<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Montana - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rss/1000/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest news about Montana with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your region!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Eight States Have Primaries on Tuesday. Here’s What to Watch for.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota are voting on Tuesday. Here&rsquo;s what you need to know about the main races.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/eight-states-have-primaries-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/eight-states-have-primaries-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 States Have Primary Elections on Tuesday. Here’s What to Watch For.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alabama, California, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico and South Dakota are voting on Tuesday. Here&rsquo;s what you need to know about the main races.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/8-states-have-primary-elections-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/8-states-have-primary-elections-on-tuesday-heres-what-to-watch-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Home on the Farm With Senator Jon Tester]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took a break from chasing lawmakers through the Capitol see where to Mr. Tester, the Senate&rsquo;s only active farmer, returns each weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-home-on-the-farm-with-senator-jon-tester/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-home-on-the-farm-with-senator-jon-tester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jon Tester, a Democrat in Deep-Red Montana, Isn’t Sweating Trump’s Threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump may have put a big target on Senator Jon Tester&rsquo;s back, but the Democrat is confident that Montanans know where he stands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jon-tester-a-democrat-in-deep-red-montana-isnt-sweating-trumps-threats/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jon-tester-a-democrat-in-deep-red-montana-isnt-sweating-trumps-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Summer Campaign Priority: Target Red-State Democratic Senators]]></title><description><![CDATA[The strategy, meant to take advantage of President Trump&rsquo;s star power among core Republican supporters, will take him to six states where he can bring a message devised to stoke partisan outrage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trumps-summer-campaign-priority-target-red-state-democratic-senators/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2018 02:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trumps-summer-campaign-priority-target-red-state-democratic-senators/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hooking the Dinosaur of Fish]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s paddlefish season in Montana. Programs to harvest the giant&rsquo;s caviar and sell it have helped to create a model for sustainable fishing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hooking-the-dinosaur-of-fish/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2018 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hooking-the-dinosaur-of-fish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[WinCo Foods secures permits to start work on Billings store]]></title><description><![CDATA[National grocery chain WinCo Foods is inching closer to construction of its new store in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/winco-foods-secures-permits-to-start-work-on-billings-store/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/winco-foods-secures-permits-to-start-work-on-billings-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soggy weather expected in Helena for Memorial Day Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[As some in the Helena area begin planning outdoor adventures for Memorial Day Weekend, one piece of gear that shouldn't be forgotten is a raincoat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/soggy-weather-expected-in-helena-for-memorial-day-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/soggy-weather-expected-in-helena-for-memorial-day-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena's Holter Museum of Art features documentary, annual gala and exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Holter Museum of Art has a whole lot on tap -- its annual gala, a bold new vision for its future, a new documentary film made by youths in its Art For Survival program and its popular Bray Second&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-holter-museum-of-art-features-documentary-annual-gala-and-exhibit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-holter-museum-of-art-features-documentary-annual-gala-and-exhibit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, May 24]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana Wild hosts final wild living films]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-may-24/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-may-24/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living his faith: Central High senior follows in family footsteps while seeking his own spark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isaac Trafton had something of a legacy to follow at Billings Central Catholic High. His mom teaches preschool in the system, and his three older brothers also excelled there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/living-his-faith-central-high-senior-follows-in-family-footsteps-while-seeking-his-own-spark/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/living-his-faith-central-high-senior-follows-in-family-footsteps-while-seeking-his-own-spark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MRM project designed to boost security at Women &amp; Children's Shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[With an eye to boosting security, the Montana Rescue Mission is renovating the front entrance of its Women &amp; Children's Shelter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mrm-project-designed-to-boost-security-at-women-amp-childrens-shelter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mrm-project-designed-to-boost-security-at-women-amp-childrens-shelter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memorial Day events scheduled in Helena area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether they prefer to observe Memorial Day on Monday or the traditional date of May 30, residents of the Helena area will have several opportunities to pay their respects this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/memorial-day-events-scheduled-in-helena-area/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/memorial-day-events-scheduled-in-helena-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone County honors forgotten indigent residents with graveside service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday was a somber and drizzly opportunity to honor 33 forgotten, indigent former residents of Yellowstone County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-honors-forgotten-indigent-residents-with-graveside-service/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-honors-forgotten-indigent-residents-with-graveside-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A priest of the people until the end: Former Great Falls-Billings bishop remembered]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Pope John Paul II appointed Rev. Anthony Michael Milone as an auxiliary bishop in 1981, the priest in the Archdiocese of Omaha remained at the same parish, taking care of the same people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-priest-of-the-people-until-the-end-former-great-falls-billings-bishop-remembered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-priest-of-the-people-until-the-end-former-great-falls-billings-bishop-remembered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threat sparks "soft lockdown" at Lockwood schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lockwood schools are making attendance optional for students Thursday and Friday because of a threat against the school, officials announced Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/threat-sparks-soft-lockdown-at-lockwood-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 00:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/threat-sparks-soft-lockdown-at-lockwood-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy rains cause flooding in south-central Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[A system of heavy rain moving through the region has caused flooding in portions of south-central Montana, as runoff flows into rivers and creeks already swollen with mountain snowmelt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heavy-rains-cause-flooding-in-south-central-montana/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heavy-rains-cause-flooding-in-south-central-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least three chances to say thanks and remember the fallen on Memorial Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three main observances are planned Monday as the community marks Memorial Day, the day the nation remembers the people who died while serving in the armed forces in defense of their country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-least-three-chances-to-say-thanks-and-remember-the-fallen-on-memorial-day/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-least-three-chances-to-say-thanks-and-remember-the-fallen-on-memorial-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heavy rains prompt flood advisories in south-central Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[A system of heavy rain moving through the region has prompted flood warnings and advisories in south-central Montana, as runoff is increasing flows on rivers and creeks already swollen with mountain snowmelt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heavy-rains-prompt-flood-advisories-in-south-central-montana/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heavy-rains-prompt-flood-advisories-in-south-central-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Vincent Healthcare recognized for increasing tissue donations]]></title><description><![CDATA[T.J. Schreiner, with his fiery red hair and bright blue eyes, loved life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-vincent-healthcare-recognized-for-increasing-tissue-donations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-vincent-healthcare-recognized-for-increasing-tissue-donations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School district contracts with Shodair to enroll students with severe needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Public Schools signed a contract to enroll up to 16 students in Shodair Children&rsquo;s Hospital's day treatment program starting in fall 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-district-contracts-with-shodair-to-enroll-students-with-severe-needs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-district-contracts-with-shodair-to-enroll-students-with-severe-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena school district contracts with Shodair to enroll students with severe needs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Public Schools signed a contract to enroll up to 16 students in Shodair Children&rsquo;s Hospital's day treatment program starting in fall 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-district-contracts-with-shodair-to-enroll-students-with-severe-needs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-district-contracts-with-shodair-to-enroll-students-with-severe-needs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Life past cancer': West High senior beats tumor three times on path to graduation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arianna Cole is used to being the &ldquo;tumor girl.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/life-past-cancer-west-high-senior-beats-tumor-three-times-on-path-to-graduation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/life-past-cancer-west-high-senior-beats-tumor-three-times-on-path-to-graduation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MonDak to host discussion with Billings-based media members]]></title><description><![CDATA[Members of Billings-based media outlets will be featured in the upcoming panel discussion, &ldquo;Let&rsquo;s Talk About Fake News,&rdquo; taking place at The MonDak Heritage Center in Sidney from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 24.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mondak-to-host-discussion-with-billings-based-media-members/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mondak-to-host-discussion-with-billings-based-media-members/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Helena playground will welcome children of all abilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A $230,000 project at Helena's Cherry Park will make playground equipment available to children of all abilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-helena-playground-will-welcome-children-of-all-abilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 04:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-helena-playground-will-welcome-children-of-all-abilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawsuit claims mentally disabled minor was raped at ranch housing developmentally disabled residents]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man is suing the Special K Ranch, an organization that operates a Christian home for the developmentally disabled near Columbus, alleging that his mentally disabled son was raped while staying at the ranch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lawsuit-claims-mentally-disabled-minor-was-raped-at-ranch-housing-developmentally-disabled-residents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lawsuit-claims-mentally-disabled-minor-was-raped-at-ranch-housing-developmentally-disabled-residents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heading into Memorial Day weekend, gas prices at highest since 2014]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gasoline prices are up about 50 cents nationally as the busiest travel day of the year approaches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heading-into-memorial-day-weekend-gas-prices-at-highest-since-2014/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 02:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heading-into-memorial-day-weekend-gas-prices-at-highest-since-2014/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Billings schools superintendent signs contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Public School trustees officially inked their new superintendent to a two-year contract Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-billings-schools-superintendent-signs-contract/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-billings-schools-superintendent-signs-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen suspected in South Side shooting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police have detained a teen suspected of shooting a man in the neck Tuesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/teen-suspected-in-south-side-shooting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/teen-suspected-in-south-side-shooting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain, thunderstorms possible starting Tuesday afternoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rain and thunderstorms are expected in the Billings area beginning Tuesday afternoon, with more severe spring weather in southeastern Montana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-thunderstorms-possible-starting-tuesday-afternoon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 15:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-thunderstorms-possible-starting-tuesday-afternoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thawed plasma at Billings Clinic cuts treatment time for patients]]></title><description><![CDATA[Often in medicine, time is of the essence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/thawed-plasma-at-billings-clinic-cuts-treatment-time-for-patients/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/thawed-plasma-at-billings-clinic-cuts-treatment-time-for-patients/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green space near Billings Depot to be turned into pocket park and 'rain garden']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wild Women of the West and other groups will begin an effort this week to convert a small, grassy downtown lot into a pocket park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/green-space-near-billings-depot-to-be-turned-into-pocket-park-and-rain-garden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/green-space-near-billings-depot-to-be-turned-into-pocket-park-and-rain-garden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Helena City Manager Dennis Taylor to return on interim basis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Helena City Manager Dennis Taylor will return to the position on an interim basis this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-helena-city-manager-dennis-taylor-to-return-on-interim-basis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-helena-city-manager-dennis-taylor-to-return-on-interim-basis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena OKs new downtown Urban Renewal District]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena's city commission voted Monday evening to approve an Urban Renewal District downtown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-oks-new-downtown-urban-renewal-district/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 03:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-oks-new-downtown-urban-renewal-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More creditors seek millions from Billings mansion developer who apparently staged his own abduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[That Billings mansion owner who lost Billings' biggest home to creditors while being charged in Virginia with lying to the FBI? He&rsquo;s now been sued by MY Company, a business owned by a convicted felon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/more-creditors-seek-millions-from-billings-mansion-developer-who-apparently-staged-his-own-abduction/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/more-creditors-seek-millions-from-billings-mansion-developer-who-apparently-staged-his-own-abduction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blaze Pizza to open its first Montana restaurant next to Rimrock Mall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blaze Fast Fire'd Pizza, a national fast casual restaurant chain, will open on 24th Street West next to Rimrock Mall this summer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/blaze-pizza-to-open-its-first-montana-restaurant-next-to-rimrock-mall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/blaze-pizza-to-open-its-first-montana-restaurant-next-to-rimrock-mall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warm weather, rain suggest Clarks Fork River could reach record height near Edgar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Widespread rainfall over southern Montana coupled with warm temperatures prompting rapid mountain snow melt could produce flooding along areas of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River near Edgar and Belfry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-weather-rain-suggest-clarks-fork-river-could-reach-record-height-near-edgar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-weather-rain-suggest-clarks-fork-river-could-reach-record-height-near-edgar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warm weather, rain suggest Clarks Fork could reach record height near Edgar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Widespread rainfall over southern Montana coupled with warm temperatures prompting rapid mountain snowmelt could produce flooding along areas of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River near Edgar and Belfry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-weather-rain-suggest-clarks-fork-could-reach-record-height-near-edgar/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-weather-rain-suggest-clarks-fork-could-reach-record-height-near-edgar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I-15 culvert repair near Jefferson City to last through summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Repairs to Interstate 15 near Jefferson City will likely last through the summer after a sinkhole forced closure of the road last week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-culvert-repair-near-jefferson-city-to-last-through-summer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-culvert-repair-near-jefferson-city-to-last-through-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Public Schools program offers free summer lunches to kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children ages 18 and younger can eat lunch at no cost Monday through Friday, through the summer lunch program sponsored by Billings Public Schools. Adults may also purchase a lunch for $3.95. Lunch is available daily at the times indicated&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-public-schools-program-offers-free-summer-lunches-to-kids/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-public-schools-program-offers-free-summer-lunches-to-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[They Spoke Spanish in a Montana Store. Then a Border Agent Asked for Their IDs.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The agent told the two U.S. citizens: &ldquo;It has to do with you guys speaking Spanish in the store in a state where it&rsquo;s predominantly English-speaking.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/they-spoke-spanish-in-a-montana-store-then-a-border-agent-asked-for-their-ids/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/they-spoke-spanish-in-a-montana-store-then-a-border-agent-asked-for-their-ids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Spring weather brings goslings to Riverfront Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Goslings gather to graze with an adult Canada geese on the banks of Lake Josephine at Riverfront Park on Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-spring-weather-brings-goslings-to-riverfront-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-spring-weather-brings-goslings-to-riverfront-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developers hope to create design district in downtown Billings, starting with former Wendy's building]]></title><description><![CDATA[For downtown Billings to really come into its own, developers say it needs more apartments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/developers-hope-to-create-design-district-in-downtown-billings-starting-with-former-wendys-building/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/developers-hope-to-create-design-district-in-downtown-billings-starting-with-former-wendys-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amber alert cancelled; toddler's father arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[An amber alert issued early Monday has been cancelled after a 16-month-old boy and his biological father were located at a South Side residence, according to the Billings Police Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/amber-alert-cancelled-toddlers-father-arrested/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/amber-alert-cancelled-toddlers-father-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Seger announces rescheduled concert at Billings' MetraPark]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rock legend Bob Seger has been cleared by his doctors to once again take to the road. Seger and the Silver Bullet Band will hit the stage at MetraPark on Jan. 29, making up for a 2017 concert that Seger&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bob-seger-announces-rescheduled-concert-at-billings-metrapark/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bob-seger-announces-rescheduled-concert-at-billings-metrapark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings police issue amber alert for toddler]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Police Department on Monday issued an amber alert for an approximately 18-month-old boy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-police-issue-amber-alert-for-toddler/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-police-issue-amber-alert-for-toddler/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['They earned the honors': Veterans group recruiting members for military funeral honor guard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crack of six rifles broke across the Montana State Veterans Cemetery, their echo waning as a lone bugler began playing the first solemn notes of taps.