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For years, jail administrators in Yellowstone County have been caught in the same vice squeezing detention facilities nationwide. It’s got too many inmates and not enough jailors.
Bureau of Land Management Montana’s hot dry conditions are prompting counties to issue fire restrictions in an effort to prevent human caused wildfires Nine out of 10 wildfires this year have been human caused, says Kristin Sleeper, Fire Information Officer with the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation. "Every Montanan is impacted by these longer more severe wildfire seasons and fire restrictions are one of many tools we have available to prevent human caused wildfire," Sleeper says. Dozens of counties as well as Crow Nation are issuing Stage 1 fire restrictions. These limit w...
The first river rescue of the 2021 season has already happened on the Yellowstone River near Billings.
The first river rescue of the 2021 season has already happened on the Yellowstone River near Billings.
Man charged after two Yellowstone County medical marijuana dispensaries burglarized Police searching for second suspect Man charged in connection with burglary of two Billings area medical marijuana dispensaries and last updated 2021-03-03 18:42:06-05 BILLINGS â One man was arrested in Billings Saturday morning after police said he and another suspect allegedly burglarized two medical marijuana dispensaries, according to the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office. Nathaniel Steffeck and the other suspect allegedly used a stolen Hanser's Automotive service truck and rammed both dispensary bu...