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Montana Deputy Fired Upon Tuesday
MTN News reports a deputy with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office came under fire on Tuesday afternoon during an attempted traffic stop. According to the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred at 3:30 p.m., where the deputy was fired at by the as-yet-unidentified suspect, but was not injured...
Yellowstone Judge and Montana House Races Could Go to Recount
Ever wonder if your one vote really matters? Well, MTN News reports Cascade County Republican Lola Sheldon-Galloway now leads Democratic candidate for the Montana House Laura Dever by a mere 14 votes– 1,882 to 1,868– after provisional ballots were counted Tuesday afternoon in the race for House District 22 in Great Falls...
Billings Coin Shop Burglarized
Q2 reports a Billings West End coin shop is among those businesses on a list of possible targets of a nationwide crime spree. Surveillance cameras captured images of two men who walked into Grizzly Gold and Silver at 2450 King Ave. W. just before 6 p...
Rescue Mission Limits Shelter Seekers
The Gazette reports the Rescue Mission in Billings will no longer allow intoxicated shelter seekers during periods of cold weather. On those cold nights in year’s past, the mission would open its door to anyone seeking shelter, with the exception of those who had a blood alcohol content of 0...
Gabriel Villalva Banned From Yellowstone
A 27-year-old Colorado man who walked dangerously close to Old Faithful geyser in September is banned from Yellowstone National Park and nearby Grand Teton National Park for five years. Gabriel Villalva pleaded guilty Thursday to disorderly conduct and foot traffic on a thermal area...
Zinke Not Running For Governor
U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says he won’t run for Montana governor in 2020. Zinke said Friday that he’s not going to enter the race. He says there are already exciting candidates who will be running and that he plans to continue his job at the Interior Department...
High School Brawl in Billings
SD2 Superintendent Greg Upham said Thursday no one was significantly injured in a fight involving more than a dozen students near Billings Senior High School on Tuesday. Q2 reports the fight happened near Daylis Stadium and Pioneer Park around 11:30 a...
Judge Halts Pipeline Construction
The Glasgow Courier reports a federal judge in Great Falls on Thursday halted construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline and vacated a 2017 presidential permit issued by the U.S. State Department. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Brian Morris wrote that the State Department’s analysis of several issues, including increased greenhouse gas emissions, spill procedures and market modelin
County Smashes Midterm Turnout Record
Yellowstone County election chief, Bret Rutherford reports that midterm voter turnout records were shattered by a count of more than 10,000 this year. The Gazette reports that by the time the last provisional ballots are counted next week, Yellowstone County will be looking at the highest voter turnout rate it has ever seen...
Inquest Into BPD-Involved Shooting Death
The Gazette reports on the coroner’s inquest that shows five police officers fired 74 shots in six seconds at 24-year-old Preston Bell as he tried to evade arrest in a Billings South Side cul-de-sac. Bell had crashed a stolen pickup into multiple vehicles during the Nov...