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/they-earned-the-honors-veterans-group-recruiting-members-for-military-funeral-honor-guard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/they-earned-the-honors-veterans-group-recruiting-members-for-military-funeral-honor-guard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, May 21, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melinda Martin and Aaron Pratt, of Helena, a girl on April 25, 2018]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-may-21-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-may-21-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I-15 south of Helena reopens to single-lane northbound and southbound traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interstate 15 south of Helena has reopened to single-lane northbound and southbound traffic, after the road was closed Friday evening due to a culvert washout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-south-of-helena-reopens-to-single-lane-northbound-and-southbound-traffic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-south-of-helena-reopens-to-single-lane-northbound-and-southbound-traffic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings man on getting sober, earning high school diploma: 'I went from dying every day to having a life worth living']]></title><description><![CDATA[Anthony Hope was angry for a long time &mdash; angry about losing his arm at age 2; angry about not graduating from high school; angry about drug use, family issues, health problems.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-on-getting-sober-earning-high-school-diploma-i-went-from-dying-every-day-to-having-a-life-worth-living/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-on-getting-sober-earning-high-school-diploma-i-went-from-dying-every-day-to-having-a-life-worth-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial matters: The iconic and important US dollar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Next weekend we celebrate Memorial Day. We honor and remember those who died while serving in our country&rsquo;s armed services. Memorial Day is a solemn occasion, but it is also one of pageantry and celebration. It is through patriotic celebration&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-the-iconic-and-important-us-dollar/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-the-iconic-and-important-us-dollar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Looming global corn shortage ideal for US farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corn prices for this fall&rsquo;s harvest continue to trade for $4.20 per bushel, near a two-year high. Prices are being supported by drought and crop shortfalls in China, Brazil and Argentina. While the United States is the king of corn&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-looming-global-corn-shortage-ideal-for-us-farmers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-looming-global-corn-shortage-ideal-for-us-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, May 20, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-may-20-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-may-20-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$500,000 donation puts MSUB less than $1M away from science building goal]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the announcement of a $500,000 donation Saturday night at the Montana State University Billings Foundation's Wine and Food Festival, the university is now less than $1 million away from its $5 million fundraising goal for a new science and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/500000-donation-puts-msub-less-than-1m-away-from-science-building-goal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 03:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/500000-donation-puts-msub-less-than-1m-away-from-science-building-goal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings sportswoman talks about how to effectively advocate for resources]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a country as polarized as the United States, it can be difficult to successfully advocate for a particular point of view.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-sportswoman-talks-about-how-to-effectively-advocate-for-resources/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-sportswoman-talks-about-how-to-effectively-advocate-for-resources/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Horn County Sheriff's Office arrests Washington homicide suspect outside of Hardin gas station]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Washington homicide suspect was arrested early Saturday morning after a foot chase outside a Hardin gas station by two members of the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/big-horn-county-sheriffs-office-arrests-washington-homicide-suspect-outside-of-hardin-gas-station/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/big-horn-county-sheriffs-office-arrests-washington-homicide-suspect-outside-of-hardin-gas-station/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[App competition encourages Montana kids to solve community issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kids who code came to the Capitol Saturday morning to present judges with the apps they built to solve problems in their community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/app-competition-encourages-montana-kids-to-solve-community-issues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 23:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/app-competition-encourages-montana-kids-to-solve-community-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week: Events abound today for National Adoption Weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a busy day for the shelter today! With multiple adoption events and lots of adorable dogs and cats eagerly waiting for their forever homes, today is a day you don&rsquo;t want to miss.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-events-abound-today-for-national-adoption-weekend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-events-abound-today-for-national-adoption-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Births in Billings hospitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Clinic Family Birth Center]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/births-in-billings-hospitals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/births-in-billings-hospitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATE: I-15 south of Helena remains closed Saturday after culvert washout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interstate 15 south of Helena remained closed Saturday after a culvert under the interstate washed out Friday evening, causing the road to crumble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/update-i-15-south-of-helena-remains-closed-saturday-after-culvert-washout/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/update-i-15-south-of-helena-remains-closed-saturday-after-culvert-washout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I-15 closure update: Single southbound lane could reopen by Saturday night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials hope to reopen Interstate 15 to single-lane, southbound traffic sometime Saturday evening, after all lanes were closed south of Helena Friday due to a culvert washout.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-closure-update-single-southbound-lane-could-reopen-by-saturday-night/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-closure-update-single-southbound-lane-could-reopen-by-saturday-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I-15 closure update: Officials open a single lane to southbound traffic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single lane of Interstate 15 between Jefferson City and Boulder is now open to southbound traffic.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-closure-update-officials-open-a-single-lane-to-southbound-traffic/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-15-closure-update-officials-open-a-single-lane-to-southbound-traffic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culvert washout closes I-15 south of Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities closed Interstate 15 south of Helena Friday evening due to crumbling roads after a culvert under the street washed out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/culvert-washout-closes-i-15-south-of-helena/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/culvert-washout-closes-i-15-south-of-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Culvert washout closes I-15 near Jefferson City]]></title><description><![CDATA[A culvert washout just south of Jefferson City has closed Interstate 15.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/culvert-washout-closes-i-15-near-jefferson-city/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/culvert-washout-closes-i-15-near-jefferson-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite dreary weather in Helena, Shuttle Fest signals that summer is near]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early Friday morning, while fog still covered the mountaintops and rain muddied the ground, a small group of dedicated mountain bikers waited patiently. It was just before 6 a.m., and the sun was sleepily fighting off the morning&rsquo;s gray clouds.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/despite-dreary-weather-in-helena-shuttle-fest-signals-that-summer-is-near/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 02:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/despite-dreary-weather-in-helena-shuttle-fest-signals-that-summer-is-near/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large sports complex planned for West End would feature 7 indoor basketball courts, a swimming pool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following the lead of other membership-based businesses, the group behind Revolution Sports Campus wants Billings residents to vote with their wallets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/large-sports-complex-planned-for-west-end-would-feature-7-indoor-basketball-courts-a-swimming-pool/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/large-sports-complex-planned-for-west-end-would-feature-7-indoor-basketball-courts-a-swimming-pool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County applies for $1 million FEMA grant for future flood mitigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County has applied for a federal grant of more than $1 million to address flooding in the Helena Valley following a hydrologic study.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-applies-for-1-million-fema-grant-for-future-flood-mitigation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-applies-for-1-million-fema-grant-for-future-flood-mitigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[19 students receive diplomas from Helena Christian School]]></title><description><![CDATA[The friends and families of 19 Helena Christian School graduates filed into St. Paul&rsquo;s United Methodist Church for the class of 2018 commencement ceremony Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/19-students-receive-diplomas-from-helena-christian-school/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2018 00:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/19-students-receive-diplomas-from-helena-christian-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City College in Billings awaits final approval of revamped two-year nursing program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana University System officials are poised to make permanent a temporary practical nursing program at City College, alongside other two-year institutions in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/city-college-in-billings-awaits-final-approval-of-revamped-two-year-nursing-program/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/city-college-in-billings-awaits-final-approval-of-revamped-two-year-nursing-program/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, May 18, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-may-18-2018/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-may-18-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archie Bray resident uses 15-foot machine to make clay sculptures like no one else]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a clay sculptor, Anton Alvarez seems to have a lot of industrial-looking metal in his studio at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/archie-bray-resident-uses-15-foot-machine-to-make-clay-sculptures-like-no-one-else/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/archie-bray-resident-uses-15-foot-machine-to-make-clay-sculptures-like-no-one-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archie Bray resident used 15-foot machine to make clay sculptures like no one else]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a clay sculptor, Anton Alvarez seems to have a lot of industrial-looking metal in his studio at the Archie Bray Center in Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/archie-bray-resident-used-15-foot-machine-to-make-clay-sculptures-like-no-one-else/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/archie-bray-resident-used-15-foot-machine-to-make-clay-sculptures-like-no-one-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Micah the Meatloaf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Micah the Meatloaf is a large, attention-loving brown tabby cat available for adoption through Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter. The 6-year-old shorthair is quiet and loving, and well-behaved with other cats. This big female kitty is playful, but she doesn&rsquo;t scratch&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-micah-the-meatloaf/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-micah-the-meatloaf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ales for Trails returns to Helena with more breweries than ever before]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a years&rsquo; worth of planning, the 2018 Ales for Trails event is set to take place at Pioneer Park Friday, May 18, from 3:30 p.m. until 9 p.m., with a VIP-exclusive pre-event from 3:30 p.m. until 5 p.m. All&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ales-for-trails-returns-to-helena-with-more-breweries-than-ever-before/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ales-for-trails-returns-to-helena-with-more-breweries-than-ever-before/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver cut through fields in stolen pickup while apparently trying to evade Montana Highway Patrol]]></title><description><![CDATA[An old Ford Ranger reported stolen out of Laurel took a rough ride Wednesday southwest of Billings as the person driving it cut through multiple fields while trying to escape law enforcement who had tried to pull him over for&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/driver-cut-through-fields-in-stolen-pickup-while-apparently-trying-to-evade-montana-highway-patrol/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/driver-cut-through-fields-in-stolen-pickup-while-apparently-trying-to-evade-montana-highway-patrol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's lead in the water in Billings schools, but it's within federal guidelines, new tests show]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new round of lead testing at Billings Public Schools shows that water is still within federal standards at each school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/theres-lead-in-the-water-in-billings-schools-but-its-within-federal-guidelines-new-tests-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/theres-lead-in-the-water-in-billings-schools-but-its-within-federal-guidelines-new-tests-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Thunderstorm brings rain to Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storm clouds seen from Airport Road in Billings as a system moves through the area Thursday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-thunderstorm-brings-rain-to-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-thunderstorm-brings-rain-to-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free immunizations available Friday in Helena for those in contact with floodwater]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free immunizations will be available Friday in Helena for anyone who is in contact with area floodwater, which may be contaminated.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-immunizations-available-friday-in-helena-for-those-in-contact-with-floodwater/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-immunizations-available-friday-in-helena-for-those-in-contact-with-floodwater/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 200 charged under Montana's year-old felony strangulation law]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 200 people have been charged under a year-old law that makes strangling a partner or family member a felony offense, the Montana Department of Justice reported.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nearly-200-charged-under-montanas-year-old-felony-strangulation-law/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nearly-200-charged-under-montanas-year-old-felony-strangulation-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[About 200 charged in Montana under new strangulation law since 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Department of Justice says about 200 people have been charged under a new law that makes strangling a spouse, partner or family member a felony offense.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/about-200-charged-in-montana-under-new-strangulation-law-since-2017/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/about-200-charged-in-montana-under-new-strangulation-law-since-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As school levies fail in Laurel, staffing cuts are on the horizon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Laurel school officials recognize tax increases are a hard sell in their community.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/as-school-levies-fail-in-laurel-staffing-cuts-are-on-the-horizon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/as-school-levies-fail-in-laurel-staffing-cuts-are-on-the-horizon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings library will host bike safety program for kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Public Library is partnering with St. Vincent Healthcare to provide a bike safety program for community children.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-library-will-host-bike-safety-program-for-kids/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-library-will-host-bike-safety-program-for-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena signs $25K contract for fire levy education campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena has hired a marketing agency to spread the word about a proposed levy that would bolster the fire department's budget, but City Manager Ron Alles said the local government is not lobbying for the measure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-signs-25k-contract-for-fire-levy-education-campaign/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-signs-25k-contract-for-fire-levy-education-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These were the most popular baby names in Montana in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[OK. No peeking at the answers below.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/these-were-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-montana-in-2017/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/these-were-the-most-popular-baby-names-in-montana-in-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, May 17]]></title><description><![CDATA[High water forces road closure near Clancy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-may-17/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-may-17/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soon, Billings' Rose Park will have 20 fruit trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Downtown Rotary Club plans to plant a fruit orchard at Rose Park on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/soon-billings-rose-park-will-have-20-fruit-trees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/soon-billings-rose-park-will-have-20-fruit-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attempted cat rescue triggers rescue of girl from Rims in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[An attempted kitten rescue went awry Wednesday night on the Rims below Swords Park when a young woman found herself unable to ascend after she made her way down the rocky terrain trying to rescue the stranded animal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/attempted-cat-rescue-triggers-rescue-of-girl-from-rims-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/attempted-cat-rescue-triggers-rescue-of-girl-from-rims-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surveying the damage: Lincoln fire chief says flood cleanup will take 'a whole lot of work']]></title><description><![CDATA[LINCOLN -- At the Mountain View Co-Op Gas Station, it seems like Lincoln Rural Fire Chief Zach Muse knows everyone who is browsing the candy, dip, soda and coffee options laid out in clean rows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/surveying-the-damage-lincoln-fire-chief-says-flood-cleanup-will-take-a-whole-lot-of-work/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 03:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/surveying-the-damage-lincoln-fire-chief-says-flood-cleanup-will-take-a-whole-lot-of-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explore Helena's close by Scratchgravel Hills Recreation Area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scratchgravel Hills in the Helena Valley have a surprising amount of area to explore.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/explore-helenas-close-by-scratchgravel-hills-recreation-area/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/explore-helenas-close-by-scratchgravel-hills-recreation-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Award-winning Sawyer Brown to headline Helena Springfest Friday night]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been 37 years and more than 4,500 shows since five guys who loved to make music came together to form Sawyer Brown in Apopka, Florida. They&rsquo;d all played with the Don King road band.