Billings Police Department

Gunshots were reported when an adult male and a juvenile male allegedly attempted to steal cases of BuzzBallz from a business on Grand Avenue in Billings, MT.

Somewhere around 5 a.m. Monday morning I was prepping for my radio show in the Montana Talks studio at the top floor of the Doubletree when Mark Wilson of Cat Country pops in. "We just saw the Billings Police ram a vehicle across the street from the hotel," he told me.

An 18-year-old male and a 17-year-old juvenile male have been arrested in connection to a string of vehicle vandalism in Billings last weekend.

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After 3 days, the child has been found.

Two residences were hit in total, and the cases appear to be connected.

I've had enough with the FAKE NEWS out of our police departments. Education is key, after all.

A portion of Hwy 312 between Main and Independent Lane is currently closed to through traffic for an unfolding incident.

What's driving the gang violence in a place like Billings, Montana? Where did some of those downtown transients go? How bad is it getting? Is there any good news when it comes to public safety in Montana's biggest town? We tackled that and more with the police chief and a couple council members.

The first fire engulfed two vehicles in the Billings Senior High School parking lot. An hour later, another vehicle was found ablaze near the HRDC building downtown.

BREAKING: A suspect has reportedly barricaded themselves in a residence on West Meadow Drive. King Ave West between 32nd and 36th is currently closed (as of 7:30 am Wednesday)

Law enforcement will be ramping up their presence at MontanaFair this year, largely in response to a shooting that injured one at the midway last year. BPD will be joining the YCSO in patrolling the grounds.