, ZooMontana

THE MILLENNIAL VIEW: Trump's plan for the economy: Make Drinking Water Dirty Again

Columnists

THE MILLENNIAL VIEW: Trump's plan for the economy: Make Drinking Water Dirty Again

Gazette opinion: Montanans reach out to Bahamians

Editorial

Gazette opinion: Montanans reach out to Bahamians

Columnists

Guest opinion: Lack of internet access is holding Montana students back

Guest opinion: Billings business takes lead to address public safety

Editorial

Guest opinion: Billings business takes lead to address public safety

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Outdoors

MSU research shows impact of major transportation corridor on wolverine movement

Montana Untamed

MSU research shows impact of major transportation corridor on wolverine movement

Video: The incredible transforming superworms

Local

Video: The incredible transforming superworms

Hunter recovering after grizzly attacks in Montana mountains

State & Regional

Hunter recovering after grizzly attacks in Montana mountains

Now's the time to see bull elk fighting, bugling in Montana

Just for Kids

Now's the time to see bull elk fighting, bugling in Montana

Life & People

Celebrating Billings-area engagements, weddings, anniversaries and birthdays

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Celebrating Billings-area engagements, weddings, anniversaries and birthdays

Pumpkin spice latte - too soon? Try corn (really) spice latte instead

Food

Pumpkin spice latte - too soon? Try corn (really) spice latte instead

Farm to Fork events becoming popular

Food

Farm to Fork events becoming popular

Make-ahead (mostly) Vietnamese salad highlights texture, flavor

Food

Make-ahead (mostly) Vietnamese salad highlights texture, flavor

Photos

Photos: Roundup Panthers' football practice

Roundup Football

Roundup Football

Roundup Football

Roundup Football

High School Football

Photos: Roundup Panthers' football practice

Photos: Bob Seger at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman

Enjoy Billings

Photos: Bob Seger at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman

Photos: Billings West vs. Billings Senior boys soccer

Soccer

Photos: Billings West vs. Billings Senior boys soccer

Photos: Billings West vs. Billings Senior girls soccer

Soccer

Photos: Billings West vs. Billings Senior girls soccer

Photos: Deputy Secretary of Education Mick Zais visits Pryor schools

Local

Photos: Deputy Secretary of Education Mick Zais visits Pryor schools

Photos: MSUB mens soccer hosts South Dakota Mines

Sports

Photos: MSUB mens soccer hosts South Dakota Mines

Photos: 2019 Montana Marathon sees runners from Molt to Billings

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Photos: 2019 Montana Marathon sees runners from Molt to Billings

Nation & World

US vaping illness count tops 500, but cause remains unknown

US vaping illness count tops 500, but cause remains unknown

Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena

Trump sues Manhattan DA seeking to block tax return subpoena

Florida man held without bond in deaths of wife, 4 children

Florida man held without bond in deaths of wife, 4 children

Press freedom advocates troubled by suit against Iowa paper

Press freedom advocates troubled by suit against Iowa paper

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Timeline: 2020's presidential candidates span the generations

New York student fatally stabbed while onlookers took video; teen suspect arrested

New York student fatally stabbed while onlookers took video; teen suspect arrested

Mosquito-borne virus victim went from healthy to brain dead in 9 days

Mosquito-borne virus victim went from healthy to brain dead in 9 days

A look at how voter ID laws differ from state to state

A look at how voter ID laws differ from state to state

How to navigate the new privacy features in Apple's iPhone update

Lifestyles & Technology

How to navigate the new privacy features in Apple's iPhone update

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Smeared! Try out this secret trick used by cartoon animators

10 beginner pirate phrases for International Talk Like a Pirate Day

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10 beginner pirate phrases for International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Here's how to build a backyard agility course for your active dog

Pets

Here's how to build a backyard agility course for your active dog

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