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Billings Mayoral Candidate Mike Nelson’s DEI Board Role Surfaces Amid National Backlash

Nelson’s founding role on Chamber’s DEI advisory board emerges as potential issue in November election

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FWP Seeks Public Help to Identify Lake Elmo Vandals

$1,000 reward offered for information on August 11 incident

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Knudsen Reappoints Two Members to Gaming Advisory Council

Scott Aspenlieder and Garret McFarland will continue serving on council that advises on state gaming policy

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Billings Man Gets 12 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution Ring

Mario Nava’s parole status allowed immediate search that uncovered nearly 1.4 kg of methamphetamine

Gerrymandering in Montana

For years, we Montanans liked to think of “gerrymandering” as one of those imported political diseases—something that happened in faraway, untrustworthy states with names like “Illinois” or “California,” where maps are drawn by political cartographers who believe in geometry the way Picasso believed in accurate faces. But here’s the bad news: you don’t have to…

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Billings Drug Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years After Gunfight with Officers

Dustin Massey possessed four pounds of meth, 12,000 fentanyl pills and fired at officers during probation search

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Montana’s First Large Medical Supply Warehouse to Create 70 Jobs in Billings

Montana’s first large medical supply warehouse breaks ground, expected to open in late 2026

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Gianforte Seeks Applicants for Two New Yellowstone County Judgeships

Applications due Aug. 26 for district court positions created by legislature

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Billings Man With 1,867 Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

Tirrell Lewis also possessed four firearms and nine ounces of methamphetamine, pleaded guilty to drug distribution charges

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Colorado Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking After High-Speed Chase

Moises Zamora led Yellowstone County deputies on 10-minute pursuit before arrest revealed six pounds of methamphetamine — equivalent to 21,744 doses

Illegal Alien Used Stolen Identity for 30 Years Before Passport Application Exposed Fraud in Billings

30-year fraud unraveled when federal passport verification exposed stolen Puerto Rican identity

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Billings Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth and Fentanyl Distribution

45-year-old admitted to purchasing two pounds of methamphetamine for distribution

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Trump Nominates Montana Rep. Bill Mercer to Federal District Court

Former U.S. Attorney and current state legislator nominated to serve on U.S. District Court for District of Montana

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Lame Deer Woman, Billings Doctor Plead Guilty in Northern Cheyenne Sex Trafficking Case

Case adds to recent pattern of child exploitation prosecutions on Montana Indian reservations

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Billings Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Child Pornography Charges

41-year-old faces mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison after admitting to two counts of distribution

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Minnesota Sex Offender Sentenced to 16 Months for Failing to Register in Montana

Jeremiah Wiberg violated federal registration requirements after traveling to Billings in 2023

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$1 Billion St. Vincent Hospital Breaks Ground in Billings, Creating 1,200 Construction Jobs

14-story, 243-bed facility to replace current hospital by 2029

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Honduran Man Sentenced in Montana Federal Court for Third Illegal Reentry Into U.S.

Carlos Ponce-Lopez caught in Montana after two previous removals and federal convictions