We're finally thawing out a bit here in Billings, and it's probably due to the warmth coming from all these red hot events. Here's what you need to know.
Lawmakers said they were frustrated at changes the health department is proposing, including a religious exemption to vaccination, they say are opposite of their intent.
Billings Clinic is now the only organization in a 500-mile radius, that includes all of Montana and Wyoming, to qualify for either distinction.
In 2022 Brown ran for a spot on the state Supreme Court.
Riverstone Health officials described how childhood trauma and living in homes where there are struggles with poverty, domestic violence, addiction and mental health issues can lead to crime.
A state program intended to increase investment in schools in exchange for a dollar-for-dollar tax credit raised nearly $4.5 million for local school districts in one day.
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen has blocked a ballot proposal seeking to create a constitutional right to abortion, labeling the initiative “legally insufficient” after a required review by his office.
“The reliance on contracted clinical staff, commonly referred to as ‘travelers’, continues to impact our budget in a way that is not sustainable."
Burst pipes Wednesday at Montana State Prison forced a brief relocation of inmates from a low-security unit, officials said.
Brosnan was filming a western in nearby Paradise Valley at the time of the citation. His visit to the park was not related to the film
Bradley Thompson's guilty plea followed an investigation on the part of state and federal authorities.
Police have asked residents and travelers to stay out of the area.
Mothers, librarians, scholars and concerned citizens of all ages came out of the woodworks on Martin Luther King Day to provide their input regarding the potential book ban.
The warning comes after nearly a week of below-zero temperatures and remains in place until Thursday afternoon.
A system is moving into the state that may bring significant snowfall.
Lockwood and Billings firefighters are on the scene of a fully involved house fire on Brewer Road at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
The bill in question is Senate Bill 442, which generally would use revenue from the state’s recreational marijuana program to help improve county roads.
The Held case made international news this summer and the decision was lauded as the first major judicial victory for climate change activists.
As campaign season picks up, Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte announced in a Tuesday press release he is running for reelection.
In this new program, “wrongdoing and conflict are viewed as learning opportunities.” Misbehavior is reframed as harming people and relationships, rather than breaking school rules.
Elk and deer hunters on the western side of the Yellowstone River, just north of Yellowstone National Park, will have a two-week longer season than their counterparts to the south.
Daines introduced his legislation in July, asking Congress to remove three WSAs in the Middle Fork Judith in the Little Belt Mountains, the Wales Creek area and in the Hoodoos.
Clark’s signature is clear and easily legible now, but only because it has been restored and deepened — or possibly re-created.
In Montana, where Native Americans comprise 6.7% of the population, Indigenous people die a generation younger than their white neighbors.
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Temperatures in the units early Sunday varied, with the coldest unit measuring at about 60 degrees.
Steam rises from homes and businesses as a low temperature of -22 degrees is reported on Sunday morning, breaking the previous record of -21 set in 1972. Snow and a high temperature of -6 is forecast for Sunday afternoon.
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Anthony Spence cleans the windows on a camper for Pierce RV and Marine as 90 vendors set up in the MetraPark ExpoCenter for the Great Rockies Sports Show on Thursday. The show is open Friday from noon to 7 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Town Pump is giving $130,000 in grants to help Montana homeless shelters cope with the extreme winter weather.
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The Billings Central Catholic High School girls basketball team takes on Hardin during a game at First Interstate Arena at MetraPark on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024.
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