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It's Great American week at the 'motorcycle hill climbing capital of the world' in Billings
BILLINGS — It’s hill climb week in the Magic City. That’s right, the 106th Miller Lite Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb is scheduled for Friday and Saturday in Billings, just in time for the predicted exit of 101-degree days in favor of temperatures in the high 80s.
After delayed and postponed flights, Billings Outlaws finally make it home — with ArenaBowl trophy
BILLINGS — The CrowdStrike software update meant more time with the ArenaBowl trophy for Billings Outlaws coach Cedric Walker. After Billings topped the Albany Firebirds 46-41 Friday at the American Dream Entertainment/Retail Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Outlaws’ plans called for the team to be back home in the Magic City to celebrate Saturday.
Rosauers Supermarkets to Anchor 196-Acre Bozeman MXU
Rosauers Supermarkets has signed a long-term lease at the new Jackrabbit Crossing development in Belgrade, located within Montana’s Gallatin Valley, near Bozeman. Developed by Venture West Development, the 196-acre, master-planned, mixed-use will be anchored by Rosauers. The development offers a regional draw with its prime location on Jackrabbit Lane, one of Montana’s busiest roads, and it is situated in the primary corridor between Yellowstone International Airport, Yellowstone National Park, and Big Sky, Montana.
Big Draw fire is human caused and almost completely contained
The fire is estimated to be 160 acres and is 95% contained. There are no evacuations at this time and no structures threatened. Firefighters say that that this fire was caused by a boat trailer tire falling off and igniting the grass along Highway 28.
Bozeman City Commission passes HUD Consolidated Housing Plan
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The Bozeman City Commission held a public hearing on Tuesday on the Department of Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Housing Plan and Fair Housing Equity Plan, which must be in place in order to receive federal funding. Bozeman became eligible for HUD Community Block Grant Funding...
Montana's Junior Bergen, Montana State's Marcus Wehr named to Shrine Bowl watchlist
MISSOULA — Montana's Junior Bergen and Montana State's Marcus Wehr are among nine players from the Big Sky Conference to earn a place on the East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000, an annual watchlist of the top NFL prospects that are all-star game eligible in the coming season. The list is...
Boulder-Arrowhead/Big Sky softball wins two, gets closer to World Series trip
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Billings' Boulder-Arrowhead/Big Sky majors softball team won a pair of games on back-to-back days to begin play at the Little League Softball Northwest Region Tournament on a high note, with Montana's representative at the tournament now into the semifinal round. BABS, which was the 11-12...
Ryan Leaf shares message of addiction, recovery and mental health with Big Sky Conference
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Big Sky Conference Kickoff was full of front-facing events from the hall of fame ceremony to a kids clinic to media day. But what went on behind the scenes was perhaps even more powerful. Players, coaches and administrators who attended the event left Spokane with...
American Legion baseball Class A district tournaments set to start Thursday
MISSOULA — The 2024 American Legion baseball Class A district tournaments start Thursday. The Billings Cardinals (East), Butte Miners (South), Vauxhall Spurs (North) and Glacier Twins (West) are the No. 1 seeds for their respective tournaments. The Cardinals went 53-11-1 overall and 19-3 in the East A to claim...
Colstrip owners turn to recent Supreme Court ruling that weakens EPA
Colstrip Power Plant owner Talen Energy, in its battle against tougher air pollution laws, is turning to a recent Supreme Court ruling weakening the EPA’s courtroom clout. Talen advised the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that justices could no longer defer to EPA’s judgment on new emissions standards affecting Colstrip.
NorthWestern Energy shows off its new natural-gas plant near Laurel
NorthWestern Energy’s natural gas plant, Yellowstone County Generating Station, is still in the performance testing stage and so far the plant near Laurel is functioning as planned. During this phase, NorthWestern Energy staff members are giving tours to selected members of the Yellowstone Valley, including retired NorthWestern Energy employees,...
Car, van shows come to Lincoln County
Fans of classic cars and vans had their choice of shows they could attend in south Lincoln County last weekend.Happy's Inn hosted its annual classic car show pitting Lincoln and Flathead counties against each other.Flathead County came out the winner in 2024.Van lovers headed to the first Northwest Regional meet at Timberlane Campground outside of Libby.Event organizers said the Northwest regional will rotate annually to a different established location each year with the first one hosted in Montana. The Northwest Regional Van Meet was held at Timberlane Campground last week outside Libby. (Taylor Resch/The Western News)
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