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With more than 102,000 veterans living in Montana, the state has one of the highest percentage of veterans by population, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. It is against the backdrop that U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, R-MT, announced that he will bring the American Folklife Center’s Veterans History Project (VHP) to Montana to collect and preserve the stories of Montana’s wartime vet

St. Vincent Healthcare Foundation on Saturday will host its premier fundraiser, attracting more than 1,000 guests and raising more than $1 million to create a healing environment for patients receiving care in St. Vincent Healthcare’s Intensive Care Unit...

In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, St. Vincent Healthcare is encouraging the community to gear up and ‘Bust Out Breast Cancer’ with a 5K race or 1 mile walk during the second annual Eva’s Run on Saturday, Oct. 3. The race and walk will begin and finish at St...

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2012, the most recent year numbers are available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 224,147 women and 2,125 men in the United States were diagnosed with breast cancer ... Read More ...

Kaitlyn Cochran and Tara Cady are on a joint mission. Each is a bright, college-educated woman. Each is a VISTA volunteer living and working in Billings. Each is in her 20s. And, each lives with mental illness. Together, they have launched a fundraising and awareness campaign at NAMI Billings to heighten awareness in the community about mental illness, to reduce the stigma associated with mental i

Was the Pope in Washington to help heal the nation and bring us closer together, or to campaign for the Democratic Party? Lets see, he talked about global warming, opening our borders to all who want to come here and the redistribution of wealth...

It was about 4:30 p.m. Tuesday when an ambulance, with flashing lights and blaring sirens, tried desperately to make its way through heavy traffic at 24th Street West and Broadwater Avenue. Someone's life was likely hanging in the balance...

RiverStone Health Foundation on Wednesday kicked off an $11 million capital campaign to build a new, 25,000-square-foot primary care clinic. The new clinic, which will have 48 exam rooms, will be built just south of the existing RiverStone Health Clinic on South 27th Street...

Billings officials think the reason we are not getting growth at the airport is lack of bathrooms and concession stands. They all need a bathroom; they're so full of crap. If Billings had better connections, cheaper flights and direct flights to the major hubs its use would skyrocket...

When children get tucked in at night, they are left with a feeling of being safe, secure and loved. However, for some families, that feeling of security can be elusive. Many children in Yellowstone County face uncertain days with parents who are battling addiction and mental illness...

Now that hunting season is here, I hear the same sermon every year from hunters that say wild game is so much better. My question to you is, where are you getting your beef? There is no comparison when it comes to flavor, especially if the beef is marbled right...

According to the Missoula newspaper, I see that the student president at MSU got a DUI and now must forfeit her spring tuition. Apparently that is paid for when you are student president. I am just curious to see what people think about that...