The Breakfast Flakes
Jason Aldean Announces Montana Concert
If you're a Jason Aldean fan, we've got some good news and bad news for you. Which one would you like to hear first?
Ok, we'll start with the bad news. Jason just announced the next leg of his 2015 "Burn it Down" tour and, sadly, he won't be coming to Billings...
Win Monster Truck Tickets (and VIP Pit Passes) with the Flakes
The No Limits Monster Truck Tour is coming to the Rimrock Auto Arena at Metra Park on (monster truck voice) SATURDAY, SATURDAY, SATURDAY, November 1st and the Flakes have a bunch of free tickets to give away.
How many is a bunch? 72, to be exact...
Montana Has the 10th Highest Gas Prices in the Nation
If you've listened to Flakes over the years, you've probably heard Paul complaining about the gas prices in Billings more than a few times. We've got a refinery here, yet gas consistently costs less in other parts of the state, region and country...
Billings City Council to Reconsider Policy on Commercial Truck Parking in Residential Neighborhoods
Did you know the City of Billings handed out 500 tickets last year to commercial trucks that were parked in residential neighborhoods? Sure, it's your driveway, but you can't park your work truck in it. Thankfully, that law might be changing...
Justin Moore Concert Pre-Sale is Underway
Tickets for Justin Moore's big concert with Thomas Rhett, November 22nd at the Metra Park Rimrock Arena, go on sale tomorrow morning at 10. But we've got your buy tickets before they are made available to the general public.
Today only, there's an exclusive presale online at http://purchase...
Cat Country Salutes the Soldiers, Pt 4
Thanks to everyone who entered our "Salute the Soldiers" contest. The stories have been fantastic. Here's a few more Hometown Heroes that we'd like to recognize.
Christa Lowery nominated her husband Paul
"Paul has been in the National Guard for 17 years ...
Weird Wednesday Topic: Sexiest Person Alive
Esquire Magazine recently named actress Penelope Cruz the "sexiest woman alive". Don't get us wrong, she is lovely, but the Flakes think there's plenty of women who are sexier than she is. For today's Weird Wednesday topic, the Flakes opened up the phones posed the question, "who do you think is the sexiest person alive"...
More Entries in the “Cat Country Salutes the Soldiers” Contest
Today is the final day to nominate a friend or family member for the Cat Country "Salute the Soldiers" contest. Here's a few of our latest entries.
Judy Campeau wrote in to nominate her father, Frederick O'Neil
"Frederick L O'Neil enlisted in the US Army in 1950 and was stationed at Camp
Atterbury in Indiana...
Throwing Money at Ebola Won’t Make it Go Away
This morning, the Billings Gazette ran an editorial arguing that the recent Ebola outbreak illustrates why funding should not be cut for national health agencies. Clearly, they didn't bother to check the statistics, so Paul did their homework for them...
Cat Country Salutes the Soldiers, Pt. 2
Tomorrow is the deadline to submit your entries for the Cat Country Salutes the Soldiers contest. We'll randomly select 3 hometown heroes and hook them up with 4 VIP tickets for Wrangler Patriot Night at the NILE Rodeo on Saturday, plus they'll be personally recognized at the event and we'll throw in free dinner at The Rex...
One Line Monday: School Dress Codes
This week's One Line Monday topic was all about school dress codes. Of course, that's been a controversial subject lately, after several students opposed to recent ban of "yoga pants" and leggings for girls.
Once again, opinions were divided on this subject...
Internet Crash Can’t Stop Mark and Paul
Remember back in the dark ages before Al Gore invented the internet? How did we possibly manage to survive before it? If you think the Ebola outbreak is terrifying, just imagine going 2 whole hours without the web.
This morning, the Flakes showed up to work, only to discover that the weekend weather had knocked out our computer network...