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Flynn Coming to Billings for Downing
Embattled former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who served President Donald Trump in that position for only 24 days, is coming to Billings May 6th to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Troy Downing.
The retired Army general will be at an airplane hangar on Overlook Drive from 4 to 6 pm for a public event...
Dems Seek to Bump Greens from the Ballot
MTN News reports that witnesses for the Montana Democratic Party presented evidence Tuesday, asking a judge to disqualify certain signatures for the Green Party on the 2018 state ballot. Green Party members say they believe the signatures are legitimate...
Grocery Store Stabbing
A Billings woman who was stabbed at a downtown grocery store Monday morning was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. The 74-year-old male suspect was arrested at the scene.
BPD spokesman Sgt. Harley Cagle described the man as a local transient...
Body Found in Yellowstone River
Q2 reports that Yellowstone County law enforcement responded to Two Moon Park after several reports of a body seen floating in the Yellowstone River on Sunday afternoon.
Sgt. Ryan Taylor confirmed that the body was discovered at around 3 p...
Judge Blocks the Release of BPD Names
A judge granted a temporary restraining order on Monday, barring the city of Billings from releasing the names of three BPD officers disciplined for having sex with a civilian employee on city property.
The city was prepared to release the names and details of the case, but Yellowstone County District Judge Michael Moses issued the restraining order at the request of lawyers representing the three
Missing Girl
The Gazette reports 12-year-old Olivia Seminole went missing from her Billings home on Monday, according to police.
Seminole, is 5-feet, 1-inch tall and weighs about 120 pounds. She is Native American with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white sweater, black and red coat, brown sandals and carrying a red Victoria’s Secret bag...
Rotarians at the Rims
Volunteers with the Billings Rotary Club were out in force on Saturday morning, working with grinders to remove graffiti from the sandstone face of the Rims.
It’s a first step in the lead-up to the “Billings Bright N Beautiful” cleanup day scheduled for next Saturday, April 28th...
Purple 5K for Homeless
The 9th annual Purple 5K raised money on Sunday morning for the Downtown Billings Alliance Spare Change for Real Change program. Q2 reports that runners started at Granview Park near St. Vincent and MSU Billings. The course took runners through Pioneer Park, into downtown Billings and finished at Skypoint...
PBR Security
Q2 reports that additional security measures will be in place at the Professional Bull Riders competition at the Rimrock Auto Arena this weekend. MetraPark put out a list of items that will not be allowed in the arena today, Saturday and Sunday...
Billings Man Charged with Rape
The Gazette reports that a Billings man has been charged with raping a child. 49-year-old Robert McChesney appeared in Yellowstone County Justice Court on Monday to face a single count of sexual intercourse without consent. The rape reportedly occurred in September when the child was 10 years old, according to charging documents...
BPD Officers Suspended in Sex Scandal
Q2 reports that three Billings police officers– who admitted having sex on city property with a civilian employee of the department– were given either one or two week suspensions without pay, according to a Wednesday press release from Police Chief Rich St...
One Big Sky Discussion
Hammes Company President Bob Dunn, who has helped transform the vision and expectations for the One Big Sky Center project, visited Billings on Monday to meet with business leaders and the Billings City Council.
Since the plans have shifted from the original concept of Montana’s two tallest skyscrapers to revising Billings’ two most important districts, only a multi-colored map has been unveiled..