Festival of Trees returns for 37th season

BILLINGS, Mt: Right before the information was released about the suspected Chinese spy balloon hovering over the northern U.S. Wednesday afternoon, there was rampant speculation about what the item could have been. Several people in Montana, where the high-altitude balloon was first seen, reported that the object looked like a...

Team scores: Billings West 265, Billings Senior 246.5, Great Falls 246.5, Great Falls CMR 207.5, Belgrade 172.5, Billings Skyview 137.5, Bozeman 126, Bozeman Gallatin 108. 103: Makael Aguayo, Billings West; Tristan Vladic, Billings Senior; Paydon De La Garza, Great Falls CMR; Cody Westlake, Belgrade; Logan Shores, Billings West; Eli Frisino, Bozeman; Kyson Baker, Billings Skyview; Griffin Fosdal, Bozeman.

Sheriff Mike Linder says the sheriff's office has made contact with the woman who shared the video of the object over Billings late Friday afternoon. Linder says while they believe the video is legitimate, it is difficult to tell what exactly is seen in the video. He goes on to...

BILLINGS, MT- Another Chinese balloon is being reported over Latin America. An object seen floating over the Billings area Wednesday has been confirmed to be an intelligence-gathering balloon, most certainly launched by the People's Republic of China. Late Friday a woman in Billings posted a video to Twitter of what...

BILLINGS Mont. - We are tracking another object that has been reportedly spotted in the sky in the Billings area. A video shared by Dolly Moore on Twitter shows something that appears to be falling from the sky, then what sounds like an explosion and another flash. Moore says she...

COLUMBUS — The boys from Huntley Project and the Baker girls couldn't be beat Saturday at the Eastern B-C Divisional wrestling tournament. The reigning State B champion Red Devils finished on top of the 20-team boys' standings with 331 points. Glasgow was second at 188 and Colstrip was third at 156.

BILLINGS--Billings West came into this matchup as one of the top teams in all of AA, looking to keep their momentum going. Junior forward Sidney Pierce also ranks in the top five in all of girls' AA, a matchup to look for on the glass tonight. It didn't take long...

BELGRADE — The Billings West boys and Billings Senior girls were crowned as team champions Saturday at the Eastern AA Divisional wrestling championships. West topped the boys' charts with 265 points. Billings Senior and Great Falls tied for second at 246.5. “It’s a good accomplishment for these boys," West...

BILLINGS, Mont. - Following the Montana Senate passing a bill that would allow Montana churches to use their buildings to accommodate overnight visitors, the City of Billings is responding to Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley (FPYV). Billings City Attorney Gina Dahl said the City does not want to shut down...

BILLINGS — No. 22-ranked Rocky Mountain College used a big second-half surge Thursday night in beating the University of Providence 61-44 in Frontier Conference women's basketball at the Fortin Center. Gracee Lekvold led the third-place Battlin Bears (16-7, 8-3) with a career-high 19 points and seven rebounds. Kloie Thatcher...

BILLINGS — As a fairly new transplant to Billings (having moved in September) who isn't ashamed to admit he's a total basketball nerd, I wanted to soak up all the information on the local hoops scene I could prior to my first season of covering the sport in the city.

BILLINGS, Mont.- An offensive explosion that included 17 three pointers and five Battlin' Bears in double figures led the Rocky men over the Argos 93-75. While he wasn't in the starting lineup, Tayshawun Bradford came ready to play, sinking 16 first half points. The Battlin' Bears hit seven threes as a team and shot 42.5% (17-40) from the field in the first half.

BILLINGS, Mont. - A man in Billings is facing charges after he reportedly fired three shots at another person Friday night. Around 8:30 pm Friday, Billings police responded to Mainland Rd. for a report of a man shooting at another person. The suspect was located at a nearby hotel barricaded...

BILLINGS — Taryn Shelley scored a game-high 19 points in just 20 minutes as Montana State Billings' women's basketball team won its eighth straight game by defeating Western Oregon by a 76-57 score Thursday at Alterowitz Gymnasium. The Yellowjackets (19-4 overall, 10-2 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) kept on rolling...

BILLINGS — Carrington Wiggins scored 29 points as Montana State Billings men's basketball's dreams for a conference title got closer with an 80-75 win over Western Washington on Saturday at Alterowitz Gymnasium. The Great Northwest Athletic Conference's leaders, the Yellowjackets (18-5 overall, 12-1 GNAC) have now won four straight...

BILLINGS — Winifred native Dyauni Boyce scored a team-high 11 points as the Montana State Billings women's basketball team locked in defensively to beat Saint Martin's 59-49 on Saturday at Alterowitz Gymnasium, its ninth straight victory. The Yellowjackets (20-4 overall, 11-2 Great Northwest Athletic Conference) officially nabbed a 20-win...