Nicole Riley
Billings Contractor Faces More Indictments
Billings contractor Kevin David McGovern and his company, CMG Construction, have been charged with allegedly defrauding the Chippewa Cree Tribe and bribing tribal officials to get $2.5 million in federally-funded contracts without having to compete...
Burned Body Found In Car
A body found by the MHP was burned beyond visible recognition. Troopers were dispatched to Trees Road, about five miles north of Reed Point, yesterday, and that’s where they discovered a 1987 Chevrolet El Camino that had appeared to have gone north off the road...
Man Arrested After Running Onto Runway
A man was arrested Tuesday morning after breaching security at Edwards Jet Center and sprinting across the runways at Billings Logan International Airport. 46-year-old, Shawn Lamere, was intoxicated on an unknown substance, when he ran past the front desk, through the back door and onto the flight deck...
Unidentified Body Found On Park County Property
The dead body of an unidentified man has been found on a rural Park County property, twelve days after the owner reported seeing a vehicle driving through their fields late at night. It was discovered down in a draw Tuesday afternoon. The Montana Highway Patrol says that a resident off Highway 89 and Adair Creek Road reported seeing a vehicle drive into their hay field around 10 p...
Female Beer Thief Dragged By Car
A woman was dragged by a car early this morning while fleeing a Billings grocery store with a stolen 30 pack of beer. Sgt. Shane Winden of Billings Police Department says at about 1:40 a.m. the as-yet-unidentified 24-year-old Billings woman was one of three people who grabbed cases of beer and left the Albertsons at 611 N...
Woman Charged With Whipping Son’s Face
A woman has been charged with whipping her 14-year-old son during a domestic altercation with her ex-husband. 42 year old Karen Janice Boucher appeared in Yellowstone County Justice Court on two counts of assault with a weapon and two counts of partner family member assault...
Monday’s Billings City Council Agenda
The Billings City Council has three public hearings, following a lengthy consent agenda during tonight’s regular meeting. It begins at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at Billings City Hall.
One public hearing is on a special review request to locate a Jiffy Lube at 741 S...
Sunday’s Gubernatorial Debate
Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and his Republican opponent Greg Gianforte met on the debate stage for the first time Sunday. Neither strayed far from the lines of attack they’ve been using during the early months of the campaign, and both stayed on message on key areas of difference...
Accused Purse Snatcher Appears In Court
The accused purse-snatcher who crushed a Good Samaritan with his van was in Yellowstone County Justice Court on Thursday. 32-year-old Zachary Martin faces felony charges of robbery, assault with a weapon and criminal mischief, as well as two misdemeanor charges of theft...
Two Shot On Billings’ South Side
Police are investigating a shooting on Billings’ South Side that injured two people late on Thursday. A man and woman allegedly sought medical attention at Billings Clinic for gunshot wounds but the extent of the injuries was not disclosed...