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Intense Footage Shows Storm Chasers in the Middle of Wedge Tornado

Emerald Catron — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:25:44 +0000

If you brought a spare pare of pants to work today, feel free to watch this video. Storm chasers Bradon Ivey and Sean Casey were sitting in their “Tornado Intercept Vehicle” when they quite literally intercepted a tornado. Winds were 150 to 175 miles per hour before they ripped the equipment off of the vehicle. [...]

Restricting Bison

The Breakfast Flakes — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:17:30 +0000

The Montana Legislature is moving ahead with plans to restrict where wild bison can be moved and to decrease the size of herds. These bills underscore the division between conservationists who want to see free-roaming bison and the ranchers who don’t, saying the animal’s time has passed. The measures are in part a response to [...]

Bill Backs a Shorter Waiting Period

The Breakfast Flakes — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:10:38 +0000

The Montana Senate is backing a bill that reduces from five days to 24 hours the time hunters have to wait after purchasing a license to hunt black bears. Republican Sen. Fred Thomas of Stevensville said House Bill 278 would allow for consistency in the law by requiring the same waiting period to hunt bears [...]

Spectacular Billings Sunset #8

Andy West — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:40:32 +0000

Since the clouds are going to ruin today’s sunset I thought I’d share a shot of last weeks amazing sunset I shot from our studios at the top of the Crowne Plaza tower in downtown Billings.

WE HAVE A GREAT VIEW OF THE RIMS HERE ON TOP OF THE CROWNE ROYAL… ER PLAZA!

Andy West — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:23:54 +0000

I never get tired of this view, especially when the sun hits the rims just right. I took this with my iPhone at about 3:45 today.

Rim Rocks Rock!

Andy West — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:39:14 +0000

I never get tired of looking at these.