Take a look at the history of Billings high schools, from the 1890s to today.
Billings' first indoor shopping mall, West Park Plaza, opened in the spring of 1961. Check out its history, including views of how it was orig…
The "World Famous" Miles City Bucking Horse Sale starts Thursday. It was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Check out these photos…
Seven groups asked the U.S. Board of Geographic Names on Tuesday to rename three geographic places in Montana now named after Jefferson Davis,…
McKinley Elementary's historic significance gained national recognition in March with the announcement that the school is one of 20 new additi…
What is known today as Rocky Mountain College traces its roots all the way back to 1878, at the College of Montana in Deer Lodge. Take a look …
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First Interstate Arena, known to many by its original "Metra" name, has hosted some of the best rock acts of all time since its completion in …
The Billings Gazette's website first launched in 1996 as part of the Big Sky Wire, a larger website aimed at providing information for residen…
Think you know your Billings history? Here are a few questions that a Billings history buff should be able to easily answer.
On Feb. 2, 1989, temperatures plummeted to minus 27 degrees Fahrenheit as 49 runaway train cars barreled down Mullen Pass above Helena, Montan…
On Feb. 2, 1989, temperatures plummeted to minus 27 degrees Fahrenheit as 49 runaway train cars barreled down Mullen Pass above Helena, Montan…
Check out photos from some of the concerts that have happened over the history of Yellowstone County's largest event venue.
Here’s what people are uncovering in Billings Gazette newspaper archives. Search our historical issues for obituaries, marriage and birth anno…
Copper King William A. Clark established the Gardens in 1899 for the miners and city that helped feed his fortune. The park grew to 68 acres a…
The crew working on the restoration has worked on projects all across the West, including the Charles M. Russell House in Great Falls, the St.…
A blizzard blew hard across the Northern Montana prairie Christmas Eve 1920, and the last of the state’s notorious cowboy outlaws struggled to…
Views of downtown Billings during the 1920. As Christmas approached in Billings in 1920, many residents of the city had plenty to spend on gif…
The holiday season brings out decorations, shoppers, singing and Santa Claus. Take a look at some of the Christmas scenes of years past.
Take a look at how the Alberta Bair Theater, formerly the Fox Theater, has changed since it first opened in the 1930s.
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As Billings expanded further into the Heights in the 1970s, new stores opened to accommodate the rapid growth. The Crossroads Center, at Wicks…
Copper King William A. Clark established the Gardens in 1899 for the miners and city that helped feed his fortune. The park grew to 68 acres o…
The Billings Brewing Company was Billings' first brewery, founded in 1884 following the closure of the Ash & Boots Brewery in nearby Couls…
Take a look at the history behind Montana's statehouse, the Montana State Capitol, from its original (and abandoned) design, to its status tod…
The Billings Fire Department traces its history back to the 1880s, just a few years after the city's founding. Check out these photos from the…
Over the course of his life Thomas McGirl co-founded the first stage line in the area, operated a ferry boat across the Yellowstone River near…
Since the first unofficial gathering in 1903, the Crow Fair has become an annual event welcoming Native American tribes from the Great Plains.…
