Big Ditch has been shut off, breach between 19-22nd has been contained for now. Press conference at 3PM in the Yellowstone County board room today. Red Cross set up at Cedar Hall at MetraPark if residents need help.
That was the message shared by Yellowstone County Commissioner Denis Pitman Sunday afternoon. He also shared several photos showing the mud covered roads after water began leaking from the canal in Billings known as the Big Ditch.
According to KULR-8 TV, reports from residents started flowing in around 7:15 Sunday morning that water and mud from the canal was flooding nearby homes and apartments. A blockage of the tunnel near North 15th Street in Billings was reportedly the reason for the flooding. KULR-8 added:
BILLINGS, Mont. - Billings Police are asking residents between N 22nd and N 19th, and North of 8th St. to evacuate for at least 24 hours Sunday morning due to
Shooting on Eldorado Drive in Billings, Suspect Unknown
An early morning shooting in Billings sent one individual to the hospital with “life threatening injuries,” according to the Billings Police Department.
In a post on the @BillingsPD Twitter page, Sgt. Peterson reports the shooting happened at 1:48am Thursday morning (6/3) in the 1400 block of Eldorado Avenue, which is two blocks south of Central Avenue off S. 14th Street West.
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The victim is a 32 year old man who had “several gunshot wounds,” according to the report, and Billings Police say the suspect in the shooting is “unknown” at the time this story was published.