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/award-winning-sawyer-brown-to-headline-helena-springfest-friday-night/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/award-winning-sawyer-brown-to-headline-helena-springfest-friday-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 girls who died in crash near Busby identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The two girls who died in a crash Monday night near Busby have been identified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-girls-who-died-in-crash-near-busby-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-girls-who-died-in-crash-near-busby-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown Billings Alliance seeks sculptures for SkyPoint]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Downtown Billings Alliance Public Art Committee is looking for professional artist submissions of outdoor sculptures to be temporarily installed under SkyPoint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-billings-alliance-seeks-sculptures-for-skypoint/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-billings-alliance-seeks-sculptures-for-skypoint/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Health: Farmers market: We will see you there]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to celebrate the health of our community, scurry on down to the farmers market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-farmers-market-we-will-see-you-there/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-farmers-market-we-will-see-you-there/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings schools beefing up security at graduation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expect tighter security at MetraPark for high school graduations this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-beefing-up-security-at-graduation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-beefing-up-security-at-graduation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Before Billings cop resigned, disciplinary citations stacked up against him]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before resigning and coming forward on Tuesday as one of the three Billings police officers recently disciplined for sexual trysts on city property, Paul LaMantia had been the subject of several complaints.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/before-billings-cop-resigned-disciplinary-citations-stacked-up-against-him/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/before-billings-cop-resigned-disciplinary-citations-stacked-up-against-him/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Rimview Inn demolished on North 27th Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dick Anderson Construction demolishes the Rimview Inn on North 27th Street on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-rimview-inn-demolished-on-north-27th-street/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-rimview-inn-demolished-on-north-27th-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man behind massive Billings mansion in federal custody after apparently staging his own abduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The man behind the largest house ever built in Billings is in federal custody in Virginia, charged with making fraudulent statements to the FBI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-behind-massive-billings-mansion-in-federal-custody-after-apparently-staging-his-own-abduction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 03:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-behind-massive-billings-mansion-in-federal-custody-after-apparently-staging-his-own-abduction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Cross reopens Helena shelter in response to flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana Red Cross will reopen an evacuation shelter in Helena at 5 p.m. Tuesday in response to flooding.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-cross-reopens-helena-shelter-in-response-to-flooding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-cross-reopens-helena-shelter-in-response-to-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Billings cops who had sex while on duty or on city property identified; 1 resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Billings police officers disciplined earlier this year for having sex while on duty or on city property have released their names.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/3-billings-cops-who-had-sex-while-on-duty-or-on-city-property-identified-1-resigns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 23:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/3-billings-cops-who-had-sex-while-on-duty-or-on-city-property-identified-1-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena man who died in Eastern Montana crash identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 28-year-old Helena man who died in a single-vehicle crash Monday evening just outside of Jordan has been identified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-man-who-died-in-eastern-montana-crash-identified/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-man-who-died-in-eastern-montana-crash-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Valley flooding roundup: Rain in forecast; displaced elementary students resume class at Carroll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flooding in the Helena Valley has left several neighborhoods with flowing and standing water from Ten Mile Creek. Flood warnings will continue into at least late this week with rising temperatures expected to cause renewed melting of mountain snowpack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-roundup-rain-in-forecast-displaced-elementary-students-resume-class-at-carroll/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 21:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-roundup-rain-in-forecast-displaced-elementary-students-resume-class-at-carroll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena man dies in Eastern Montana crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 28-year-old Helena man died in a single-vehicle crash Monday evening just outside of Jordan, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-man-dies-in-eastern-montana-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 18:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-man-dies-in-eastern-montana-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 killed, 7 hospitalized in Big Horn County crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two girls, aged 6 and 12, were killed in a Monday night crash near Busby that also sent seven other people to the hospital, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-killed-7-hospitalized-in-big-horn-county-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-killed-7-hospitalized-in-big-horn-county-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 girls killed, 7 others hospitalized in Big Horn County crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two girls, ages 6 and 12, were killed in a Monday night crash near Busby that sent seven other people to the hospital, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-girls-killed-7-others-hospitalized-in-big-horn-county-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-girls-killed-7-others-hospitalized-in-big-horn-county-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings officer disciplined for having sex on city property identifies himself, resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The name of a Billings police officer disciplined earlier this year for having sex on city property was revealed Tuesday, in a statement from the officer broadcast on a morning radio show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-officer-disciplined-for-having-sex-on-city-property-identifies-himself-resigns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-officer-disciplined-for-having-sex-on-city-property-identifies-himself-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings elementary school social aimed at fostering school pride, bringing families together]]></title><description><![CDATA[The playground at Broadwater Elementary has rarely been as crowded as it was Thursday night. Kids scurried around, of course. But their parents represented a significantly different crowd from normal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-elementary-school-social-aimed-at-fostering-school-pride-bringing-families-together/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-elementary-school-social-aimed-at-fostering-school-pride-bringing-families-together/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bilings officer disciplined for having sex on city property identifies himself, resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The name of a Billings police officer disciplined earlier this year for having sex on city property was revealed Tuesday, in a statement from the officer broadcasted on a morning radio show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bilings-officer-disciplined-for-having-sex-on-city-property-identifies-himself-resigns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bilings-officer-disciplined-for-having-sex-on-city-property-identifies-himself-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire torches two vehicles near North Park in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A vehicle fire torched a car and an SUV on the 2000 block of 11th Avenue North in North Billings early Tuesday, according to the Billings Fire Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-torches-two-vehicles-near-north-park-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 15:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-torches-two-vehicles-near-north-park-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossiter students displaced by flooding take over Carroll campus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carroll College welcomed its youngest class Monday as 470 children from Rossiter Elementary School replaced college students on campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-students-displaced-by-flooding-take-over-carroll-campus/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-students-displaced-by-flooding-take-over-carroll-campus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are the finalists for the Big Sky State Games national anthem contest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top five entries for the 2018 Big Sky State Games national anthem contest have been selected by a panel of music professionals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-big-sky-state-games-national-anthem-contest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/here-are-the-finalists-for-the-big-sky-state-games-national-anthem-contest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airsoft gun leads to reports of armed man in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was reported as a suspicious male with a pistol turned out to be a 53-year-old man carrying an airsoft gun around 7:30 p.m. Monday in the 1700 block of Missoula Avenue in Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/airsoft-gun-leads-to-reports-of-armed-man-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 06:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/airsoft-gun-leads-to-reports-of-armed-man-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Warm weather and blue skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a weekend of rain the sun broke through on Monday with temperatures in the high sixties. Noah Lix, from Billings, skates at Billings Skate Park on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-warm-weather-and-blue-skies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 04:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-warm-weather-and-blue-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena voters will consider Dartman Field land purchase for new high school]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Helena Public Schools will ask voters to approve the purchase of a 35-acre portion of Dartman Field to house its new high school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-voters-will-consider-dartman-field-land-purchase-for-new-high-school/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-voters-will-consider-dartman-field-land-purchase-for-new-high-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Valley residents voice frustrations with county as flooding continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Valley residents, many frustrated after extensive flooding in the area, questioned county officials Monday evening on flood mitigation plans and what might be done in the future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-residents-voice-frustrations-with-county-as-flooding-continues/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-residents-voice-frustrations-with-county-as-flooding-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area flooding update: Flood warning continues until Thursday, road near Clancy closed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flood advisories and warnings are still affecting areas in and around Lewis and Clark County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-flooding-update-flood-warning-continues-until-thursday-road-near-clancy-closed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-flooding-update-flood-warning-continues-until-thursday-road-near-clancy-closed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Valley flooding roundup: Flood warnings, sandbagging continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flooding in the Helena Valley has left several neighborhoods with flowing and standing water from Ten Mile Creek. Flood warnings will continue into at least late this week with rising temperatures expected to cause renewed melting of mountain snowpack, which&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-roundup-flood-warnings-sandbagging-continue/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-roundup-flood-warnings-sandbagging-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Margot Kidder, Actress Who Found Movie Stardom in ‘Superman,’ Dies at 69]]></title><description><![CDATA[Best known for playing the role of Lois Lane in four films, Ms. Kidder was a sought-after actress in the 1970s and &rsquo;80s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/margot-kidder-actress-who-found-movie-stardom-in-superman-dies-at-69/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/margot-kidder-actress-who-found-movie-stardom-in-superman-dies-at-69/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity Bank gets ready to demolish Rimview Inn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opportunity Bank officially moves forward with its planned expansion on Monday when demolition crews raze the old Rimview Inn at North 27th Street and 10th Avenue North.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opportunity-bank-gets-ready-to-demolish-rimview-inn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opportunity-bank-gets-ready-to-demolish-rimview-inn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Health careers class gives Helena students a taste of the medical field]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Cody Hoover started taking the health careers class at Helena High School, it was because he wanted to be a doctor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/health-careers-class-gives-helena-students-a-taste-of-the-medical-field/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/health-careers-class-gives-helena-students-a-taste-of-the-medical-field/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standing master in judge race says judges need to 'hold (their) own feet to the fire' to stay timely]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five candidates are running for Yellowstone County District Court judge in Department 7. That list will be narrowed down to two after the primary election on June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/standing-master-in-judge-race-says-judges-need-to-hold-their-own-feet-to-the-fire-to-stay-timely/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/standing-master-in-judge-race-says-judges-need-to-hold-their-own-feet-to-the-fire-to-stay-timely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputy city attorney for Billings in judge's race wants electronic case filing system to help with caseload]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five candidates are running for Yellowstone County District Court judge in Department 7. That list will be narrowed down to two after the primary election on June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/deputy-city-attorney-for-billings-in-judges-race-wants-electronic-case-filing-system-to-help-with-caseload/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/deputy-city-attorney-for-billings-in-judges-race-wants-electronic-case-filing-system-to-help-with-caseload/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputy city attorney for Billings in judge race aims to create Montana's first treatment court for domestic violence offenders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five candidates are running for Yellowstone County District Court judge in Department 7. That list will be narrowed down to two after the primary election on June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/deputy-city-attorney-for-billings-in-judge-race-aims-to-create-montanas-first-treatment-court-for-domestic-violence-offenders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/deputy-city-attorney-for-billings-in-judge-race-aims-to-create-montanas-first-treatment-court-for-domestic-violence-offenders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminal defense lawyer in judge race aims to foster better relationships with drug treatment providers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five candidates are running for Yellowstone County District Court judge in Department 7. That list will be narrowed down to two after the primary election on June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/criminal-defense-lawyer-in-judge-race-aims-to-foster-better-relationships-with-drug-treatment-providers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/criminal-defense-lawyer-in-judge-race-aims-to-foster-better-relationships-with-drug-treatment-providers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings attorney running for District Court judge stresses reducing court backlog and timely decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five candidates are running for Yellowstone County District Court judge in Department 7. That list will be narrowed down to two after the primary election on June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-attorney-running-for-district-court-judge-stresses-reducing-court-backlog-and-timely-decisions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-attorney-running-for-district-court-judge-stresses-reducing-court-backlog-and-timely-decisions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Who wore it vest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chuck Baker, from Billings, walks his dog, Betsy, in Billings on Sunday, May 13, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-who-wore-it-vest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 01:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-who-wore-it-vest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber of Commerce: Bank opening and summer tours]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Community Bank is excited to be close to opening their new bank branch on the corner of Lincoln Road and North Montana Avenue near Bob&rsquo;s Valley Market in the North Valley. I was able to take a preview tour&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-bank-opening-and-summer-tours/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-bank-opening-and-summer-tours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: No deal with Iran — energy markets explode]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump announced on Tuesday that the U.S. was withdrawing from the multilateral nuclear accord between the U.S., Iran, Russia, China, and European allies, maintaining a campaign promise. He also announced that his administration would impose harsh sanctions on Iran,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-no-deal-with-iran-energy-markets-explode/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-no-deal-with-iran-energy-markets-explode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings mom pregnant for 11th time has seen highest highs and lowest lows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gena Lager has experienced the highest highs and lowest lows of motherhood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-mom-pregnant-for-11th-time-has-seen-highest-highs-and-lowest-lows/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-mom-pregnant-for-11th-time-has-seen-highest-highs-and-lowest-lows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how you can access the Billings Gazette's digital archives]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do I get access to this digital collection?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-how-you-can-access-the-billings-gazettes-digital-archives/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-how-you-can-access-the-billings-gazettes-digital-archives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Darrell Ehrlick: Look before your leap into The Billings Gazette's digital archive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sam, Sam the garbage man.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/darrell-ehrlick-look-before-your-leap-into-the-billings-gazettes-digital-archive/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/darrell-ehrlick-look-before-your-leap-into-the-billings-gazettes-digital-archive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1.6 million pages of history later, Billings Gazette is digitized]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings' biggest flood happened nearly 81 years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/16-million-pages-of-history-later-billings-gazette-is-digitized/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/16-million-pages-of-history-later-billings-gazette-is-digitized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Montana's elderly population grows, so does demand for skilled-care nursing homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Care facilities for the elderly, staffed with skilled medical technicians and trained nurses, will be in increasing demand in Montana as more and more Baby Boomers enter their golden years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/as-montanas-elderly-population-grows-so-does-demand-for-skilled-care-nursing-homes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/as-montanas-elderly-population-grows-so-does-demand-for-skilled-care-nursing-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Cora Beth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cora Beth is a female mixed-breed dog available for adoption at Billings Animal Rescue Kare. She is about 14 weeks old, with a beautiful coat she has grown after recovering from mange. Her perfect home would be one with children&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-cora-beth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-cora-beth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Determination and sacrifice': Helena College graduates 230 in class of 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graduation offers a time of reflection and optimism, and Saturday 230 graduates proudly received their degrees and certificates from Helena College to the accolades of fellow students, faculty, family and friends.