Winter has arrived in Montana and with it sub-zero temps and several inches of snowfall. How does that affect those without homes or sufficient shelter?
I know times are tough on a lot of people right now in Billings with inflation and crawling out of a pandemic. It’s been especially hard on the homeless population. I also know some people are super judgmental about homelessness.
“Get a job ...
When I saw the photo below showing security inside of a homeless camp, I thought it was a photo from Portland, Oregon. Nope. That's not Portland, it's Missoula, Montana.
Check out the photo below of the armed, masked men dressed mostly in dark clothing...
Two mental health workers at the Billings Clinic, who regularly interact with the homeless in our community, are taking upon themselves to make sure our neighbors in need have the essentials they need this winter.
This is the 25th year RiverStone Health Healthcare for the Homeless will host the Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil on the Yellowstone Country Courthouse lawn at 12:15pm on Friday, December 21st.
A man found unresponsive last week outside a downtown business Billings died of natural causes, according to Yellowstone County Coroner Cliff Mahoney. 62-year-old Kenneth Looks Behind Sr. appeared to be dead in his wheelchair when medical responders arrived at Second Avenue North and North Broadway last Thursday shortly after 2 p...
Sunday morning a body was found on the sidewalk right across the street from the studios. We don't have all the facts yet as to what killed this man, but here is what is believed to be true at this point according to the Billings Gazette:
This man was likely a transient
The elements were likely a factor
At this point, it looks like this was a homeless man who froze to death...