Garcia changing his tune with side-stepping letter
by Staff report As Billings Legislator Rep. Rodney Garcia dances around the fallout from both Garcia changing his tune with side-stepping letter Democrat and Republican party leaders as well as Republican leadership calls for him to resign, Garcia sent out a letter saying now that his comments were “delivered and perceived as a joke.”
BPD Officer injured on duty by teenage driver fleeing traffic stop
Billings Police Department officers located and stopped a vehicle, in the area of Bernard, south of Monad on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 1:12am. The vehicle had fled from officers multiple times earlier that evening.
Details released on Cessna crash near Dunn Mountain
Sunday, Jan. 12, at 3:10 a.m., an initial alert stated that a single-engine Cessna 182 flying from Hardin, MT was missing in the Billings area.
Compliance checks to be conducted for new tobacco age limit
No better time than now for tobacco users under the age of 21 to just call it quits. As of December 20, cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes, and vaping products are off limits to them.
Our newly diversified City Council is official
City Council saw fresh community representatives sworn in this past Monday evening by Judge Sheila Kolar. The singular incumbent Roy Neese was accompanied by the four newly elected Council members: Kendra Shaw, Danny Choriki, Pam Purinton and Mike Boyett. Ranging from conservative to democratic socialism this new line-up brings real diversity to the table.
Obituary: Riley Lucinda Knickerbocker
Riley passed away peacefully in the arms of her mom and dad on January 7, 2020. Riley Lucinda Knickerbocker was born on September 13, 2012 to the proud parents Nick and Jessica Knickerbocker. On February 5, 2015 she became a big sister to her brother Blake who she loved fiercely and will be a big […]
Montana may be getting a second seat in Congress
Early census information reported by the Wall Street Journal found that the population of Montana grew by almost 80,000 in the past decade. Because of this, many analysts are predicting that Montana will be given a second representative in Congress following the release of census results next year.
Fatal car incident becomes homicide investigation
Dec. 31, 2019 at about 7:30 pm, the Billings Police Department Investigations Division became involved in what was initially reported as a fatal car accident west of Billings on Molt road. The accident on Molt road was reported earlier in the day on Dec. 31, 2019.
Thank you for your recognition and support!
Well, Folks, this is going to basically be our Christmas edition of our paper as we are going to press before Christmas, but some of our readers will get this paper the day after Christmas because Christmas Day and New Year’s Day fall in the middle of the week. This edition will also be our […]
Local awarded for saving woman’s life
At a Billings City Council meeting this week, Billings Police Chief Rich St. John presented John Putz with the Billings Police Department’s Outstanding Citizen Award for saving the life of a woman in Pioneer Park on June 29th after she was electrocuted by an exposed power line.