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Trump v. Tester
Republican President Donald Trump’s Twitter attacks on Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester raged on Monday. Trump tweeted “The migrant ‘caravan’ that is openly defying our border shows how weak & ineffective U.S. immigration laws are. Ye...
Jaywalker Struck
A man was hospitalized after being hit by a car while crossing Sixth Avenue in downtown Billings Tuesday morning.
Billings police Sgt. Harley Cagle said the man appeared to be jaywalking on Sixth between Broadway and 29th Street when a car struck him...
Armed Standoff Ends Without Fatality
Q2 reports that an unidentified man in his sixties was taken into custody after exchanging gunfire with police and holing up for hours in an east Billings residence Tuesday evening. He reportedly fired shots at two Montana Department of Corrections parole officers who knocked on his door on the 1600 block of Second Avenue North just after 4:30 p...
Yellowstone Jailer on the Other Side of the Bars
Q2 reports that a detention officer at the Yellowstone County Jail spent a weekend on the other side of the bars earlier this month, after she was arrested for allegedly assaulting another jail employee off-duty. 33-year-old Brittany Malone was arrested on Friday, April 20th, after reportedly slapping and punching Jacob Willoughby, a sergeant at the jail...
Rescuer Dies in River Friday
The search continues for a Wolf Point man, assumed to have drowned after he jumped into the Missouri River on Friday to save someone who fell in.
40-year-old Jason Azure lept into the water to help another, and was swept downstream. He didn’t resurface...
Crash Fatality Saturday
A man is dead after his vehicle collided with a semi-truck Saturday, according to Montana Highway Patrol. Q2 reports the as yet unidentified man was driving a Dodge Caravan and attempted to pass another vehicle westbound along U.S. Highway 212...
Great Falls Man Now Faces Murder Charge
The Billings Gazette reports that a Great Falls man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man he allegedly shot in early April died as a result of his injuries.
The Great Falls Tribune confirms that 42 -year old William Patrick Rose the third was arrested at his house Friday afternoon...
Trump Blames Tester for VA Failure
CNN reports that after White House physician Ronny Jackson, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, withdrew his nomination, the President targeted Montana Sen. Jon Tester as the cause of his failed nomination...
GOP Debate
The Greater Montana Foundation sponsored the Republican U.S.Senate primary debate Thursday night. The four candidates– Russell Fagg, Troy Downing, Matt Rosendale and Al Olszewski– answered questions and explained how they will serve if elected...
Sheriff’s Office Seeking Help
The Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found in the Yellowstone River. Call 256-2929 with any information.
KTVQ, Gazette File to Intervene on BPD Names
As anticipated, KTVQ and The Billings Gazette have filed to intervene in a legal action by three police officers seeking to keep their names out of the news after being disciplined for their sexual encounters with a former BPD civilian employee on city property...
Sessions in Billings Friday
Q2 reports that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in Billings to talk about the drug crisis in America. Sessions is scheduled to deliver remarks at the Rimrock Foundation tomorrow afternoon at 1:15pm. The Department of Justice made the announcement yesterday...