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Where Can I Watch the Powerball Drawing on T.V. in Billings? [AUDIO FILE]

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:11 +0000

The Powerball jackpot is on a growing spurt again. Usually 3 or 4 times a year Powerball gets crazy! Where can you watch the Powerball Drawing on T.V. in Billings?

Fraud On the Rez

The Breakfast Flakes — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:23:37 +0000

The Chippewa Cree tribe in northern Montana has suspended two leaders charged with stealing federal stimulus money. Tribal council member John Chance Houle and Chippewa Cree Construction Corp. CEO Tony Belcourt were arraigned Tuesday on 17 fraud, theft and money laundering counts! Four others, including Belcourt’s wife Hailey, have also been charged; they are accused [...]

A Sea of Oil

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:18:49 +0000

The sea of oil and natural gas underneath North Dakota is far larger than first thought. There are 7.4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the western part of the state and extending into Montana according to the latest estimate by the U.S. Geological Survey. That is huge!!! That’s more than twice the

Missing Money…Lots Of It!

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:02:05 +0000

Federal officials have temporarily stopped funding a $361 million water pipeline for a Native American reservation here in Montana after learning that millions of project dollars had just disappeared! Michael Ryan of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation says Chippewa Cree tribal leaders have replaced the missing money. But he says federal funding for the pipeline [...]

Crow Tribe Inks Coal Deal

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:44:17 +0000

Leaders of southeastern Montana’s Crow Tribe sign an agreement to lease an additional 145 million tons of coal to a Colorado company under a deal that includes $12.5 million in bonus and advance royalty payments. The deal is subject to approval from the federal Bureau of Land Management. Robert King, president of Westmoreland Coal Company [...]

MSU Rodeo Endowment Ensures Future

The Breakfast Flakes — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:03:27 +0000

The Montana State University rodeo program has reached its goal of having a $1 million endowment to support the program.Officials from the MSU Alumni Foundation announced Thursday that the endowment reached its goal after a yearlong effort to build permanent financial support for the program. Last spring, MSU President Waded Cruzado announced the goal of [...]

Simplifed Taxes…

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:18:01 +0000

Our Montana House is backing a plan to simplify state income taxes…wouldn’t that be nice!House Bill 581 would reduce the number of different rates and get rid of most credits and deductions. Overall, the measure is expected to reduce state tax collections by as much as $20 million a year. So…does that mean we pay [...]

Beer Battle

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:32:47 +0000

Montana Tavern owners faced off against craft brewers at the Capitol Tuesday, arguing the upstart competition has been allowed to unfairly flourish with too few restrictions. Both sides packed a state House Business and Labor Committee hearing looking at the two Bills; One brought by the tavern owners, House Bill 616, would put new licensing [...]

Something is Fishy Here…

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:19:48 +0000

So here in the U.S. we are increasing oil production faster than ever and U.S. drivers are guzzling less gas. But you’d never know it from the price at the pump.The national average price of gasoline is $3.69 per gallon and it is forecast to creep higher and could approach $4 by May. Now for [...]

Let it Rain!

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:20:44 +0000

We’re not the only ones who are worried about the lack of rain. Many ranchers and farmers are really going to be in trouble if the weather doesn’t cooperate. While these sunny blue-sky days are great for being outdoors, they really aren’t doing us any good. Simply put…we need rain! Those of us that farm [...]

Montana Asbestos Settlement

The Breakfast Flakes — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 13:12:58 +0000

Victims of asbestos exposure in northwestern Montana have asked a state judge to deny $4 million in fees and costs requested by attorneys in a legal settlement with chemical company W.R. Grace and Co. In letters that were submitted to state District Court Judge James Wheelis, about 20 people, including victims, said the money should [...]

Should Society Move To a Cashless System?

Mark Wilson — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:00:23 +0000

Yesterday's 'One-Line Mondays' focused around a research project that Paul read about. A college in South Dakota is currently conducting experiments with a bio-metric purchasing technology that would allow people to identify themselves through their blood. Sounds quite futuristic doesn't it?

This topic lead to our One Line Monday question. Chec

$300K in Gold Dust Found in Sacramento Home

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:30:04 +0000

If you live in Sacramento, it’s time to start tearing out the walls: these homeowners stumbled over roughly $300,000 in gold dust during a heater installation. Back in September, two HVAC installers from the company Clark & Rush found twelve baby food jars filled to the top with gold dust. In a moment which must [...]

$52,000 in November With "Win Cash" Begins This Morning

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:27:51 +0000

At exactly 11:06 a.m. this morning listen for the "Cue to Call" for your chance at $1,000 with Win Cash! Listen again at 2:36 p.m. for your chance at another $1,000! $2,000 a day all November long(weekdays)! $10,000 at our website! (to be drawn on December 3rd)

The Cue to Call number when you hear it, is 1-877-854-9467

Bizarre Promotion of the Day — Get Four Wendy's Frostys When You Donate Money to Diabetes Foundation

Shauna Wright — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 19:45:59 +0000

Irony, thy name is Wendy’s. The fast food chain’s current fund-raising drive for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is admirable, but since obesity is a leading cause of adult-onset diabetes, is rewarding donors with multiple Frostys really such a smart idea? Here’s how it works: you donate a buck to the JDRF, and Wendy’s rewards [...]

Darius Rucker and Friends Bring Good Times, Raise Money for Great Cause in Nashville

Alanna Conaway — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:30:30 +0000

On Monday night (June 4), Darius Rucker got fans on their feet to kick off an action-packed week of events as part of the 2012 CMA Music Festival. The singer took over Nashville’s Wildhorse Saloon for his third-annual Darius and Friends concert, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Two More "Win Cash" Chances, $2,000 Today

Livin Large Larry — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:10:08 +0000

All month of May long we are giving you plenty of chances to “Win Cash”! Here is what you have to do. Listen for the Q-To-Call. 7:06 a.m. and 1:36 p.m. today Be the 25th nationwide caller to 1-877-854-9467 You Win Cash! $1,000 each time, two times daily. (Monday through Friday, except Memorial Day) You [...]

15 Clever Ways to Save Money on Gas

Kathy Landin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:00:46 +0000

Turmoil in the Middle East is nothing new. Gas prices going up is nothing new. What is new is the possibility that we could be looking at prices at the pump lurking in the neighborhood of $5 a gallon by the summer. And that’s painful.

5 Things to Buy in Billings with $1000

Sam Schleicher — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:14:35 +0000

Believe it or not, it's pretty easy to get your hands on $1000. All you have to do is like the Billings Seize the Deal on Facebook, and you could win that cool $1000 in the blink of an eye. But what would you do with all of that cash? We've got a few ideas that are exclusive to the Billings area. Here are five different ways that we'd blow $1000 in Billings, Montana.

The Public Agrees, About $150,000 a Year Makes You 'Rich' — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:00:26 +0000

In light of the Occupy Wall Street movement focusing attention on the “one percent” and the debate over raising taxes on the wealthy, Gallup asked 1,012 adults how much money they would need to make a year in order to consider themselves rich.