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/determination-and-sacrifice-helena-college-graduates-230-in-class-of-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/determination-and-sacrifice-helena-college-graduates-230-in-class-of-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carroll College's 108th graduation congratulates students on their success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graduations are leavings, with students making their way to the world beyond and with their own abilities set to flower.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-colleges-108th-graduation-congratulates-students-on-their-success/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-colleges-108th-graduation-congratulates-students-on-their-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Billings celebrates National Train Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isabella Tomlin, 6, from Billings, races a virtual train on National Train Day at Billings Depot on Saturday, May 12, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-billings-celebrates-national-train-day/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 01:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-billings-celebrates-national-train-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roadwork between Helena, East Helena expected to cause delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction will continue with placement of concrete barriers on U.S. Highway 12 between Helena and East Helena to enhance safety on the elevated roadway, known locally as the viaduct.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/roadwork-between-helena-east-helena-expected-to-cause-delays/</link><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/roadwork-between-helena-east-helena-expected-to-cause-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County flood update: Sandbagging continues as flood warning remains in effect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers continued filling sandbags at the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds Saturday, uncertain if demand would wane with cooler temperatures and many residents stocking up on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-flood-update-sandbagging-continues-as-flood-warning-remains-in-effect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-flood-update-sandbagging-continues-as-flood-warning-remains-in-effect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings cops disciplined for sex now want all info withheld]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three police officers disciplined for sex on the job or in public buildings are now arguing in court that the public has no right to know any further information the city has, and calling media outlets' attempts to identify them&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-cops-disciplined-for-sex-now-want-all-info-withheld/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-cops-disciplined-for-sex-now-want-all-info-withheld/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual Montana Women's Run draws thousands, despite wet weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[The threat of rain may have kept some people away from the 2018 Montana Women&rsquo;s Run Saturday, but it didn&rsquo;t dampen the enthusiasm among the 7,536 participants who took part.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/annual-montana-womens-run-draws-thousands-despite-wet-weather/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/annual-montana-womens-run-draws-thousands-despite-wet-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday will be soggy in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're planning to take part in the Montana Women's Run in Billings Saturday morning, be sure to wear your rain gear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/saturday-will-be-soggy-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/saturday-will-be-soggy-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local briefs published Saturday, May 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farm Fair for fourth-graders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/local-briefs-published-saturday-may-12/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/local-briefs-published-saturday-may-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search continues for missing Illinois man nearly two weeks after his car was found in Reed Point]]></title><description><![CDATA[An Illinois man has been missing for almost two weeks, but investigators don't think his disappearance is as a result of a criminal act, a detective said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-continues-for-missing-illinois-man-nearly-two-weeks-after-his-car-was-found-in-reed-point/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-continues-for-missing-illinois-man-nearly-two-weeks-after-his-car-was-found-in-reed-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Race a train or drink some bubbly to celebrate train day at the Billings Depot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Together with organizations across the country celebrating the 1869 anniversary of driving a golden spike to open the transcontinental railroad, the Historic Billings Depot will host activities for railroad enthusiasts of all ages Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/race-a-train-or-drink-some-bubbly-to-celebrate-train-day-at-the-billings-depot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/race-a-train-or-drink-some-bubbly-to-celebrate-train-day-at-the-billings-depot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agriculture work earns Big Timber grad a shot at a $50K national scholarship]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's becoming more and more common for college-bound students to take a gap year. It's less common for them to spend it half a world away from home, jump-starting a future career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/agriculture-work-earns-big-timber-grad-a-shot-at-a-50k-national-scholarship/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/agriculture-work-earns-big-timber-grad-a-shot-at-a-50k-national-scholarship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New salon and spa aimed at bringing urban vibe to Billings' West End]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year, Brandi Williams tried getting an appointment at a popular salon in town only to be told it would be four months until it could get her in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-salon-and-spa-aimed-at-bringing-urban-vibe-to-billings-west-end/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-salon-and-spa-aimed-at-bringing-urban-vibe-to-billings-west-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road closures planned for Montana Women's Run]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Women&rsquo;s Run will take place on Saturday, May 12. According to the Montana Women's Run, the followings roads will be closed or partially closed for the race during the specified times:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-closures-planned-for-montana-womens-run/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-closures-planned-for-montana-womens-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brain injury survivors make masks to help others understand what it's like living with the condition]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;After my brain injury, when thinking about where life would take me, I originally saw darkness and sorrow in my future.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/brain-injury-survivors-make-masks-to-help-others-understand-what-its-like-living-with-the-condition/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/brain-injury-survivors-make-masks-to-help-others-understand-what-its-like-living-with-the-condition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New rehab hospital will be located on Billings' West End]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new inpatient rehabilitation hospital, scheduled to open in 2019, will be located on the southeast corner of Gabel and Hesper roads in Billings, the three partners in the new venture announced Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-rehab-hospital-will-be-located-on-billings-west-end/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-rehab-hospital-will-be-located-on-billings-west-end/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events and announcements published Friday, May 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-and-announcements-published-friday-may-11/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-and-announcements-published-friday-may-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Montana State University Billings chancellor sets sights on growing enrollment]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Montana State University Billings moves into some pivotal years, the new chancellor up in McMullen Hall says he will be there to see it through.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-montana-state-university-billings-chancellor-sets-sights-on-growing-enrollment/</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-montana-state-university-billings-chancellor-sets-sights-on-growing-enrollment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County will end sandbagging Friday due to cost, flooding expected to continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County will end sandbagging operations for private citizens Friday at 5 p.m. at the fairgrounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-will-end-sandbagging-friday-due-to-cost-flooding-expected-to-continue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-will-end-sandbagging-friday-due-to-cost-flooding-expected-to-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County will end sandbagging Friday at 5 p.m. due to cost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County will end sandbagging operations for private citizens Friday at 5 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-will-end-sandbagging-friday-at-5-pm-due-to-cost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-will-end-sandbagging-friday-at-5-pm-due-to-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainstorms to move into Billings region Thursday night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings could get about an inch of rain through Saturday as a storm system moves into the area Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rainstorms-to-move-into-billings-region-thursday-night/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rainstorms-to-move-into-billings-region-thursday-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings offers summer youth camps]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer, Montana State University Billings invites kids to spend a week on campus at MSUB or City College to experience learning in a university setting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-offers-summer-youth-camps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-offers-summer-youth-camps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSUB names professor as interim vice provost]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings named professor Susan Balter-Reitz as the interim vice provost for academic affairs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-names-professor-as-interim-vice-provost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-names-professor-as-interim-vice-provost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two Fairfield Republicans seeking HD17 seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican incumbent Ross Fitzgerald will face off against newcomer Andrew Watson in a June 5 primary election for the seat in House District 17.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-fairfield-republicans-seeking-hd17-seat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-fairfield-republicans-seeking-hd17-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana astronaut to speak at Helena College commencement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana astronaut Loren Acton will be the keynote speaker at Helena College's commencement ceremony, where 230 students will receive certificates or degrees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-astronaut-to-speak-at-helena-college-commencement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-astronaut-to-speak-at-helena-college-commencement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carroll College will present its 108th class Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carroll College will hold its 108th commencement ceremony on Saturday with 298 students graduating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-college-will-present-its-108th-class-saturday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-college-will-present-its-108th-class-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[25th annual Mother’s Day Pots and Plants Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bray, West Mont toto host celebration of spring -- and Mom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/25th-annual-mothers-day-pots-and-plants-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/25th-annual-mothers-day-pots-and-plants-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Author, scientist highlights reported UFO sightings in Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joan Bird believes in UFO sightings and stories of human contact with extraterrestrials, but after immersing herself in testimony and research, &ldquo;I sometimes have to back off and go watch birds or something.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/author-scientist-highlights-reported-ufo-sightings-in-montana/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/author-scientist-highlights-reported-ufo-sightings-in-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free bottled water and showers available to those affected by flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two local organizations are offering free bottled water and showers to those affected by the flooding in the Helena area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-bottled-water-and-showers-available-to-those-affected-by-flooding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 02:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-bottled-water-and-showers-available-to-those-affected-by-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why did a vote for a new, pricey high school breeze through in Lockwood, a community that routinely says no to higher school taxes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision to approve a $49.9 million bond to build a Lockwood high school was a stunning turnaround for a voter base that has been stingy on school spending in the past.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/why-did-a-vote-for-a-new-pricey-high-school-breeze-through-in-lockwood-a-community-that-routinely-says-no-to-higher-school-taxes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/why-did-a-vote-for-a-new-pricey-high-school-breeze-through-in-lockwood-a-community-that-routinely-says-no-to-higher-school-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena man who fatally shot burglar defends gun rights at Young Republicans event]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little over two years ago, James George Stiffler of Helena was on trial for deliberate homicide after shooting and killing a burglar in his home on Canyon Ferry Road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-man-who-fatally-shot-burglar-defends-gun-rights-at-young-republicans-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-man-who-fatally-shot-burglar-defends-gun-rights-at-young-republicans-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings' City College names an interim dean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings chose a department chairwoman to temporarily lead City College.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-college-names-an-interim-dean/</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-college-names-an-interim-dean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Republicans compete for HD70 seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four Republicans are vying for the legislative seat up for election in House District 70 in a primary race that will be decided on June 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/four-republicans-compete-for-hd70-seat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/four-republicans-compete-for-hd70-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five high school seniors living in Tumbleweed housing are getting ready for graduation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like other soon-to-be graduates of Billings Senior High School, Bethany Taylor and Alexis Wolff have parlayed hard work and determination to earn their diplomas and the resulting shot at a rewarding career.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/five-high-school-seniors-living-in-tumbleweed-housing-are-getting-ready-for-graduation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/five-high-school-seniors-living-in-tumbleweed-housing-are-getting-ready-for-graduation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bicycle Rodeo offers tune-ups, treats, obstacle course, and free bicycles and helmets for kids without]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Kiwanis Club has teamed up with the Bike Shop, The Spoke Shop, Collin&rsquo;s Bike Shop and the Billings Parks and Recreation Department for the 20th Annual Youth Bicycle Rodeo, taking place from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bicycle-rodeo-offers-tune-ups-treats-obstacle-course-and-free-bicycles-and-helmets-for-kids-without/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bicycle-rodeo-offers-tune-ups-treats-obstacle-course-and-free-bicycles-and-helmets-for-kids-without/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockwood roars: Voters want a high school, and they're willing to pay for it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lockwood voters ushered in a new era of education for their community, passing a $49.9 million bond to build a new high school and break away from Billings schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-roars-voters-want-a-high-school-and-theyre-willing-to-pay-for-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-roars-voters-want-a-high-school-and-theyre-willing-to-pay-for-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena voters approve levies that will raise teacher and staff pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters approved a pair of general fund levies that will give Helena teachers and staff a pay raise, according to preliminary election results released just after midnight Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-voters-approve-levies-that-will-raise-teacher-and-staff-pay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-voters-approve-levies-that-will-raise-teacher-and-staff-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early election results: Helena voters favoring general fund levies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena teachers and staff are on track to receive a pay raise, with preliminary results showing solid support for a pair of general fund levies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/early-election-results-helena-voters-favoring-general-fund-levies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 04:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/early-election-results-helena-voters-favoring-general-fund-levies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man with second-degree murder conviction arrested in Billings for supervised release violation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man found guilty of second-degree murder for his involvement in the 2004 death of a man on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Billings by members of the Montana Violent Offender Task Force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-with-second-degree-murder-conviction-arrested-in-billings-for-supervised-release-violation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 04:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-with-second-degree-murder-conviction-arrested-in-billings-for-supervised-release-violation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena voters approve bond to build a high school]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters approved a $29.5 million bond to build a high school in East Helena, according to preliminary results released by the school district Tuesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-voters-approve-bond-to-build-a-high-school/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 04:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-voters-approve-bond-to-build-a-high-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockwood roars: It wants a high school, and voters choose to pay for it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lockwood voters ushered in a new era of education for their community, passing a $49.9 million bond to build a new high school and break away from Billings schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-roars-it-wants-a-high-school-and-voters-choose-to-pay-for-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 04:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-roars-it-wants-a-high-school-and-voters-choose-to-pay-for-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossiter students displaced by flooding will return to class at other schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[After their school was closed due to flooding, Rossiter Elementary students in grades four and five will resume classes Wednesday at Helena Middle School. All Rossiter students will attend classes at Carroll College beginning Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-students-displaced-by-flooding-will-return-to-class-at-other-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 03:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-students-displaced-by-flooding-will-return-to-class-at-other-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Injured bystander's lawsuit can proceed against Billings cop who tackled him, Montana Supreme Court rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[An injured bystander's lawsuit can proceed against a Billings police officer who tackled him during a late-night call, the Montana Supreme Court ruled.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/injured-bystanders-lawsuit-can-proceed-against-billings-cop-who-tackled-him-montana-supreme-court-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/injured-bystanders-lawsuit-can-proceed-against-billings-cop-who-tackled-him-montana-supreme-court-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings-area dog owner sees strong start to tick season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prudy Ladd and a friend were running their dogs at Sundance Lodge Recreation Area southeast of Billings this week, peeling ticks off of themselves as they went.