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Billings Meth Dealer Sentenced
Q2 reports that 40-year-old Nichole Waldham of Billings, who was arrested for distributing methamphetamine in the Billings area, was sentenced to five years behind bars. Waldham will also have to serve five years of supervised release. She pleaded guilty on July 19, 2018 to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute meth...
Judge Allows Keystone Pre-Construction
Q2 reports that U.S. District Judge Brian Morris of Great Falls says TransCanada Corporation will be allowed to proceed with limited pre-construction activities on its Keystone XL Pipeline until further environmental analysis is finished...
Zimmerman Reopened
Construction finally wrapped up Wednesday on the popular Zimmerman Trail from the top of the rims to the valley on the West End of Billings. Improvements include a roundabout at the top, wider lanes, new guardrails and better lighting. The trail was closed at the end of June when a large crack was discovered in the road bed...
Farm Bill Uncertainty
MTN News reports delays in the current draft of the federal Farm Bill are creating uncertainty among Montana’s agricultural community. Originally drafted in the 1930s following the Dust Bowl and Great Depression, the U.S. Farm Bill was designed to help American farmers get through tough times...
Montana Millionaire Drawing
MTN News reports more than half the 150,000 Montana Millionaire tickets have been sold. This is the 12th year the game has been run by the Montana Lottery with the purpose of ensuring that one Montanan becomes a millionaire. Tickets are still available for purchase and officials say this is fastest selling year on record...
National Adoption Month
The annual Missoula Adoption Ceremony was held at the Missoula Children’s Theater on Tuesday and the room was full of excitement and tears of joy. Each family has their own special story on how this day and these special families came to be...
Wednesday Morning Fire Downtown
Billings Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a downtown auto shop at approximately 1:30 a.m. Wednesday at 1620 2nd Avenue North. They worked to extinguish the fire at Cor Automotive, as the Billings Police Department shut down 1st Avenue North and 2nd Avenue North between North 15th Street and North 18th Street while crews responded to the blaze...
Yellowstone County Rape Trials
The Gazette reports attorneys in the rape of a pregnant woman are seeking a 5-year sentence after the man changed his plea Monday. 22-year-old Tyrelle Peterson entered an Alford plea in Yellowstone County District Court to one count of sexual intercourse without consent...
Billings Council Considers Trash
Q2 reports the Billings City Council heard discussion Monday night on a non-agenda item regarding the possibility of moving all garbage collection from alleyway to curbside after council members said they had heard from residents concerned about the proposal...
Crash Fatality
Q2 reports that Montana Highway Patrol is investigating a motor vehicle crash that occurred east of Wolf Point early Wednesday morning in Roosevelt County. The crash, which resulted in at least one fatality, was reported at 5:21 a.m. on Montana Highway 13 at mile marker 3...