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.
County Treasurer moves ahead with employee background checks
With few of her employees holding any strong objections about doing so, Yellowstone County Treasurer Sherry Long will move forward to conduct background checks of all her employees so that they will be able to continue to access the state’s computer system.
MSU-Billings fights against student hunger
MSU BILLINGS NEWS— The Yellowjacket Emergency Pantry at Montana State University Billings recently received a sizable donation from Yellowstone Rim Runners.
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.
Sugar beets yield devastating losses
In light of the massive weather-induced damage to sugar beet crops across Montana, Governor Bullock has sent a request to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue requesting federal aid for Montana sugar beet farmers, including here in Yellowstone County.
Thank you from the Knapp family
Dear Editor, The family of Jim Knapp would like to extend our gratitude to all that celebrated his life.
Billings schools support relocating Daylis Stadium
The superintendent of School District 2, Greg Upham, was in attendance at this month’s Metra Park Advisory Board meeting to make a most emphatic point that he and the school district’s board of trustees are very interested in developing some kind of sports / stadium complex that can take the place of Daylis Stadium for […]
3 collisions in ten minutes end with death of a child
Saturday, Nov. 23 at 4:48pm, a Honda Accord heading north collided with a utility van also traveling north on South 32nd St. W. The rear end collision occurred in the northbound lane approximately 100 yards north of the crest of the hill.
Woman shot at Gas-N-Go
The Gas-N-Go convenience store on Jackson St. on the South Side of Billings was the site of a shooting just before 9pm on the 24th. A 25-year-old female employee, whose name had not been released as of press time, was working at the gas station as a male suspect ran in and attempted to rob […]
Mother, son duo headed to prison
After a 27-year-old woman was shot on S. 29th St. on the South Side of Billings last week and taken to the hospital with “non-life threatening injuries”, Billings Police responded to the scene where witnesses said a man fired shots from inside a Mercedes at a green truck. The victim identified Marlin Parker, who police […]