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-area-dog-owner-sees-strong-start-to-tick-season/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-area-dog-owner-sees-strong-start-to-tick-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gov. Bullock briefed on Lewis &amp; Clark County flooding issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County officials briefed Gov. Steve Bullock and Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney Tuesday on some of the problems caused by the incessant flooding that has been hammering the area for more than a week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gov-bullock-briefed-on-lewis-amp-clark-county-flooding-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 01:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gov-bullock-briefed-on-lewis-amp-clark-county-flooding-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner ID's man found dead by jogger over the weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Billings man whose body was found downtown by a jogger Saturday died of a heart attack sometime earlier in the morning, Yellowstone County Deputy Coroner Rich Hoffman said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coroner-ids-man-found-dead-by-jogger-over-the-weekend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coroner-ids-man-found-dead-by-jogger-over-the-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner ID's man found dead by jogger in downtown Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Billings man whose body was found downtown by a jogger Saturday died of a heart attack sometime earlier in the morning, Yellowstone County Deputy Coroner Rich Hoffman said Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coroner-ids-man-found-dead-by-jogger-in-downtown-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coroner-ids-man-found-dead-by-jogger-in-downtown-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings man hospitalized after running stop sign, crashing car into semi trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was hospitalized Tuesday morning after he apparently ran a stop sign on Billings' West End and crashed his car into the trailer of a semi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-hospitalized-after-running-stop-sign-crashing-car-into-semi-trailer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-hospitalized-after-running-stop-sign-crashing-car-into-semi-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings man hospitalized after crashing car into semi trailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was hospitalized Tuesday morning after he apparently ran a stop sign on Billings' West End and crashed his car into the trailer of a semi truck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-hospitalized-after-crashing-car-into-semi-trailer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 16:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-hospitalized-after-crashing-car-into-semi-trailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena boy receives playset through Make-A-Wish Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was two weeks after his first birthday that doctors diagnosed Corban Loomis with leukemia, setting him up for three and a half years of treatment that will wrap up in August.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-boy-receives-playset-through-make-a-wish-montana/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-boy-receives-playset-through-make-a-wish-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Less than a week after signing a contract, Billings' new superintendent has already attended a trustees meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Public School trustees held their first State of the District meeting Monday &mdash; a fitting theme for new superintendent Greg Upham, who attended less than a week after signing a contract.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/less-than-a-week-after-signing-a-contract-billings-new-superintendent-has-already-attended-a-trustees-meeting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/less-than-a-week-after-signing-a-contract-billings-new-superintendent-has-already-attended-a-trustees-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings police chief defends his department and the punishment handed down to cops disciplined for sex]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saying he was addressing &ldquo;the elephant in the room,&rdquo; Police Chief Rich St. John told the Billings City Council Monday that the &ldquo;misdeeds of a few officers should not be a broad-brushed opinion of how the Police Department operates.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-police-chief-defends-his-department-and-the-punishment-handed-down-to-cops-disciplined-for-sex/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-police-chief-defends-his-department-and-the-punishment-handed-down-to-cops-disciplined-for-sex/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Last day to vote on a bond for a Lockwood high school, other schools issues, is Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ballots in school elections are due at the Yellowstone County Elections Office by 8 p.m. Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/last-day-to-vote-on-a-bond-for-a-lockwood-high-school-other-schools-issues-is-tuesday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/last-day-to-vote-on-a-bond-for-a-lockwood-high-school-other-schools-issues-is-tuesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone Valley Gives nets more than $148K for county nonprofits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yellowstone Valley Gives, a two-day effort to raise money for nonprofits in the county, raised more than $148,000 through online fundraising on Friday and Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-valley-gives-nets-more-than-148k-for-county-nonprofits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-valley-gives-nets-more-than-148k-for-county-nonprofits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MontanaFair concert ticket sales climbing after Kelly Clarkson announcement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ticket sales for MontanaFair's the three headliners are 253 percent higher than last year&rsquo;s figure at this time, MetraPark's marketing and sales director told Yellowstone County Commissioners on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montanafair-concert-ticket-sales-climbing-after-kelly-clarkson-announcement/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 22:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montanafair-concert-ticket-sales-climbing-after-kelly-clarkson-announcement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Valley flooding update: Rossiter school to remain closed Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[After canceling classes Monday due to flooding, Rossiter Elementary School will remain closed at least through Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-update-rossiter-school-to-remain-closed-tuesday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-update-rossiter-school-to-remain-closed-tuesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood warning issued for more parts of Helena Valley Monday; county resuming free sandbag distribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[After about a week of flooding in Lewis and Clark County, the National Weather Service issued a flood warning Monday morning for more parts of the Helena Valley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-warning-issued-for-more-parts-of-helena-valley-monday-county-resuming-free-sandbag-distribution/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-warning-issued-for-more-parts-of-helena-valley-monday-county-resuming-free-sandbag-distribution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood warning issued for more parts of Helena Valley Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[After about a week of flooding in Lewis and Clark County, the National Weather Service issued a flood warning for more parts of the Helena Valley Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-warning-issued-for-more-parts-of-helena-valley-monday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-warning-issued-for-more-parts-of-helena-valley-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials still searching for Wolf Point man who disappeared in Missouri River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities in Roosevelt County continue to search for a man believed to have drowned after he jumped into the Missouri River near Wolf Point last month in an attempt to save two people struggling in the frigid water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officials-still-searching-for-wolf-point-man-who-disappeared-in-missouri-river/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officials-still-searching-for-wolf-point-man-who-disappeared-in-missouri-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Billings Mayor Tooley tapped to lead Bozeman think tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Billings mayor Chuck Tooley has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Policy in Bozeman, the organization announced Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-billings-mayor-tooley-tapped-to-lead-bozeman-think-tank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-billings-mayor-tooley-tapped-to-lead-bozeman-think-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search effort continues for Wolf Point man who disappeared into the Missouri River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities in Roosevelt County continue to search for a man believed to have drowned after he jumped into the Missouri River near Wolf Point last month in an attempt to save two people struggling in the frigid water.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-effort-continues-for-wolf-point-man-who-disappeared-into-the-missouri-river/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 17:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-effort-continues-for-wolf-point-man-who-disappeared-into-the-missouri-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood warning issued for Helena Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service in Great Falls issued a flood warning for the Helena Valley Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-warning-issued-for-helena-valley/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-warning-issued-for-helena-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunny skies with possible scattered thunderstorms to start the week]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sunny, warm start to Monday is expected to give way to scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon in Billings, according to the National Weather Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sunny-skies-with-possible-scattered-thunderstorms-to-start-the-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sunny-skies-with-possible-scattered-thunderstorms-to-start-the-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans and Democrats in HD75 both have contested primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats and Republicans will both have a contested primary in June for the open seat in House District 75.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/republicans-and-democrats-in-hd75-both-have-contested-primary/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/republicans-and-democrats-in-hd75-both-have-contested-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuggets From Helena: From the Lewis and Clark County Jail to the Myrna Loy Center for the Performing Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a Saturday evening in April of 1989, Helenans gathered at the Montana Club for a gala event kicking off a fundraising drive which would convert the then vacant 1891 Lewis and Clark County jail into the Myrna Loy Center&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nuggets-from-helena-from-the-lewis-and-clark-county-jail-to-the-myrna-loy-center-for-the-performing-arts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nuggets-from-helena-from-the-lewis-and-clark-county-jail-to-the-myrna-loy-center-for-the-performing-arts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, May 7, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Births]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-may-7-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-may-7-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings city council turns its focus to upcoming budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beginning with Monday&rsquo;s work session, the 2018-19 budget will dominate the Billings City Council&rsquo;s time during the coming weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-council-turns-its-focus-to-upcoming-budget/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-council-turns-its-focus-to-upcoming-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone County to begin update to hazard mitigation plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local officials and community members will be talking wildfires, floods, rockfalls, cyberattacks and just about every other conceivable disaster in the coming months as Yellowstone County begins updating a sweeping plan that guides preparation, response and planning for both natural&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-to-begin-update-to-hazard-mitigation-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-to-begin-update-to-hazard-mitigation-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown convenience store evacuated after CO2 line blows]]></title><description><![CDATA[A carbon dioxide line connected to the soda machine at a downtown convenience store broke Sunday evening, causing the gas to fill the building and prompting a temporary evacuation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-convenience-store-evacuated-after-co2-line-blows/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-convenience-store-evacuated-after-co2-line-blows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After fires, floods and other disasters, Billings businesses don't always bounce back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fires, floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters can deal a devastating blow to businesses, and it can be hard to recover. Not all do.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-fires-floods-and-other-disasters-billings-businesses-dont-always-bounce-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-fires-floods-and-other-disasters-billings-businesses-dont-always-bounce-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist killed in crash near Sidney identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Glendive man killed in a motorcycle crash south of Sidney Saturday afternoon has been identified as Marc Morasko.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-near-sidney-identified/</link><pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2018 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-near-sidney-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Cyclists decorate bicycles with flowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyclists ride through flower petals at Tour de Fleur Sunday, May 6, 2018. This event is put on by Billings TrailNet to encourage women and children to welcome spring and embrace bicycling while benefiting the city's trails and bike paths.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-cyclists-decorate-bicycles-with-flowers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-cyclists-decorate-bicycles-with-flowers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sandbagging begins as flooding hits Rossiter School]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warm temperatures and high snowpack are impacting more of the Helena Valley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sandbagging-begins-as-flooding-hits-rossiter-school/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sandbagging-begins-as-flooding-hits-rossiter-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossiter Elementary School cancels classes Monday as Helena Valley floodwaters rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rossiter Elementary School canceled classes Monday after high snowpack and warm temperatures caused floodwaters in the area to rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-elementary-school-cancels-classes-monday-as-helena-valley-floodwaters-rise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-elementary-school-cancels-classes-monday-as-helena-valley-floodwaters-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rossiter Elementary School cancels classes Monday as flooding continues in Helena Valley]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rossiter Elementary School canceled classes Monday after warm temperatures and high snowpack caused floodwaters to rise in the Helena Valley.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-elementary-school-cancels-classes-monday-as-flooding-continues-in-helena-valley/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rossiter-elementary-school-cancels-classes-monday-as-flooding-continues-in-helena-valley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man injured in Crow Agency crash dies in Billings hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 22-year-old man involved in an April 28 crash in Crow Agency has died from his injuries, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-injured-in-crow-agency-crash-dies-in-billings-hospital/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-injured-in-crow-agency-crash-dies-in-billings-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 killed, 2 injured in crash west of Crow Agency]]></title><description><![CDATA[A single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon near Crow Agency left a 33-year-old woman dead, according to the Montana Highway Patrol. Two other women in the car were injured.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/1-killed-2-injured-in-crash-west-of-crow-agency/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/1-killed-2-injured-in-crash-west-of-crow-agency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Range: Birds make up for lingering cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[This spring is really for the birds. The last ice and snow is finally melting out of my woodpile, and we&rsquo;ve had several days without frost. And it isn&rsquo;t even June yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/open-range-birds-make-up-for-lingering-cold/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/open-range-birds-make-up-for-lingering-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial matters: A 10-year history of markets, economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last 10 years in financial markets, the economy, and government have been fascinating, challenging, and maybe rewarding. As the economy emerged from the &ldquo;Great Recession,&rdquo; both financial markets and government began to play an expanded role in our individual&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-a-10-year-history-of-markets-economy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-a-10-year-history-of-markets-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Corner: Homeownership: The universal language]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is home ownership so important? As children we build forts and play with dollhouses. Home is the center of family life and people all over the world share that desire. Not only is it important to family life, it&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-homeownership-the-universal-language/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-homeownership-the-universal-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Kansas wheat withers, prices explode]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kansas, the number one wheat growing state, is likely facing the smallest harvest in almost 30 years. According to the Wheat Quality Council&rsquo;s annual crop tour, ongoing drought across the U.S. Southern Plains is likely to knock crop yields to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-kansas-wheat-withers-prices-explode/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-kansas-wheat-withers-prices-explode/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, May 6, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-may-6-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-may-6-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ballots due Tuesday for school elections in Helena, East Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters have until Tuesday, May 8, to return ballots for the school elections in Helena and East Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ballots-due-tuesday-for-school-elections-in-helena-east-helena/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ballots-due-tuesday-for-school-elections-in-helena-east-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education office to hire Eastern Montana superintendent, change leadership structure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Office of Public Instruction will change its leadership structure, trimming the agency's former second-in-command position and elevating two positions below that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/education-office-to-hire-eastern-montana-superintendent-change-leadership-structure/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/education-office-to-hire-eastern-montana-superintendent-change-leadership-structure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Gigi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gigi is a friendly, playful, female Australian shepherd mix available for adoption from Help for Homeless Pets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-gigi/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-gigi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tester targeted at GOP Senate candidate forum in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lewis and Clark County Republicans U.S. Senate candidate forum Saturday night in Helena was a reflection of how President Donald Trump has set the tone within the Republican Party.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tester-targeted-at-gop-senate-candidate-forum-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 06:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tester-targeted-at-gop-senate-candidate-forum-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Motorcyclist killed in crash south of Sidney]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montana resident in his 60s died Saturday south of Sidney after the motorcycle he was riding collided with the front loader of a truck.