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Hammes Company President Bob Dunn, who has helped transform the vision and expectations for the One Big Sky Center project, visited Billings on Monday to meet with business leaders and the Billings City Council.
Since the plans have shifted from the original concept of Montana’s two tallest skyscrape…

In a 6-5 vote, the Billings City Council on Monday authorized spending $100,000 as part of a $675,000 public-private partnership to move the One Big Sky District into a year-long planning and development stage.
The council’s vote includes approval of a memorandum of agreement among the private and pu…

About 150 supporters of the second amendment braved the bitter cold to rally in downtown Billings this weekend on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn.
The rally comes two weeks after millions of gun control advocates rallied nationwide in response to the Valentines Day massacre in Parkland Florida…

Native American activists marched through downtown Billings during a snowstorm to bring awareness to drug abuse and domestic violence — two issues that disproportionately affect their communities.
It’s been 40 years since the original Longest Walk, which spanned from San Francis…

Q2 reports the ongoing saga of the One Big Sky Center project has taken another turn. What was once a plan for a $165 million dollar center with a tower has been toned down.
The project, now called One Big Sky District Development, drew some excitement at the First Interstate Bank Operations Center m…

The Gazette reports that a 48-year-old indigent woman was found dead this weekend in the doorway of a Billings business, according to a Billings Police Department press release. The BPD received a call regarding an unresponsive woman lying in the doorway in the 2800 block of First Avenue North at ab…

Q2 reports the proposed One Big Sky Center project in downtown Billings has supporters, but it also faces a lot of funding questions, as evidenced by citizens at a public meeting on Thursday night.
Those involved in studying the project say to get to the second phase, they need $675,000...

Q2 reports that a group of students in Billings are teaming up to talk about gun regulations in Montana following the Parkland, Florida shooting that left 17 dead in high school on February 14th. They’re planning a walkout and march, but they want it to be a conversation, not just a …

Q2 reports some of the best food in the Magic City was served under one roof on Sunday night at the annual Taste of Billings Black Tie Gala.
The new lights outside will remain a permanent fixture to The Billings Depot. They were installed this week, and shone brightly for the Gala...

Last Best News reports that the new Downtown Strategic Plan will be made public next Tuesday at 8 a.m. in the Royal Johnson Community Room of the Billings Public Library. It’s the product of a year’s worth of work by Billings residents and the consulting firm of Thoma…