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County planning new junk vehicle graveyard on Billings South Side
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (171+ words) Yellowstone County is planning to establish a new graveyard for junk vehicles on empty land near the county's detention facility. The currently proposed pipeline will cost Bridger Pipeline nearly $2 billion in Montana alone and will be capable of providing 1. 13 million…...
Red Lodge woman one of five killed in Montana wrecks over the past week
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (109+ words) A Red Lodge woman was one of five people killed in three separate crashes across Montana over the past week. These are the counties in Montana with the largest percentage of people working from home at least some of the…...
Spate of hoax calls about active shooters stir fear at college campuses around the US
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (900+ words) Miceala Morano scrambled for cover behind a green screen in the University of Arkansas broadcast room after she received a campuswide alert about an active shooter. As officers outside donned bullet proof vests and searched for an intruder, the 21-year-old…...
Teacher charged with killing of hikers at Arkansas park pleads not guilty to murder
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (326+ words) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. " The teacher who authorities say admitted to stabbing and killing two hikers at Devil's Den State Park in Arkansas last month pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges. Andrew James Mc Gann entered the plea during a brief…...
Railroad closes off access to Yellowstone River at bridge where derailment occurred
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (683+ words) Oil and chemical spill expert Andrew Graham of Polaris Applied Sciences explains the difference between 'actionable' and 'unactionable' asphalt spills at Laurel's train derailment clean up site. BNSF Railway has gated off vehicle access to a portion of the Yellowstone…...
Billings man ordered to pay $80, 000 after embezzling employers' funds
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (800+ words) A Billings man was ordered to pay over $80, 000 in restitution after admitting to embezzling thousands of dollars while an employee at an RV park. "These people gave you a home," Knisely said to Alderman as she issued her sentence, "and…...
Zinke proposes $64 million for sewer systems, other western Montana infrastructure projects
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (1520+ words) Montana's western U. S. congressional representative filed 15 funding requests through Congress on Tuesday worth $64 million to fund various infrastructure projects in western Montana." Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-MT, requested funding for new projects and also several resubmissions of requests that were not approved…...
New veterinary college coming to Billings
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (177+ words) Rocky Vista University College of Veterinary Medicine is expanding onto the current Rocky Vista University campus in west Billings and plans to complete construction by 2026. Rocky Vista University College of Veterinary Medicine Founding Dean Robert Murtaugh spoke to officials formalizing…...
Two killed in wreck near Billings airport; investigation ongoing
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (317+ words) Wednesday morning's wreck was at least the seventh deadly crash in and around Billings so far this year. Along with the two people killed, there were several injured. These are the Montana counties with the highest percentage of alcohol-involved fatalities....
Five killed in crashes across Montana over Easter weekend
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (405+ words) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth created another Signal messaging chat that included his wife and brother where he shared similar details of a March military airstrike, The New York Times reported. The Fort Union Formation and the underlying Hell Creek Formation…...