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-south-of-sidney/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/motorcyclist-killed-in-crash-south-of-sidney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Citing 'a family emergency at the last minute,' Michael Flynn cancels Billings appearance at Troy Downing event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Citing "a family emergency at the last minute," President Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn says he will no longer be at a rally in Billings Sunday for Republican primary Senate candidate Troy Downing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/citing-a-family-emergency-at-the-last-minute-michael-flynn-cancels-billings-appearance-at-troy-downing-event/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/citing-a-family-emergency-at-the-last-minute-michael-flynn-cancels-billings-appearance-at-troy-downing-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime music festival volunteer has shared passion, hospitality for many years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first time Betty O'Toole attended the state music festival as a young teacher, John F. Kennedy was U.S. president, the Beatles had just released &ldquo;I Want to Hold Your Hand&rdquo; and gas cost 29 cents a gallon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/longtime-music-festival-volunteer-has-shared-passion-hospitality-for-many-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/longtime-music-festival-volunteer-has-shared-passion-hospitality-for-many-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jogger finds man dead on sidewalk Saturday morning in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police found nothing suspicious on scene after a morning jogger discovered a man dead on a downtown Billings sidewalk Saturday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jogger-finds-man-dead-on-sidewalk-saturday-morning-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2018 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jogger-finds-man-dead-on-sidewalk-saturday-morning-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Brehe: Let’s make Mother’s Day more inclusive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mother&rsquo;s Day is next Sunday, May 13. Since Congress declared it a holiday in 1914, Mother&rsquo;s Day has become one of our most beloved holidays. It means breakfast in bed for many moms. Family get-togethers. Scads of Hallmark cards and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stephen-brehe-lets-make-mothers-day-more-inclusive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stephen-brehe-lets-make-mothers-day-more-inclusive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois man still missing after dogs, boats search Reed Point area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Searchers in the Reed Point area found no leads Friday on the location of an Illinois man who was last heard from Sunday, according to the Stillwater County Sheriff's Office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/illinois-man-still-missing-after-dogs-boats-search-reed-point-area/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/illinois-man-still-missing-after-dogs-boats-search-reed-point-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parole officers saw AR-15 in man's house before Billings standoff, court docs show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Probation and parole officers found a loaded AR-15 on a man&rsquo;s bed during a routine home check on Tuesday, according to court documents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/parole-officers-saw-ar-15-in-mans-house-before-billings-standoff-court-docs-show/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/parole-officers-saw-ar-15-in-mans-house-before-billings-standoff-court-docs-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This town revamped an old steel mill into an arts center. Could Billings do something similar with its old Corette site?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BETHLEHEM, Penn. &mdash; Bethlehem Steel produced nearly three-fourths of the steel America needed to fight World War II. But, by 1995, the company was bankrupt, costing the city of Bethlehem 20 percent of its tax base and leaving behind a&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-town-revamped-an-old-steel-mill-into-an-arts-center-could-billings-do-something-similar-with-its-old-corette-site/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-town-revamped-an-old-steel-mill-into-an-arts-center-could-billings-do-something-similar-with-its-old-corette-site/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Gazette, KTVQ file countersuit for city to release documents in police sex cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Gazette and KTVQ are counter-suing the city and three unidentified police officers in a legal battle over whether the identities of the officers, who were disciplined for having sex either on duty or on city property, should be&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-gazette-ktvq-file-countersuit-for-city-to-release-documents-in-police-sex-cases/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-gazette-ktvq-file-countersuit-for-city-to-release-documents-in-police-sex-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Harrison change of command ceremony slated for Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[On May 5, the Montana Army National Guard will conduct a change-of-command ceremony at Fort Harrison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fort-harrison-change-of-command-ceremony-slated-for-saturday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fort-harrison-change-of-command-ceremony-slated-for-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Helena Vigilante Parade results announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the longest-running high school parades in the United States, Helena's 94th Vigilante Parade rolled down Last Chance Gulch on Friday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2018-helena-vigilante-parade-results-announced/</link><pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2018 00:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2018-helena-vigilante-parade-results-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey aimed at getting a better handle on Montana's teacher shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of education leaders in Montana are asking teachers for help to get a better handle on the state's rural teacher shortage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/survey-aimed-at-getting-a-better-handle-on-montanas-teacher-shortage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 23:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/survey-aimed-at-getting-a-better-handle-on-montanas-teacher-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Students harmonize during a break in competition at state solo and ensemble festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students from Colstrip and West Yellowstone break into a full-harmony version of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" as they relax between competitions at the Eastern State Solo and Ensemble Festival at Skyivew High School on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-students-harmonize-during-a-break-in-competition-at-state-solo-and-ensemble-festival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-students-harmonize-during-a-break-in-competition-at-state-solo-and-ensemble-festival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Spring singing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students from Colstrip and West Yellowstone break into a full harmony version of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" as they relax between competitions at the Eastern State Solo and Ensemble Festival at Skyivew High School on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-spring-singing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 22:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-spring-singing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 other Billings-area law enforcement officers lost jobs after inappropriate behavior]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another case of Billings-area law enforcement officers having sex on the job has surfaced as part of a Billings Gazette investigation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-other-billings-area-law-enforcement-officers-lost-jobs-after-inappropriate-behavior/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-other-billings-area-law-enforcement-officers-lost-jobs-after-inappropriate-behavior/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County Flood Emergency: Sand and sandbag distribution moved up to noon today]]></title><description><![CDATA[After examining the situation in the Ten Mile Creek Area and discussion with County Public Works, the date and time for the sand and sandbag distribution has been updated to today, May 4 at 12 p.m., Lewis and Clark County&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-flood-emergency-sand-and-sandbag-distribution-moved-up-to-noon-today/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 18:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-flood-emergency-sand-and-sandbag-distribution-moved-up-to-noon-today/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the 94th Vigilante Parade live at noon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 94th Vigilante Parade will start at noon on Last Chance Gulch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/watch-the-94th-vigilante-parade-live-at-noon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/watch-the-94th-vigilante-parade-live-at-noon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At Montana student festival, good music goes beyond hitting the right notes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year at the state music festival, a quartet of Senior High students were in trouble.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-montana-student-festival-good-music-goes-beyond-hitting-the-right-notes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-montana-student-festival-good-music-goes-beyond-hitting-the-right-notes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inaugural Helena College Art Exhibit to showcase students' work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eight of Seth Roby&rsquo;s art students will show their work in an inaugural Helena College Art Exhibit at Park Avenue Bakery as part of the Helena Spring Art Walk Friday, May 4.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/inaugural-helena-college-art-exhibit-to-showcase-students-work/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/inaugural-helena-college-art-exhibit-to-showcase-students-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, May 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-may-4/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-may-4/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renowned painter Theodore Waddell to exhibit at The Myrna Loy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theodore Waddell, one of the West&rsquo;s most celebrated contemporary artists, will exhibit 22 paintings, handmade prints, and drawings in a rare show at the Jailhouse Gallery at The Myrna Loy, 15 N. Ewing, starting May 4.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/renowned-painter-theodore-waddell-to-exhibit-at-the-myrna-loy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/renowned-painter-theodore-waddell-to-exhibit-at-the-myrna-loy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How would Billings pay for One Big Sky? Leaders learn how Pennsylvania changed the law to help cover the cost of a town's big project]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Penn. &mdash; Shepherding the bill through the Pennsylvania legislature that helped re-shape downtown Allentown was &ldquo;a hard, challenging and difficult experience,&rdquo; the senator who made it happen told a group of Billings visitors Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/how-would-billings-pay-for-one-big-sky-leaders-learn-how-pennsylvania-changed-the-law-to-help-cover-the-cost-of-a-towns-big-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/how-would-billings-pay-for-one-big-sky-leaders-learn-how-pennsylvania-changed-the-law-to-help-cover-the-cost-of-a-towns-big-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayers for unity rise from Montana Capitol as part of national observance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four shofars rang out in the Capitol Rotunda Thursday afternoon, opening the ceremony commemorating the 30th annual National Day of Prayer.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prayers-for-unity-rise-from-montana-capitol-as-part-of-national-observance/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 02:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prayers-for-unity-rise-from-montana-capitol-as-part-of-national-observance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Annual fundraising campaign kicks off in downtown Billings with goal of raising $100K]]></title><description><![CDATA[People gathered under Skypoint for a kickoff celebration for Yellowstone Valley Gives in downtown Billings on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-annual-fundraising-campaign-kicks-off-in-downtown-billings-with-goal-of-raising-100k/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-annual-fundraising-campaign-kicks-off-in-downtown-billings-with-goal-of-raising-100k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National company trains local public safety officers for honor guard detail]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was on Thursday that 29 students training to be honor guard members held their first mock funeral.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/national-company-trains-local-public-safety-officers-for-honor-guard-detail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/national-company-trains-local-public-safety-officers-for-honor-guard-detail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[National company in Billings to train public safety officers for honor guard detail]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was on Thursday that 29 students training to be honor guard members held their first mock funeral.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/national-company-in-billings-to-train-public-safety-officers-for-honor-guard-detail/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/national-company-in-billings-to-train-public-safety-officers-for-honor-guard-detail/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A day after Billings' top superintendent pick declines, Helena administrator says yes to the job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than 24 hours after School District 2 announced that trustees' top pick for the superintendent job had pulled out, a Helena administrator who was the second choice has taken the job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-day-after-billings-top-superintendent-pick-declines-helena-administrator-says-yes-to-the-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-day-after-billings-top-superintendent-pick-declines-helena-administrator-says-yes-to-the-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena administrator agrees to be next Billings school superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less than 24 hours after School District 2 announced that trustees' top pick for the superintendent job had pulled out, a Helena administrator who was the second choice has taken the job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-administrator-agrees-to-be-next-billings-school-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-administrator-agrees-to-be-next-billings-school-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of Emergency declared due to Helena Valley flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County declared a state of emergency Thursday due to flooding in the Helena Valley, one day after the state of Montana declared a statewide flood emergency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/state-of-emergency-declared-due-to-helena-valley-flooding/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/state-of-emergency-declared-due-to-helena-valley-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis &amp; Clark County declares flooding emergency; sandbags will be available]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County declared a state of emergency Thursday because of the current flooding issues and potential for more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-amp-clark-county-declares-flooding-emergency-sandbags-will-be-available/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-amp-clark-county-declares-flooding-emergency-sandbags-will-be-available/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison inmate dies following suicide attempt at Glendive regional prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montana State Prison inmate died Tuesday after an apparent suicide attempt in the Dawson County Correctional Facility, according to the state Department of Corrections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prison-inmate-dies-following-suicide-attempt-at-glendive-regional-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prison-inmate-dies-following-suicide-attempt-at-glendive-regional-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prison inmate dies after suicide attempt at Glendive regional prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montana State Prison inmate died Tuesday after an apparent suicide attempt in the Dawson County Correctional Facility, according to the state Department of Corrections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prison-inmate-dies-after-suicide-attempt-at-glendive-regional-prison/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prison-inmate-dies-after-suicide-attempt-at-glendive-regional-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring Art Walk: Helena printmaker to show off some of his latest T-shirt designs Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[You&rsquo;ll find art in some of the oddest places.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/spring-art-walk-helena-printmaker-to-show-off-some-of-his-latest-t-shirt-designs-friday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/spring-art-walk-helena-printmaker-to-show-off-some-of-his-latest-t-shirt-designs-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Wisconsin explosion, Billings-area refineries, emergency planners, say they could handle a disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of last week&rsquo;s explosion and fire at a northwestern Wisconsin oil refinery, Yellowstone County industry, medical and government officials say they&rsquo;re prepared if such an incident happened here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-wisconsin-explosion-billings-area-refineries-emergency-planners-say-they-could-handle-a-disaster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-wisconsin-explosion-billings-area-refineries-emergency-planners-say-they-could-handle-a-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Wisconsin explosion, Billings-area refineries, emergency planners say could handle a disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of last week&rsquo;s explosion and fire at a northwestern Wisconsin oil refinery, Yellowstone County industry, medical and government officials say they&rsquo;re prepared if such an incident happened here.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-wisconsin-explosion-billings-area-refineries-emergency-planners-say-could-handle-a-disaster/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-wisconsin-explosion-billings-area-refineries-emergency-planners-say-could-handle-a-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, May 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Migratory Bird Day festival is Saturday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-may-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-may-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings group visits Pennsylvania town that underwent ambitious downtown re-development]]></title><description><![CDATA[ALLENTOWN, Penn. &mdash; Before downtown Allentown rebranded itself City Center and attracted more than $1 billion in development &mdash; including the PPL Center where Bon Jovi played this week &mdash; the city was best known for a Billy Joel song&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-group-visits-pennsylvania-town-that-underwent-ambitious-downtown-re-development/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-group-visits-pennsylvania-town-that-underwent-ambitious-downtown-re-development/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Parks and Recreation wants more parking near Beattie Street trailhead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Parks and Recreation has completed its analysis of public comment about the proposed Beattie Street trailhead expansion and will move forward to the next part of the planning cycle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-parks-and-recreation-wants-more-parking-near-beattie-street-trailhead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-parks-and-recreation-wants-more-parking-near-beattie-street-trailhead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Illinois man reported missing after his vehicle is found in Reed Point]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Stillwater County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding an Illinois man who is "presumed missing under suspicious circumstances."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/illinois-man-reported-missing-after-his-vehicle-is-found-in-reed-point/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/illinois-man-reported-missing-after-his-vehicle-is-found-in-reed-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top superintendent pick declines Billings job; offer will go to Helena administrator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ross Kasun, a New Jersey superintendent, has officially withdrawn as the next superintendent of Montana's largest public school district.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/top-superintendent-pick-declines-billings-job-offer-will-go-to-helena-administrator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/top-superintendent-pick-declines-billings-job-offer-will-go-to-helena-administrator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech company founder, Northern Hotel owner to be Montana State University Billings commencement speaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings' keynote commencement speech will be delivered by an alumnus who founded a multi-million dollar credit information analysis company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tech-company-founder-northern-hotel-owner-to-be-montana-state-university-billings-commencement-speaker/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tech-company-founder-northern-hotel-owner-to-be-montana-state-university-billings-commencement-speaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man involved in Billings standoff is on probation for assault with a weapon, remains hospitalized]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who barricaded himself in his home Tuesday after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement is on probation for assault with a weapon and has a federal conviction for having a machine gun.