Suicide

As luck would have it, I was able to catch up with him while he stopped in Jackson Hole, Wyoming- just before he ventured into Yellowstone National Park. Earlier that same week he climbed Devil's Tower- even though he has never rock climbed before.

The suspects led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high speed pursuit that ended Friday night near West Yellowstone.

Think about, if you were a kid in Texas, you still got to go to school. You largely didn't have to wear masks. And you still got to play "Friday Night Lights" football. Just minutes away, right across the border- you got none of that. No school. No football. And you better wear a mask everywhere.

The Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yellowstone Valley will hold free training to help people learn how to prevent suicide. QPR training teaches three steps to QUESTION, PERSUADE and REFER someone to help. Training session will be held March 1 from 2:30pm to 4:30pm in the community room at the Billings Public Library.

Montana ranks #7 nationally according to a study from WalletHub. The Treasure State was listed as the #28 Happiest State in the U.S. while having the highest suicide rate in the country

A Yellowstone Country group committed to preventing suicides in Montana plans to discuss how to work with Billings School District 2 to make sure suicide prevention training is offered and is, in fact, taking place.

The Cat County website has matured into a virtual town square where you will discover a robust blend of news, entertainment and opinion. The blog posts from Paul Mushaben, Mark Wilson, Karen Gallagher, Hot Rod Thompson and Kris Edwards are some of the most provocative news, information and commentary you will find anywhere...

We need to establish carry zones in communities so citizens can respond in an emergency.

The holidays are supposed to be a time of joy and celebration, but for many people they are anything but joyful.

An autopsy will be conducted Wednesday on a man Billings police believe died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after shooting his brother on Saturday. About 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Billings police responded to a possible shooting in the basement of 1132 N...

It was the phone call no parent can imagine getting. At 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Christina Irmen received a call at work from a student counselor at Skyview High School. Irmen, a single mother of three, was told to meet the counselor in 20 minutes at the Billings Clinic Emergency Department...

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...