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  Cloudy skies with a few snow showers after midnight. Low near 10F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%..
  
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  Cloudy skies with a few snow showers after midnight. Low near 10F. Winds W at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 30%.
  
  Updated: February 15, 2019 @ 8:58 pm
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WinCo Foods has Billings opening date

Prosecutors have 4 months to conclude case against suspect in cold case rape, attack

Crime & Courts

Prosecutors have 4 months to conclude case against suspect in cold case rape, attack

PHOEBE TOLLEFSON ptollefson@billingsgazette.com

Prosecutors asked for an expedited trial schedule Friday in the 1998 case of a man accused of raping, cutting and leaving for dead a woman who had just finished a morning paper route.

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Judge rules coal company can eliminate Wyoming mine workers' health care, union contract

Judge rules coal company can eliminate Wyoming mine workers' health care, union contract

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Metro State Denver sweeps Montana State Billings softball

Metro State Denver sweeps Montana State Billings softball

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Scoreboard: Your Sports

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Montana continues to weather adversity, close games on eight-game winning streak

Montana continues to weather adversity, close games on eight-game winning streak

Updated 15 min ago

Colorado Mesa holds off Montana State Billings in season opener

Colorado Mesa holds off Montana State Billings in season opener

2 hrs ago

Judge keeps most Keystone XL pipeline work on hold

Judge keeps most Keystone XL pipeline work on hold

3 hrs ago

Billings West's Kinzee Koch to play 2 sports at Dawson CC

Billings West's Kinzee Koch to play 2 sports at Dawson CC

Updated 29 min ago

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

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Full Court Press: Friday's high school highlights (Feb. 15)

Full Court Press: Friday's high school highlights (Feb. 15)

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Woman accused in gruesome double homicide rejected plea deal, defense lawyer says

Woman accused in gruesome double homicide rejected plea deal, defense lawyer says

4 hrs ago

Montana Lady Griz seek payback against stingy Idaho State Bengals

Montana Lady Griz seek payback against stingy Idaho State Bengals

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Top Stories

Billings resident settles with city over mistaken police tackle, injury

Crime & Courts

Billings resident settles with city over mistaken police tackle, injury

WinCo Foods has Billings opening date

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WinCo Foods has Billings opening date

Billings West wrestlers visit sick 5-year-old, name him honorary coach

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Billings West wrestlers visit sick 5-year-old, name him honorary coach

Some Yellowstone wolves would be protected under Montana bill

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Some Yellowstone wolves would be protected under Montana bill

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Local & Regional News

Judge rules coal company can eliminate Wyoming mine workers' health care, union contract

State & Regional

Judge rules coal company can eliminate Wyoming mine workers' health care, union contract

Judge keeps most Keystone XL pipeline work on hold

State & Regional

Judge keeps most Keystone XL pipeline work on hold

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

406 Politics

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

Woman accused in gruesome double homicide rejected plea deal, defense lawyer says

State & Regional

Woman accused in gruesome double homicide rejected plea deal, defense lawyer says

Outdoors

Uphill skiing? 'Skinning' all the rage in Aspen

Outdoors

Uphill skiing? 'Skinning' all the rage in Aspen

Hummingbirds topic of Feb. 18 Audubon talk

Montana Untamed

Hummingbirds topic of Feb. 18 Audubon talk

With most avalanches triggered by victims, instructor teaches meditation as backcountry tool

Outdoors

With most avalanches triggered by victims, instructor teaches meditation as backcountry tool

Video: A wild Valentine from FWP

Montana Untamed

Video: A wild Valentine from FWP

406 Politics

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

406 Politics

Lawmaker wants to study legalizing recreational marijuana in Montana

Montana lawmakers hear juvenile sentencing, parole bill

406 Politics

Montana lawmakers hear juvenile sentencing, parole bill

Lawmaker apologizes over 'genocide' comments targeted at American Indian lawmakers

406 Politics

Lawmaker apologizes over 'genocide' comments targeted at American Indian lawmakers

Legislative roundup: Abortion ban, Indigenous Peoples Day, and work requirements for Medicaid expansion

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Legislative roundup: Abortion ban, Indigenous Peoples Day, and work requirements for Medicaid expansion