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-involved-in-billings-standoff-is-on-probation-for-assault-with-a-weapon-remains-hospitalized/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-involved-in-billings-standoff-is-on-probation-for-assault-with-a-weapon-remains-hospitalized/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunny days ahead before thunderstorms move into Billings area this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forecast is looking up for the next three days before possible thunderstorms move into the Billings area Friday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sunny-days-ahead-before-thunderstorms-move-into-billings-area-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sunny-days-ahead-before-thunderstorms-move-into-billings-area-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who barricaded himself in East Billings home alive, injured at end of standoff with police]]></title><description><![CDATA[A refinery worker in Billings for the turnaround had just pulled his Jeep into the bay at COR Automotive and explained how his check engine light was on when John Smart and his employees heard something crackling across the street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-who-barricaded-himself-in-east-billings-home-alive-injured-at-end-of-standoff-with-police/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 05:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-who-barricaded-himself-in-east-billings-home-alive-injured-at-end-of-standoff-with-police/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two major road construction projects underway in Helena area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two major road construction projects are beginning this week in Helena and East Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-major-road-construction-projects-underway-in-helena-area/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-major-road-construction-projects-underway-in-helena-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police standoff ends in East Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPDATE: A man who barricaded himself in an East Billings home was apprehended after a standoff that lasted less than two hours Tuesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-standoff-ends-in-east-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-standoff-ends-in-east-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested in bar parking lot for armed robbery of Billings cellphone store]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man suspected of robbing a West End cellphone store at gunpoint Tuesday morning was arrested hours later in the Reno Club bar parking lot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-arrested-in-bar-parking-lot-for-armed-robbery-of-billings-cellphone-store/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-arrested-in-bar-parking-lot-for-armed-robbery-of-billings-cellphone-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Pelicans make pit stop in the Yellowstone River near Laurel]]></title><description><![CDATA[An American white pelican shows off its gular pouch as a flock of the birds rest in the Yellowstone River near Laurel on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-pelicans-make-pit-stop-in-the-yellowstone-river-near-laurel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-pelicans-make-pit-stop-in-the-yellowstone-river-near-laurel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Pelican pit stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[An American white pelican shows off its gular pouch as a flock of the birds rest in the Yellowstone River near Laurel on Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-pelican-pit-stop/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 23:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-pelican-pit-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by car in downtown Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was transported by ambulance after he was hit by a car while crossing Sixth Avenue in downtown Billings Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pedestrian-hospitalized-after-being-hit-by-car-in-downtown-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pedestrian-hospitalized-after-being-hit-by-car-in-downtown-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pedestrian hospitalized after being hit by car downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was transported by ambulance after he was hit by a car while crossing Sixth Avenue in downtown Billings Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pedestrian-hospitalized-after-being-hit-by-car-downtown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pedestrian-hospitalized-after-being-hit-by-car-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[College credit class teams up students at high school, Montana State University Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[When senior Tristin Welter signed up for Skyview High's dual enrollment English class, she was banking on getting a sweet deal on pricey college credits and a head start on a major.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/college-credit-class-teams-up-students-at-high-school-montana-state-university-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/college-credit-class-teams-up-students-at-high-school-montana-state-university-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wilsall girl dies in Park County rollover crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old girl from Wilsall died Monday after crashing her truck in Park County, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wilsall-girl-dies-in-park-county-rollover-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wilsall-girl-dies-in-park-county-rollover-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[16-year-old girl dies in rollover crash north of Livingston]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 16-year-old girl from Wilsall died Monday after crashing her pickup in Park County, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/16-year-old-girl-dies-in-rollover-crash-north-of-livingston/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/16-year-old-girl-dies-in-rollover-crash-north-of-livingston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain and cool temperatures continue Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[A steady rain in Billings is expected to taper off after Tuesday morning, while temperatures will remain relatively low until warmer weather returns Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-and-cool-temperatures-continue-tuesday/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-and-cool-temperatures-continue-tuesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain and cool temperatures continue in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A steady rain in Billings is expected to taper off after Tuesday morning, while temperatures will remain relatively low until warmer weather returns Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-and-cool-temperatures-continue-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 15:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-and-cool-temperatures-continue-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come fire or high water, Billings has seen plenty of disasters]]></title><description><![CDATA[As community historian at the Western Heritage Center, Elisabeth DeGrenier sometimes finds fascinating tidbits in unexpected places &mdash; like nursing homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/come-fire-or-high-water-billings-has-seen-plenty-of-disasters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/come-fire-or-high-water-billings-has-seen-plenty-of-disasters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former megachurch pastor visits Billings, makes appeal for more kindness amid disagreements]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Pavlovitz calls himself a recovering &ldquo;super Christian megachurch pastor man&rdquo; he writes the popular blog &ldquo;Stuff That Needs To Be Said.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-megachurch-pastor-visits-billings-makes-appeal-for-more-kindness-amid-disagreements/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-megachurch-pastor-visits-billings-makes-appeal-for-more-kindness-amid-disagreements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings cops disciplined for sex cite potential 'bad reputation' in arguments to remain unnamed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Billings police officers disciplined for having sex on the job or on public property argued in court documents Monday they would have a "bad reputation" that would affect their jobs if their names were released.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-cops-disciplined-for-sex-cite-potential-bad-reputation-in-arguments-to-remain-unnamed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-cops-disciplined-for-sex-cite-potential-bad-reputation-in-arguments-to-remain-unnamed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roads closed due to Helena Valley flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Ten Mile Creek flooding several areas of the west Helena Valley Monday, Lewis and Clark County officials closed some area roads as homeowners work to protect their homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/roads-closed-due-to-helena-valley-flooding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/roads-closed-due-to-helena-valley-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Valley flooding prompts road closures as residents work to protect their homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Ten Mile Creek flooding several parts of the west Helena Valley Monday, Lewis and Clark County officials closed some area roads as residents worked to protect their homes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-prompts-road-closures-as-residents-work-to-protect-their-homes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-valley-flooding-prompts-road-closures-as-residents-work-to-protect-their-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockwood, long a preschool proponent, beefs up its program with a state grant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lockwood is one of a handful of school districts in Montana that have put money from their K-12 budget into preschool.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-long-a-preschool-proponent-beefs-up-its-program-with-a-state-grant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-long-a-preschool-proponent-beefs-up-its-program-with-a-state-grant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis &amp; Clark County gets an 'F' for short-term air quality, but passes year-round test]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is no secret that wildfires and wood smoke negatively affect air quality in Helena and across Montana, and Lewis and Clark and several other counties received failing grades in a recent report from the American Lung Association.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-amp-clark-county-gets-an-f-for-short-term-air-quality-but-passes-year-round-test/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-amp-clark-county-gets-an-f-for-short-term-air-quality-but-passes-year-round-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool, rainy weather to start the week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cooler, rainy weather is expected to start the work week in Billings, before sunny skies and high temperatures in the 70s return Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cool-rainy-weather-to-start-the-week/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cool-rainy-weather-to-start-the-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After a few days of cool, rainy weather in Billings, sunny skies expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cooler, rainy weather is expected to start the workweek in Billings, before sunny skies and high temperatures in the 70s return Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-a-few-days-of-cool-rainy-weather-in-billings-sunny-skies-expected/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-a-few-days-of-cool-rainy-weather-in-billings-sunny-skies-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, April 30, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Births]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-april-30-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-april-30-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Triathletes compete in the 40th Peaks to Prairie Adventure Race, and hope it's not the last]]></title><description><![CDATA[SPECIAL K RANCH &mdash; Sunday started off sunny in Red Lodge but ended with bright bursts of lightning and a cold rain east of Columbus, where scores of exhausted competitors shivered, celebrated and tried to recover from the 68-mile Peaks&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/triathletes-compete-in-the-40th-peaks-to-prairie-adventure-race-and-hope-its-not-the-last/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/triathletes-compete-in-the-40th-peaks-to-prairie-adventure-race-and-hope-its-not-the-last/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooding reported near Helena, Lincoln]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials have received numerous reports of flooding near Ten Mile Creek, according to the Lewis &amp; Clark Emergency Response Facebook page.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flooding-reported-near-helena-lincoln/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2018 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flooding-reported-near-helena-lincoln/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arbor Day celebration at Optimist Park on Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city of Billings will hold its Arbor Day celebration from 7:45 a.m. through 1 p.m. Thursday at Optimist Park, Hallowell Lane and Morgan Avenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/arbor-day-celebration-at-optimist-park-on-thursday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/arbor-day-celebration-at-optimist-park-on-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of Darkness: Hundreds walk for suicide prevention in East Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under a bright blue sky, a large crowd slowly made its way down the street. The steps moving along the asphalt were deliberate and intentional. Most participants had strands of colored beads slung around their necks to honor personal connections&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/out-of-darkness-hundreds-walk-for-suicide-prevention-in-east-helena/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/out-of-darkness-hundreds-walk-for-suicide-prevention-in-east-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native American-themed floats subject to stricter review after 2017 Vigilante Parade controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a float in last year&rsquo;s Vigilante Parade was criticized for its portrayal of Native Americans, the superintendent of Helena Public Schools will personally approve any float related to Native American culture ahead of the 94th annual event on May&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/native-american-themed-floats-subject-to-stricter-review-after-2017-vigilante-parade-controversy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/native-american-themed-floats-subject-to-stricter-review-after-2017-vigilante-parade-controversy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Grains bounce back]]></title><description><![CDATA[With weather warming up, Midwestern farmers are just beginning to plant this year&rsquo;s corn and soybean crops, but many are already thinking ahead to harvest, which is the only time they see income for a year&rsquo;s worth of costs and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-grains-bounce-back/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-grains-bounce-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expert offers tips on spring gardening in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite some lingering snow patches and brisk morning temperatures, it appears as though spring is finally here in Helena. Lawns are slowly greening back up, nursery shelves are being stocked and most days you can get away with only wearing&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/expert-offers-tips-on-spring-gardening-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/expert-offers-tips-on-spring-gardening-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, April 29, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-29-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-29-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Oreo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oreo is an 8-year-old female Border collie mix dog available for adoption through Rez Dog Rescue of Montana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-oreo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-oreo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 concert, event attendance a record-smashing success for Billings' MetraPark]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a considerable boost from nearly 50,000 fans of Garth Brooks, MetraPark hosted more than 103,000 concert-goers in 2017, by far the most in its history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2017-concert-event-attendance-a-record-smashing-success-for-billings-metrapark/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2017-concert-event-attendance-a-record-smashing-success-for-billings-metrapark/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volunteers spruce up Billings Saturday during Great American Cleanup]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2018 Great American Cleanup came just in time this year, now that spring has bloomed in Billings and people are enjoying time outdoors.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/volunteers-spruce-up-billings-saturday-during-great-american-cleanup/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/volunteers-spruce-up-billings-saturday-during-great-american-cleanup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tribal members teach archaeologists about Indian culture with goal of fostering respect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imagine a group of American Indians proposing to unearth the remains of soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., put the bones in boxes and take them back to Montana for storage and to be studied.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tribal-members-teach-archaeologists-about-indian-culture-with-goal-of-fostering-respect/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tribal-members-teach-archaeologists-about-indian-culture-with-goal-of-fostering-respect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Calls on Montana Democrat to Resign in Fight Over Failed V.A. Nomination]]></title><description><![CDATA[President Trump lashed out at Senator Jon Tester, the Democrat who helped thwart the cabinet nomination of Dr. Ronny L. Jackson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trump-calls-on-montana-democrat-to-resign-in-fight-over-failed-va-nomination/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trump-calls-on-montana-democrat-to-resign-in-fight-over-failed-va-nomination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marysville Bigfoot Hunt to raise money for rural fire department]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Yeti.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/marysville-bigfoot-hunt-to-raise-money-for-rural-fire-department/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/marysville-bigfoot-hunt-to-raise-money-for-rural-fire-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week: Jethro, Daffodil ready for spring sun and snuggles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring has finally sprung! The dogs and cats at the Lewis &amp; Clark Humane Society are overjoyed to take in the sunshine and warmth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-jethro-daffodil-ready-for-spring-sun-and-snuggles/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-jethro-daffodil-ready-for-spring-sun-and-snuggles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Oscar Meyer Wienermobile and Planters Peanuts Nutmobile meet in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile and the Planters Peanuts Nutmobile met in Billings this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-oscar-meyer-wienermobile-and-planters-peanuts-nutmobile-meet-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-oscar-meyer-wienermobile-and-planters-peanuts-nutmobile-meet-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and Planters Peanuts Nutmobile meet in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and the Planters Peanuts Nutmobile met in Billings this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-and-planters-peanuts-nutmobile-meet-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-oscar-mayer-wienermobile-and-planters-peanuts-nutmobile-meet-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authorities investigating 'suspicious' death after decomposed body found in Helena's South Hills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities say they are investigating a "suspicious" death after a decomposed body was found Friday in Helena's South Hills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/authorities-investigating-suspicious-death-after-decomposed-body-found-in-helenas-south-hills/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/authorities-investigating-suspicious-death-after-decomposed-body-found-in-helenas-south-hills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We&rsquo;re not anti-gun. We&rsquo;re anti-violence': Helena students bring in congressional candidates to discuss shootings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A nonpartisan town hall organized by a group of high school students in Helena brought together five congressional candidates and about 100 local residents Friday evening to discuss gun violence in schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wersquore-not-anti-gun-wersquore-anti-violence-helena-students-bring-in-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-shootings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wersquore-not-anti-gun-wersquore-anti-violence-helena-students-bring-in-congressional-candidates-to-discuss-shootings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Lion returns to Mullowney Lane in south Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owners of the hotel at the corner of Midland Road and Mullowney Lane has stepped away from its franchise agreement with the Radisson Hotel chain and has joined with Red Lion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lion-returns-to-mullowney-lane-in-south-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lion-returns-to-mullowney-lane-in-south-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge orders documents redacted and re-filed in disciplined Billings cops' sex case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sealed documents should be amended, redacted and re-filed until a final decision is reached in a lawsuit over the public's right to know which Billings police officers were disciplined for having sex on city property, a judge ruled Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/judge-orders-documents-redacted-and-re-filed-in-disciplined-billings-cops-sex-case/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 03:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/judge-orders-documents-redacted-and-re-filed-in-disciplined-billings-cops-sex-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings schools superintendent recommends Wyoming administrator for West High principal job]]></title><description><![CDATA[West High&rsquo;s next principal will likely be an administrator from Wyoming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-superintendent-recommends-wyoming-administrator-for-west-high-principal-job/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-superintendent-recommends-wyoming-administrator-for-west-high-principal-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prescribed burn starts 200-acre wildfire southeast of Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 200-acre wildfire sprang from a prescribed burn southeast of Helena Friday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prescribed-burn-starts-200-acre-wildfire-southeast-of-helena/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 00:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prescribed-burn-starts-200-acre-wildfire-southeast-of-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nation seeing 'deadliest drug crisis' in its history, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions affirmed his department's effort to reduce crime and drug trafficking during an appearance in Billings on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nation-seeing-deadliest-drug-crisis-in-its-history-us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-says-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nation-seeing-deadliest-drug-crisis-in-its-history-us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-says-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data breach affects Billings Clinic patients who used pharmacy at downtown location]]></title><description><![CDATA[A data security breach involving Billings Clinic's email system affected 949 patients who used the Atrium Pharmacy, the hospital disclosed Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/data-breach-affects-billings-clinic-patients-who-used-pharmacy-at-downtown-location/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 22:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/data-breach-affects-billings-clinic-patients-who-used-pharmacy-at-downtown-location/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Interstate Bank buys Pacific Northwest bank's parent company for $160 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Interstate Bank in Billings has signed a deal to purchase the Spokane-based Northwest Bancorp., parent company of Inland Northwest Bank, for $160.9 million.