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September is the third most popular month for new babies to arrive in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2013, the most recent year for which statistics are available, there were 374,711 born in September...

Ballots for the Sept. 15 Billings City Council election are now in residents' hands; the rest is up to you. There are five, four-year terms up for grabs in the election. City Council members earn $7,200 annually. Seeking office are: Ward 1: Brent Cromley, incumbent; Kerri Seekins-Crowe and Angie Buckley Ward 2: Larry D ... Read More ...

Unintentional injuries cause more than half of childhood deaths in Montana, according to state and local health reports. In fact, the leading cause of injuries for kids up to 14 years old is falls, followed by poisoning and motor vehicle collisions, according to according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services 2012 injury statistic report and Safe Kids Yellowstone County Car

Yellowstone County is among eight counties in Montana in which state and county public health authorities are working together to investigate a cluster of Salmonella cases. Other counties are in Cascade, Fergus, Flathead, Gallatin, Lewis & Clark, Park and Musselshell counties in Montana, according to the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. ...

I'm thinking about starting a new group called, "Cops Lives Matter." This hatred-filled group, "Black Lives Matter," I feel, is partially responsible for four brave policemen losing their lives in the past 10 days. And, where is our president...

Labor Day, designed as an annual celebration of the American labor movement, also marks the unofficial start of summer. For many, it means a three-day weekend and a chance to get out of town. AAA Travel, in fact, estimates that as many as 35...

I am not a Stars Wars fanatic by any means, but I have to hand it to those who are because they are so dedicated to their cause. I do however have a friend that has collected this stuff since the early '70s and you can bet your bottom dollar he attends just about every convention he can...

On Saturday, Sept. 19, your kids will be encouraged to deface public property. That's right -- Chalk on the Walk is back. In case you're not familiar, this event invites everyone to come do some chalk art on the sidewalks of downtown Billings on Third Avenue starting near North 27th Street at Soup 'n Such and Billings First Church, including sidewalks by the Broadway Deli & Café, stretching pa

For children in our area who are grieving over the loss of a loved one, there is a new group available to help offer support. The group, BraveHearts, will meet at RiverStone Health on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. beginning on Sept. 22...

It's not just because I was up at 2:36 this morning. But, it was one of the first things that I saw on Facebook. There was the story about the police checkpoint on Billings' West End on Tuesday. Comments ranged from things, like, "It's illegal for them to stop you for no reas" to a couple of "doughnut" jokes...

Today the head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard is saying that the U.S. is still the great satan and Iran is not worried about any military threat from the U.S. I guess not. After all, the president likes your country more than ours. He continues to think we are the problem in today's world and now, with the support of "Tehran" Jon Tester, is about to give this terrorist nation nuclea

If  you plan to travel this Labor Day weekend, and millions are, Montanans could find the lowest Labor Day unleaded gas prices in a decade, according to AAA MountainWest, which serves Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. In Montana, the average unleaded gas price is $2...