Newsletter

Garage Sale Signs Can Be Tacky
Garage Sale Signs Can Be Tacky
Garage Sale Signs Can Be Tacky
If you are going to have a garage sale, what gives you the right to put your signs in the middle of an intersection, or attach them to a utility pole? Well, nothing really. Power companies do not want anything attached to their poles and traffic enforcement can't be thrilled with your entrepreneurial creativeness...
Spirit of Children Helps Shodair
Spirit of Children Helps Shodair
Spirit of Children Helps Shodair
For residents completing their shopping at Spirit Halloween on West 24th Street, many will also help support Shodair Children's Hospital in Helena, the state's only children's hospital. Shoppers at the Halloween specialty store, located at 521 24th St. W.,...
Out of the darkness
Out of the darkness
Out of the darkness
Montana, with a suicide rate nearly twice the national average, has one of the highest suicide rates in the nation, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In 2014, there were 243 suicides in Montana for an average of 20 per month, according to the final report for 2014 from the Montana Suicide Review Team...
Worship on a Street Corner
Worship on a Street Corner
Worship on a Street Corner
Almost every Saturday, from noon to 1:30 p.m., a 58-year-old evangelist perches atop a step stool at one of the busiest intersections in Billings and preaches the word of God as he knows it. Motorists at the corner of 24th Street West and Central Avenue whiz by as Sam Lee uses a megaphone to talk about sin...
'House Lotteries' are Not New
'House Lotteries' are Not New
'House Lotteries' are Not New
I see a lot of people talking about this article making the rounds on Facebook now. "Write the best essay and you can buy this $400,000 house for only $199!" I'm not sure why this particular thing is such a big deal right now, because it's nothing new...
Do Not Forget Benghazi [Opinion]
Do Not Forget Benghazi [Opinion]
Do Not Forget Benghazi [Opinion]
I'll never forget the events form the 9/11 attacks. We were here, on the air, covering them as they happened. We will recount those events and play some patriotic songs on this anniversary every year. But I would hope that people would not forget that this is also the date, Sept...
Woman Allegedly Assaulted
Woman Allegedly Assaulted
Woman Allegedly Assaulted
A 22-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted about 8 a.m. Wednesday on the Bike Trail near Alkali Creek Road and Aronson Avenue. When Billings Police arrived, the alleged victim told them she was walking along the Bike Trail to the west of Aronson Avenue and to the north of Alkali Creek Road...
Americans are Wasteful [Opinion]
Americans are Wasteful [Opinion]
Americans are Wasteful [Opinion]
Have you ever noticed how much food people throw away or don't eat at a restaurant? It's mind-boggling. The all-you-can eat places are the worst. If it doesn't look good, don't take it. They try it, "yuck," they leave it. If some of these people ever went to bed hungry, they wouldn't waste as much...
I Don't get the  Hate for Walmart
I Don't get the Hate for Walmart
I Don't get the Hate for Walmart
I can't think of a store or business that I don't patronize due strictly to their policies. I have restaurants where I have had bad food or bad service and I won't go back to for a while. I even have certain stores I try not to shop at unless I can go during slower times...
Wanted: Hospice help
Wanted: Hospice help
Wanted: Hospice help
Recruitment is now underway for volunteers to assist and support RiverStone Health Hospice patients and their families. If you are a caring person looking for a meaningful volunteer experience, this might be a good fit. You may join RiverStone Health Hospice's caring family of volunteers by calling Wendy at 651-6500 to learn more about hospice volunteer training and the many patient and non-patien
No Injuries Reported in Early-Morning Billings Structure Fire
No Injuries Reported in Early-Morning Billings Structure Fire
No Injuries Reported in Early-Morning Billings Structure Fire
No one was injured in an early-morning structure fire at 1165 Arlington Ave. S.W. in Billings, according to Deputy Fire Marshal Jeff McCullough. Firefighters were called out at 6:05 a.m. to a metal shed that was on fire. Damage to the shed, which was determined to be total loss, was estimated at $2,500...
Five Favorite Kid Costumes
Five Favorite Kid Costumes
Five Favorite Kid Costumes
Between opening its door on Aug. 30 until it closes after Halloween, Spirit Halloween in Billings expects to sell more than 3,000 costumes -- and that does not include the accessories such as blood and other gory makeup, props, accessories and decorations...

Load More Articles