by Evelyn Pyburn A contract ratification vote by county employees as members of the Montana Federation of Public Employees will be held this week following a settlement of contract negotiations that has been on-going with their employer, Yellowstone County, for…
Lockwood Fire Continues to Set New Records
by Evelyn Pyburn Although the rate of calls slowed somewhat in December, the Lockwood Fire Department still ended the year with a record number of calls. The year of 2022 ended with a total of 943 calls compared to last…
Bill Proposes $50k Reward for Informants in Drug Trafficking Cases
by Michael J. Marino Bill No. LC018, sponsored by Brad Molnar (R-Laurel), proposes to pay a $50,000 reward to anyone “who furnishes information to a law enforcement officer leading to a conviction,” of various crimes like drug trafficking and human…
C-Pace Still Lingers as Possibility for County
by Evelyn Pyburn A decision about adopting an “economic development” tool, called the C-Pace program, has been postponed by Yellowstone County Commissioners until their legal advisors can look at what can be changed by law to minimize the cost and…
Billings, Lockwood Fire Departments Welcome New Firefighters
by Michael J. Marino Billings Fire Department (BFD) celebrated the graduation of eleven new firefighters from basic training on Tuesday, Nov. 22 at Fire Station No. 1. One Lockwood Fire recruit also joined them.
Pit Maneuver End High Speed Chase Near Lockwood
by Michael J. Marino A hit-and-run crash in Billings led officers on a high-speed chase along Interstate 90, in which a “pit maneuver” brought the incident to a halt just outside Lockwood on Monday, Nov. 28. Captain Kyle Hayter, with…
Main Street Improvement Project Completed
Staff Report Montana Department of Transportation (MT-DOT) announced on Wednesday, Nov. 16, crews have completed the Main Street Improvement Project in Billings. The project’s purpose was to rehabilitate and “extend the service life of approximately three miles of Main Street…
Billings Police Begin Encrypting All Radio Communications
by Michael J. Marino The City of Billings recently announced that, beginning on Nov. 15, Billings Police Department (BPD) will encrypt its radio communications. This means the communication will not be publicly broadcasted anymore nor will it be heard on…