Number of COVID Cases Continues Average Daily Decline
Despite the lack of press conferences announcing as much, the number of positive COVID cases has been declining in Montana since early November. The number of cases daily is back down to the level at which they hovered at the end of summer.
Information Sought in Homicide
The Billings Police Department is seeking any information which the public may have regarding the homicide of Manuel Martinez. Martinez was shot and killed on November 30, 2020, at approximately 8:20 PM near the intersection of 4thStreet West and Broadwater Avenue. Martinez was known to frequently attend the church near this location.
Montana Joins Texas Suit Challenging Elections
On Wednesday, Montana joined 16 other states in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case State of Texas v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State of Georgia, State of Michigan and State of Wisconsin. Supporting Texas, Montana is urging the court to accept the case against the four states.
Missing Woman’s Body Pulled from Yellowstone River
The remains of a missing woman were pulled from the Yellowstone River by Yellowstone County Sheriff deputies Saturday morning. The report came in from a resident who located the body lying in shallow water while hunting in the Arrow Island Park area near Shepherd.
Historic Vote in Yellowstone County
The 2020 election this week broke voting records in Yellowstone County as 77,016 ballots had been returned as of 10:34 PM on November 3, smashing the previous record set in the 2016 election at 71,871.
Officer-Involved Fatal Shooting in Billings
On Monday, October 12, 2020, at about 10:20 PM, officers with the Billings Police Department were dispatched to the 2200 block of Avenue C for suspicious activity. The caller stated that three individuals arrived in two different cars and were acting suspiciously in the complex covered-parking area in the alley. Upon the officers’ arrival, they […]
The Ballots are Out: Avoid Common Mail-in-Mishaps
Ballots for the general election will be mailed out this Friday to every active voter in Yellowstone County. An active voter is one who has been participating in elections or whose ballots have not been returned as undeliverable by the post office. According to Bret Rutherford, Election Administrator for Yellowstone County, the number of ballots […]
Montana House District 51 Candidate, Frank Fleming Answers Hot Topic Questionarre
Last week, in our October 2nd issue, we posed 5 questions to local Montana state legislature candidates and published their responses. Regrettably, there was a mix up for the answers from House District 51 Republican candidate, Frank Fleming. Below is his full Q and A on the local hot topics for this year:
Billings Bus Driver Charged With DUI and 28 Counts of Child Endangerment
Keith Jones, 46, a bus driver for First Student, was arrested by a Billings Police Department Student Resource Officer for DUI. On Thursday, September 17, several students on a bus on its way to Ben Steele Middle School reported to a school staff member that Jones was driving erratically, and they felt unsafe. That staff […]
Billings Public Safety Mill Levy Passes by 2-1 Margin of Victory
On Tuesday, residents of the City of Billings ovexrwhelmingly passed a public safety levy in an election for the first time in sixteen years. Passing with a 2-1 majority in favor, the levy repeals the 2004 levy which was capped at $8.2 million and replaces it with a permanent annual levy capped at 60 mills, […]