Jami Bond
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Check Out Who Ozzy Picked!
Who do you think will win the biggest game of the year this weekend? Ozzy the bear at ZooMontana thinks he knows! The 400 pound grizzly bear made his prediction during a media event at the zoo today! Ozzy got to chose from two peanut butter cakes with each team logos on them. Check it out the video courtesy of KTVQ!
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Where in Billings Can I Watch The 2013 Super Bowl?
The biggest game of the year is February 3 in New Orleans! Where will you be watching? The Big Easy is the ideal place but if you can’t make it there, there are plenty of places around Billings to get in on the action! Check it out!
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Billings Central Rams Earn National Honor! [VIDEO]
A big honor for the Billings Central Rams football team as they received national recognition today after capturing their second State A title! Today the Rams were presented with the Army National Guard national ranking trophy as part of the MaxPreps Football Tour of Champions! Central finished number 153 in the final rankings and is one of 50 teams being honored from more than 16,000 varsity programs nationwide. Here's a look at today's presentation courtesy of Q2 News.
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Gas Prices Take a Big Dip! [INTERVIEW]
Wow! Haven't seen gas prices this low in Billings in awhile! If you haven't noticed, prices at the pump have dropped below the three dollar mark! The last time we saw prices this low was almost 2 years ago! I talked with Triple A Spokesperson Kaelyn Kelly in Helena today about the recent drop and to get some insight on what we can expect in 2013!
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Flu Cases in Yellowstone County Continues to Grow!
If your workplace is anything like mine, chances are there is at least one person who is sick! Around here there are at least four or five including myself! Yellowstone County Health Officer and RiverStone Health President and CEO, John Felton, says so far, nearly 450 people in Yellowstone County have been diagnosed with influenza and as in past years, the majority of those cases are in children ages one to 18 years old.
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Steve Miller Band to Headline 2013 Magic City Blues Fest!
This is awesome! KBear is proud to welcome the Steve Miller Band to Billings for the 2013 Magic City Blues Fest as part of our 20th Anniversary celebration!
Steve Miller will be the headliner on Saturday night August 10 in downtown Billings. Tickets for the show will go on sale on February 15 at magiccityblues.com.
With iconic songs like “The Joker”, “Fly Like an Eagle”, Rock-n-Me”, “Jet Airliner” and “Take the Money and Run”, his trademark blues-rock sound has made him a classic rock favorite for more than 40 years!
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Will it be a White Christmas in the Magic City? UPDATE!! [AUDIO]
It's December 21 and there is word that we may very well be in store for a white Christmas here in Billings! I talked with Q2 Meteorologist Ed McIntosh for the very latest!
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Giving a Helping Hand to Sandy Hook Elementary School!
DVASS, Domestic Violence Abuse Awareness Society, is in need of volunteers to make “Words of Hope Cranes”. They will be making roughly 700-1000 cranes with prayers and words of strength for the families and students affected by the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut last Friday.
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Don’t Miss Your Chance at One Million Dollars!
Montana Millionaire tickets are going fast. I talked with Jo Berg at the Montana Lottery Office in Helena today and she told me that 55% of the tickets have been sold so far! The The counter on the Montana Lottery's website says there are 58, 824 tickets remaining! Only 130,00 tickets will be sold until midnight December 31 or until they are gone!
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The Jingle Ball is Going to Be So Much Fun with the Clintons! [INTERVIEW]
Townsquare Media's Jingle Ball/ Second Chance Prom is coming up on Saturday at the Shrine Auditorium presented by General Distributing Company! This will be a blast with live music from Billings most popular band, The Clintons! I caught up with singer, John McLellan this morning to find out what they have in store for us!
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Cats Advance to Quarterfinals! [AUDIO]
I'm sure every sports bar in town was packed on Saturday as fans watched the Bobcats beat Stony Brook 16-10 to advance to the quarterfinals of the FCS postseason for the second year in a row!
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Cats Game to be Broadcast on Pay-Per-View! Where Will You be Watching? [AUDIO]
The Montana State Bobcats will hit the field on Saturday in Bozeman in their playoff opener against Stoney Brook! You can see this weekend's showdown on ESPN GampPlan, which is pay-per-view. Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. in Bozeman.