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Photos: PaddleHeads Offense Ignites, Blow Out Mustangs 24-3
Photos from a Pioneer League baseball game between the Missoula PaddleHeads and the Billings Mustangs at Ogren-Allegiance Field on Friday, July 26, 2024. The PaddleHeads used a nine-run first inning to propel them to a 24-3 win.
Journey Emerson, former Lame Deer record-setting star, dies in car accident
BILLINGS — Former Lame Deer boys basketball star Journey Emerson, who set the state single-game scoring record to help make the Morning Stars one of the best stories in Montana sports in 2022, died Friday in a car accident on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, his former coach Tiger Scalpcane told The Billings Gazette and 406 MT Sports on Friday night.
Billings Police report two stabbings less than an hour apart Friday evening
BILLINGS, Mont. - Billings Police Department (BPD) says they have received reports of two separate stabbings incidents that occurred less than an hour apart on Friday evening. BPD responded to the first incident at 9:03 pm involving a 51-year-old man who had been stabbed in his arm in the 700 block of N 25th St.
Lifelong friends bring a Canadian flair to Great American motorcycle hill climb
BILLINGS — In 2017, lifelong friends Ryan Wyatt and Aaron Pierson decided to give the Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb a try. The two Canadian riders from the province of Alberta — the 43-year-old Wyatt is from Calgary and the 42-year-old Pierson is from Lethbridge — are sure glad they did.
Great American is a 'second Christmas' for the McLean family of Culbertson
BILLINGS — Christmas only comes once a year. Unless you are the McLean family of Culbertson. In that care, you celebrate Christmas on Dec. 25 and have another Christmas in July celebration at the Billings Motorcycle Club during the annual Miller Lite Great American Championship Motorcycle Hill Climb. Every...
Billings Scarlets clinch top-seed in Class AA Montana/Alberta State Baseball Tournament
BILLINGS, Mont. - After a Scarlets win and a Senators loss on Friday, the Billings Scarlets will be the top seed at the upcoming Class AA Montana/Alberta American Legion Baseball Tournament. The Scarlets entered Friday with a one game lead over Helena for the state's number one seed. Billings took...
Cleanup continues; meteorologists break down ‘perfect storm’
(Missoula Current) Chainsaws continued to roar on Friday and some areas remained without power two days after a powerful storm ripped through the Missoula Valley. Meteorologists on Friday described it as a “once-in-a-decade” event – the last being in 2015. Early estimates place the damage in the tens of millions of dollars with cars crushed, houses and infrastructure damaged, and the steep toll that hurricane-force winds took on the city's prized urban forest.
Power in Missoula back for some, others may have to wait until early next week
Thousands of people in Missoula were still without power Friday afternoon after a powerful storm blasted through the area Wednesday night. NorthWestern Energy at noon Friday said they had more than 160 personnel and 34 line crews working to restore electricity as quickly as possible. The utility warned some outages might not be repaired until early next week.
MSU football begins fall camp to prepare for 2024 season
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Montana State University took to Lambert Field Friday as the Bobcats started their fall camp for the upcoming 2024 college football season. This year's fall camp is starting earlier than usual as MSU will travel to New Mexico for a Week 0 matchup on Aug. 24.
'Dig It Days' in Billings offers free Montana Fair tickets this year
BILLINGS, Mont. - The Montana Fair brings fun for the whole family, and this year, fairgoers have the opportunity to experience more of it for free. The popular "Dig It Days" event will be held the last two days of the Montana Fair on August 16 and 17 from 12-6 p.m.
Hey Cats – Time to “Suit Up” for the Gold Rush Game!
BOZEMAN – Montana State University is offering Gold Rush T-shirts in preparation for the Sept. 7 home opener football game against the University of Maine. This year marks the 17th of the T-shirt design tradition. MSU fans can purchase the gold-colored T-shirts to show their support for the ‘Cats...
SWAT standoff suspect on Broadwater Avenue in Billings arrested after two-hour negotiation
UPDATE: July 26 at 1:54 p.m. The Billings Police Department released more details into Friday morning's standoff on Broadwater Avenue and 15th Street West. BPD responded to a report of an erratic driver in the area of First and Broadwater at 8:52 a.m. According to BPD's release, officers found the...
How They Made It: Missoula Teens Trapped Under Power Lines
It's the most frightening video from Wednesday night's severe thunderstorm in Missoula. Two teens trying to drive home when they were trapped under power poles snapping off like match sticks on Lower Miller Creek Road. It's also one of the best lessons from the big storm. Be patient, pray, and...
Record-setting Laurel teen Taylor Slyder wins Daisy National BB Gun Championship
LAUREL — From the banks of Riverside Park near Laurel, one can see anything from boating to fishing on the Yellowstone River to walking dogs along trails. But inside a rustic building not far from the riverbank is where the mark of a national champion has been made. “You...
Bozeman ranch is currently most expensive property listed in city
BOZEMAN, Mont. — A recently listed ranch in Bozeman boasts the title of most expensive property currently being offered for sale to the public in the city. Running Elk Ranch is listed at $78.9 million and sits on 1,940 acres of land, with a four-bedroom, five-bathroom main house, a two-bedroom alpine cabin and a one-bedroom caretaker’s home.
Laurel Dodgers blow past Glendive Blue Devils in Eastern A District tournament
Gunnar Schultz drove in four runs on three hits to lead the Laurel Dodgers past the Glendive Blue Devils 15-5 on Thursday. Schultz singled in the seventh inning, scoring two runs, and singled in the first inning, scoring one. Laurel got on the board in the top of the first...
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