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Bullock Pushes for Preschool
The Billings Gazette reports that Head Start is far and away the most stable public preschool program in Montana, where federally funded classrooms enroll students from Lame Deer to Libby, and most cities in between.
Gov. Steve Bullock is hoping the federal program that has yielded the first Montana-specific results can sway the legislature to pony up for preschool...
Council Backs New Big Sky
In a 6-5 vote, the Billings City Council on Monday authorized spending $100,000 as part of a $675,000 public-private partnership to move the One Big Sky District into a year-long planning and development stage.
The council’s vote includes approval of a memorandum of agreement among the private and public entities involved in the project as well as a $400,000 line-of-credit agreement extended by Bi
Tester Drug and Crime Bill
Q2 reports that Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has introduced a bill he believes will help cut down on illegal drug use and crime in Montana. He is sponsoring the Assisting Narcotics and Trafficking Officers in Interdicting Drugs Act also known as the ANTI-Drugs Act...
2nd Amendment Rally
About 150 supporters of the second amendment braved the bitter cold to rally in downtown Billings this weekend on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn.
The rally comes two weeks after millions of gun control advocates rallied nationwide in response to the Valentines Day massacre in Parkland Florida...
Power Outage
Q2 reports that a driver lost control of their car and collided with a power pole, severing the pole and knocking out power lines in the 1900 block of 2nd Avenue North at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning. The vehicle rolled over, then collided with a house where the lone driver was ejected...
MSUB Powwow
Tribes from all over Montana came to Billings on Friday night. Veteran William Medicine Crow and MSU Billings Interim Chancellor Ron Larson led the grand entry of the 50th annual MSUB Powwow. Billings Mayor Bill Cole also took part in the festivities...
Defendant Charged with Tampering
Prosecutors have filed additional charges against one of the defendants in a homicide, where a man’s body was found headless in a makeshift campsite on Billings’ West End. 31-year-old Donald Cherry, 31, was charged in March with intimidation and tampering with witnesses or informants...
Crash Fatality Identified
The Gazette reports the Yellowstone County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who died Saturday night in Billings after the car he was driving crashed into a power pole. 36-year-old August Siek died after sustaining multiple blunt force injuries, according to Deputy Coroner R...
Bullock Won’t Deploy Guardsman on a Whim
The Billings Gazette reports that Gov. Steve Bullock will never deploy Montana National Guard troops “based simply on the whim of the President’s morning Twitter habit.” The Democratic governor and possible contender for his party’s presidential nomination in 2020, said in a statement Thursday that the responsibility of sending U...
Gianforte at Fossil Fuel Summit in Billings
Q2 reports that leaders from Montana’s fossil fuel industry met with Congressman Greg Gianforte Thursday in Billings to discuss the future of the industry and help navigate federal regulations.
The discussion focused on what changes can be made to federal permitting at a round table discussion which featured representatives of coal and oil and gas companies...
Bullock Rejects CoreCivic
Gov. Steve Bullock rejected an offer from CoreCivic to extend its contract to manage Montana’s only private prison, because the company asked for a 15 percent increase in payments.
Bullock told MTN News that “It doesn’t make sense for Montanans...
Superintendent Selection Next Week
The Billings School District 2 Board of Trustees will reportedly select a new superintendent next weekend.
In closed meeting, the Board officially voted to approve the three finalists. They are; Freehold New Jersey superintendent Ross Kasun; Greg Upham, the assistant superintendent in Helena; and chief operating officer at Action Learning Systems Rebecca Salato of Pasadena, California...