Background Checks Stir Up Debate at Worden Fire Meeting
by Michael J. Marino President Leif Olsen announced that over $2,500 had been raised at the Street Dance at Worden Fire Department’s (WFD) business meeting on June 6. Olsen also thanked everyone who helped make the event go off with great success.
Billings Outlaws Owner, Keith Russ, Sells Team Amid Financial Concerns …
Businesses, Players, Coach, Staff and Media Production Companies among growing list of complaints by Michael Marino & Jonathan McNiven Keith Russ, owner of the Billings Outlaws and Pick Six Entertainment, announced at their May 30 game that he sold the indoor football team to Steve Titus who also owns the Wyoming Mustangs team. Russ revealed […]
Could Nuclear Energy be in Montana’s Future?
by Michael J. Marino An interim study on the feasibility of nuclear power, approved by the 2021 legislative session, took a group of Montana lawmakers to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) on a tour of their facilities in Idaho Falls recently.
One Dead after High-Speed Chase, Standoff in Billings
by Michael J. Marino A 36-year-old Billings man is dead after he led police on a chase through the city that ultimately cost him his life. Billings Police Department (BPD) responded to a location near the Ledgestone Hotel off King Ave. East at about 11:19 PM on May 23 after receiving a report of an […]
Morse, Pitman Answer Voter Questions at Forum
by Michael J. Marino A forum held ahead of the June 7 election allowed voters to ask this year’s candidates for Yellowstone County Commissioner – incumbent Denis Pitman and his opponent Mark Morse – questions regarding the issues facing the area.
Fire Council Warns of Impending Ambulance Crisis
by Michael J. Marino At the May 10 meeting of the Yellowstone County Rural Fire Council (YCRFC), Lockwood Fire Chief John Staley stated, “In a year or two, Yellowstone County could find themselves without [ambulance] transport,” and that, “…we’re really in a crisis here.”
TurboTax Ordered to Pay Back Montanans for Deceptive Practices
Nearly 17,000 Montanans will benefit from a settlement reached between Montana Attorney General (AG) Austin Knudsen and TurboTax, according to a press release on May 6.
Protest Held in Billings Following Supreme Court Draft Opinion Leak
Protesters gathered on the lawn of the Yellowstone County Courthouse this Mother’s Day to oppose the Supreme Court’s drafted reversal of Roe v. Wade, a historic case that gave women the right to an abortion and other reproductive rights in 1973. “I don’t understand how, in this time, we could be going backward,” said Jenika […]
YCN Investigates: Social Media Scams
Imagine receiving a text from a friend, only to discover… it’s not actually your friend?
Yellowstone County Sees Record Low Unemployment
Governor Greg Gianforte announced Tuesday, April 19, that Montana’s unemployment rate had dropped to 2.3% — a new record. Additionally, Yellowstone County created 4,098 new jobs over the past year, making the county’s unemployment rate a mere 2.5%. Those numbers rank the county as 19th in terms of unemployment, and set a new local record […]