Rolling the dice: Lawmaker cites Butte Country Club bust as reason to legalize dice game

406 Politics

Rolling the dice: Lawmaker cites Butte Country Club bust as reason to legalize dice game

Montana's delegation votes to avoid shutdown

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Montana's delegation votes to avoid shutdown

Bill banning abortion in Montana likely stalled in Legislature

406 Politics

Bill banning abortion in Montana likely stalled in Legislature

Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Perfect school attendance

Letters to the Editor

Montana should allow crossbows in archery season

Letters to the Editor

Park wolves deserve protections

Letters to the Editor

3 notable events concerning coal

Letters to the Editor

The left needs to unify

Letters to the Editor

CSKT water compact

Guest opinion: Montana Senate should vote to build up parks, trails

Columnists

Guest opinion: Montana Senate should vote to build up parks, trails

Gazette opinion: Billings churches saving lives in My Backyard

Editorial

Gazette opinion: Billings churches saving lives in My Backyard

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Metro State Denver sweeps Montana State Billings softball

Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets

Metro State Denver sweeps Montana State Billings softball

Montana continues to weather adversity, close games on eight-game winning streak

University of Montana Grizzlies

Montana continues to weather adversity, close games on eight-game winning streak

Colorado Mesa holds off Montana State Billings in season opener

Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets

Colorado Mesa holds off Montana State Billings in season opener

Billings West's Kinzee Koch to play 2 sports at Dawson CC

College Sports

Billings West's Kinzee Koch to play 2 sports at Dawson CC

Enjoy Billings

Artist Jason Jam's diligence on display in 100 drawings, 100 days

Enjoy Billings

Artist Jason Jam's diligence on display in 100 drawings, 100 days

On tap: This week's live music at local venues

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On tap: This week's live music at local venues

Mardi Gras Montana set for March 5

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Mardi Gras Montana set for March 5

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Photos

Photos: Billings cleans up from four inches of snow

Snow blowing the parking lot

Clearing sidewalks

Snow

Snow

Local

Photos: Billings cleans up from four inches of snow

Four inches on Friday, with more possible through the weekend.

Retrospective: Billings from above, Vol. II

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Retrospective: Billings from above, Vol. II

Photos: MSU Billings tops Simon Frasier

Montana State University Billings Yellowjackets

Photos: MSU Billings tops Simon Frasier

Photos: Coroner's inquest in the officer-involved shooting death of Shawn Hubbard

Local

Photos: Coroner's inquest in the officer-involved shooting death of Shawn Hubbard

Past and present photos of Helena's Capital Hill Mall

State & Regional

Past and present photos of Helena's Capital Hill Mall

Photos: Billings Skyview takes down Billings West, 70-52

Boys Basketball

Photos: Billings Skyview takes down Billings West, 70-52

Photos: Cold temperatures add complexity to caring for cattle

Local

Photos: Cold temperatures add complexity to caring for cattle

Nation & World

The Latest: Chicago police release men held in Smollett case

The Latest: Chicago police release men held in Smollett case

The Latest: Flood warning for California river cancelled

The Latest: Flood warning for California river cancelled

Trump's national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress

Trump's national emergency sparks new GOP divide in Congress

The Latest: Calif. Gov. Newsom endorses Harris for president

The Latest: Calif. Gov. Newsom endorses Harris for president

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These orange alligators are raising eyebrows in South Carolina

These orange alligators are raising eyebrows in South Carolina

Fact check: A look at some popular but completely untrue stories from the past week

Fact check: A look at some popular but completely untrue stories from the past week

Runner who suffocated mountain lion with his foot describes attack

Runner who suffocated mountain lion with his foot describes attack

15 little-known facts about U.S. presidents

15 little-known facts about U.S. presidents

Expedition captures 'cool' new images of Belize's Blue Hole, world's largest sinkhole

Travel

Expedition captures 'cool' new images of Belize's Blue Hole, world's largest sinkhole

3 philosophers set up a booth on a street corner – here's what people asked

Lifestyles

3 philosophers set up a booth on a street corner – here's what people asked

Movie review: 11 black history movies that tackle racism

Parenting

Movie review: 11 black history movies that tackle racism

Uphill skiing? 'Skinning' all the rage in Aspen

Outdoors

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