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/first-interstate-bank-buys-pacific-northwest-banks-parent-company-for-160-million/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/first-interstate-bank-buys-pacific-northwest-banks-parent-company-for-160-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Free trees for Arbor Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leroy Gabel of the Yellowstone Conservation District pulls out a green ash tree to give away during an Arbor Day event at the Montana Audubon Center on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-free-trees-for-arbor-day/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-free-trees-for-arbor-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings regional BIA official taking over in wake of agency director's resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The top official at the Bureau of Indian Affairs has resigned suddenly after serving just six months, and a Billings official will take over, the agency said on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-regional-bia-official-taking-over-in-wake-of-agency-directors-resignation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-regional-bia-official-taking-over-in-wake-of-agency-directors-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening up: Proactive approach earns McKinley Elementary counselor state award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carolyn Yegen keeps a pair of river rocks on her desk, one bigger than the other, both smoothed by years of tumbling in Yellowstone current.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opening-up-proactive-approach-earns-mckinley-elementary-counselor-state-award/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opening-up-proactive-approach-earns-mckinley-elementary-counselor-state-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linkage trail proposed across Spring Meadow Lake State Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State Parks is taking public comment on a proposed trail across Spring Meadow Lake State Park linking the Centennial Trail with open space and Fort Harrison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/linkage-trail-proposed-across-spring-meadow-lake-state-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/linkage-trail-proposed-across-spring-meadow-lake-state-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, April 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-27/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-27/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening reception planned at Heart Mountain for 'Incarceration in Focus' photo exhibit]]></title><description><![CDATA[SHERIDAN, Wyo. &mdash; On Tuesday, May 1, the public is invited to an opening reception for &ldquo;Incarceration in Focus: A Comparative Look at the Photographs of Ansel Adams and Yoshio Okumoto,&rdquo; which is on display until July 15 at the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opening-reception-planned-at-heart-mountain-for-incarceration-in-focus-photo-exhibit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opening-reception-planned-at-heart-mountain-for-incarceration-in-focus-photo-exhibit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating after car crashes through fence, lands upside down in Billings Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[After crashing into a fence off Wicks Lane Thursday night, a man was hospitalized with injuries that initially appeared to be "minor," according to Sgt. Matthew Chaney of the Billings Police Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-investigating-after-car-crashes-through-fence-lands-upside-down-in-billings-heights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-investigating-after-car-crashes-through-fence-lands-upside-down-in-billings-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming out of their shells: Planters Nutmobile ambassadors spread cheer in Billings stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a sign of snack food solidarity, crews inside both the Planters Peanuts Nutmobile and the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile planned to set aside their culinary rivalry Thursday evening to enjoy a movie together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coming-out-of-their-shells-planters-nutmobile-ambassadors-spread-cheer-in-billings-stop/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coming-out-of-their-shells-planters-nutmobile-ambassadors-spread-cheer-in-billings-stop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Sand projects represent trafficked victims who fall through the cracks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cracks in the sidewalk near Peaks to Plains Park at Montana State University Billings turned red Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-sand-projects-represent-trafficked-victims-who-fall-through-the-cracks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-sand-projects-represent-trafficked-victims-who-fall-through-the-cracks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena students invite all 17 congressional candidates to Friday forum on gun violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of Helena high schoolers has invited all 17 of Montana's congressional candidates to join them for a community discussion about gun violence at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Helena Middle School auditorium. The public is invited to attend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-students-invite-all-17-congressional-candidates-to-friday-forum-on-gun-violence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-students-invite-all-17-congressional-candidates-to-friday-forum-on-gun-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings man gets 30 years for fatal shooting in drug deal gone bad]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Billings man who pleaded guilty to the shooting death of another man in 2015 was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in the Montana State Prison.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-gets-30-years-for-fatal-shooting-in-drug-deal-gone-bad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-man-gets-30-years-for-fatal-shooting-in-drug-deal-gone-bad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman whose body was found in the Yellowstone River was injured before her death]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Billings woman whose body was found in the Yellowstone River on Sunday appeared to have been injured before she died, Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder said Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-whose-body-was-found-in-the-yellowstone-river-was-injured-before-her-death/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-whose-body-was-found-in-the-yellowstone-river-was-injured-before-her-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Full Monty,' one of Broadway&rsquo;s 'most revealing comedies,' on stage at Grandstreet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Raucous.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/the-full-monty-one-of-broadwayrsquos-most-revealing-comedies-on-stage-at-grandstreet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/the-full-monty-one-of-broadwayrsquos-most-revealing-comedies-on-stage-at-grandstreet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Habitat for Humanity starts work on first of six Helena homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Area Habitat for Humanity raised the walls on the first of six houses the organization is building in the Mountain View Meadows subdivision in 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/habitat-for-humanity-starts-work-on-first-of-six-helena-homes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/habitat-for-humanity-starts-work-on-first-of-six-helena-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings nonprofit hopes to help victims of sexual exploitation with camera raffle valued at $30K]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britney Higgs first heard about the plight of sex-trafficked women a few years ago from a friend who had traveled to India.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-nonprofit-hopes-to-help-victims-of-sexual-exploitation-with-camera-raffle-valued-at-30k/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-nonprofit-hopes-to-help-victims-of-sexual-exploitation-with-camera-raffle-valued-at-30k/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, April 26]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campground host needed for Many Pines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-26/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-26/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Life Church to sponsor Billings Bible Reading Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of cities across the nation participate in an annual Bible Reading Marathon in conjunction with the National Day of Prayer taking place on May 3. Locally, New Life Church is sponsoring the 13th annual Billings Bible Reading Marathon, from&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-life-church-to-sponsor-billings-bible-reading-marathon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-life-church-to-sponsor-billings-bible-reading-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free trees available to Yellowstone County citizens on Arbor Day]]></title><description><![CDATA[In celebration of Arbor Day, the Yellowstone Conservation District will give away 350 trees at no cost to Yellowstone County residents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-trees-available-to-yellowstone-county-citizens-on-arbor-day/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-trees-available-to-yellowstone-county-citizens-on-arbor-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OPI deputy superintendent resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second-in-command at Montana's state education agency has announced his resignation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opi-deputy-superintendent-resigns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opi-deputy-superintendent-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena launches effort aimed at increasing affordable housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena's city government is beginning an ambitious attempt to address the difficulties of increasing affordable housing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-launches-effort-aimed-at-increasing-affordable-housing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-launches-effort-aimed-at-increasing-affordable-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alive After 5 summer series announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Downtown Billings Alliance announced the 12 locations and musicians for this summer's Alive After 5 events.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/alive-after-5-summer-series-announced/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/alive-after-5-summer-series-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Broadwater scraps landfill bids that pitted Helena business against Lewis &amp; Clark County]]></title><description><![CDATA[TOWNSEND &mdash; Broadwater's county commission decided Wednesday to scrap a competitive bidding process that pitted a Helena waste-disposal business against Lewis and Clark County, citing procedural errors and &ldquo;an extensive lobbying process&rdquo; by the private company.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/broadwater-scraps-landfill-bids-that-pitted-helena-business-against-lewis-amp-clark-county/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/broadwater-scraps-landfill-bids-that-pitted-helena-business-against-lewis-amp-clark-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Look Ma! No driver. The future of construction work may be robotic]]></title><description><![CDATA[The future of heavy equipment was on display at a construction site on the Billings West End Wednesday, but something was missing: an operator.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/look-ma-no-driver-the-future-of-construction-work-may-be-robotic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/look-ma-no-driver-the-future-of-construction-work-may-be-robotic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Snack time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lerin Embry, 7, from Billings, throws a piece of bread to a gaggle at Riverfront Park on Wednesday, April 25, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-snack-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-snack-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Embroidery as activism]]></title><description><![CDATA[MSUB staff member Christine Ditter works on an embroidery piece Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-embroidery-as-activism/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-embroidery-as-activism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gazette, KTVQ file to intervene in Billings cops' case to protect identities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Gazette and KTVQ Communications have filed to intervene in a legal action by three police officers seeking to keep their names out of the news after being disciplined for sexual trysts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gazette-ktvq-file-to-intervene-in-billings-cops-case-to-protect-identities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gazette-ktvq-file-to-intervene-in-billings-cops-case-to-protect-identities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Spring fishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[An osprey fishes above a pond at the Shiloh Conservation Area on Wednesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-spring-fishing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-spring-fishing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions to talk about drugs in Billings Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will visit Billings Friday, April 27, to deliver a speech about the drug crisis in America.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-to-talk-about-drugs-in-billings-friday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/us-attorney-general-jeff-sessions-to-talk-about-drugs-in-billings-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Castle Rock teacher plans to use grant money to help students get outside the classroom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Castle Rock Middle School teacher Randy Chase jokingly told students he would use the surprise $2,500 he received Tuesday to go on a trip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/castle-rock-teacher-plans-to-use-grant-money-to-help-students-get-outside-the-classroom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/castle-rock-teacher-plans-to-use-grant-money-to-help-students-get-outside-the-classroom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop off your unneeded prescription drugs Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual prescription drug take-back project is set for 9 a.m. through 2 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot of the Billings Elks Lodge, 934 Lewis Ave.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/drop-off-your-unneeded-prescription-drugs-saturday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/drop-off-your-unneeded-prescription-drugs-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena business argues county has unfair advantage in competition for landfill contract]]></title><description><![CDATA[The manager of the Helena business that has provided Broadwater County's landfill for 18 years is crying foul after Lewis and Clark County submitted a more competitive bid for the contract.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-business-argues-county-has-unfair-advantage-in-competition-for-landfill-contract/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 02:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-business-argues-county-has-unfair-advantage-in-competition-for-landfill-contract/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cookie sale in honor of Billings Girl Scout who died from flu-related complications exceeds expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Saturday, people from around the United States rallied to fulfill Chloe Lai&rsquo;s wish to sell 3,000 boxes of Girl Scout cookies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cookie-sale-in-honor-of-billings-girl-scout-who-died-from-flu-related-complications-exceeds-expectations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cookie-sale-in-honor-of-billings-girl-scout-who-died-from-flu-related-complications-exceeds-expectations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Character-building fitness program for middle and high school students to hold Saturday kickoff]]></title><description><![CDATA[R4C, a new fitness and character-building program for middle school and high school students, will hold its kickoff event from 11 a.m. through 3 p.m. Saturday at Telos Fitness, 100 S. 24th Street West, Number 7, the former Hancock Fabrics&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/character-building-fitness-program-for-middle-and-high-school-students-to-hold-saturday-kickoff/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/character-building-fitness-program-for-middle-and-high-school-students-to-hold-saturday-kickoff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATED: Officials ID Boulder Elementary student who died in ATV crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trystan James Stratton, a third-grade student at Boulder Elementary School, has been identified as the 9-year-old boy who died after crashing an all-terrain vehicle Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/updated-officials-id-boulder-elementary-student-who-died-in-atv-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/updated-officials-id-boulder-elementary-student-who-died-in-atv-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials ID Boulder Elementary student who died in ATV crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trystan James Stratton, a third-grade student at Boulder Elementary School, has been identified as the 9-year-old boy who died after crashing an all-terrain vehicle Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officials-id-boulder-elementary-student-who-died-in-atv-crash/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officials-id-boulder-elementary-student-who-died-in-atv-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff: Body found in Yellowstone River being treated as a homicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[The death of a woman whose body was found in the Yellowstone River Sunday is being treated as a homicide, Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder stated in a press release Tuesday, but noted "there were no obvious signs of foul&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sheriff-body-found-in-yellowstone-river-being-treated-as-a-homicide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sheriff-body-found-in-yellowstone-river-being-treated-as-a-homicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tuesday morning police chase ends at ZooMontana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officers arrested a woman Tuesday morning next to ZooMontana at the end of a chase down Interstate 90, according to Laurel police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tuesday-morning-police-chase-ends-at-zoomontana/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tuesday-morning-police-chase-ends-at-zoomontana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veteran national journalist on politics today: 'It's a blood sport']]></title><description><![CDATA[Veteran journalist Judy Woodruff has been around the political block a few times, having covered the topic nationally since 1976.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/veteran-national-journalist-on-politics-today-its-a-blood-sport/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/veteran-national-journalist-on-politics-today-its-a-blood-sport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grants available for historical record preservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board is offering grants of up to $2,500 for projects promoting the preservation of and access to Wyoming&rsquo;s historical records. The deadline to apply for the grants is June 1.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/grants-available-for-historical-record-preservation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/grants-available-for-historical-record-preservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings school trustees expel elementary student]]></title><description><![CDATA[School District 2 trustees expelled an elementary school student Monday, according to school board meeting minutes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-trustees-expel-elementary-student/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-trustees-expel-elementary-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheriff's Office IDs body found in Yellowstone River; woman's name withheld pending family notifications]]></title><description><![CDATA[The woman whose body was found Sunday afternoon in the Yellowstone River has been identified, Yellowstone County Sheriff Mike Linder said Monday, but his office is withholding her name until it finishes notifying her family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sheriffs-office-ids-body-found-in-yellowstone-river-womans-name-withheld-pending-family-notifications/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sheriffs-office-ids-body-found-in-yellowstone-river-womans-name-withheld-pending-family-notifications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing Billings girl found]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old girl who went missing from her home in Billings on Monday was found later that night, according to Billings police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-billings-girl-found/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-billings-girl-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billing police looking for missing girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-year-old girl went missing from her home in Billings on Monday, according to Billings police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billing-police-looking-for-missing-girl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billing-police-looking-for-missing-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaign practices complaint against Billings lawyer dismissed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices has dismissed a campaign finance complaint against Billings attorney Gene Jarussi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/campaign-practices-complaint-against-billings-lawyer-dismissed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/campaign-practices-complaint-against-billings-lawyer-dismissed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings cops disciplined for on-the-job sex file lawsuit to have investigation records sealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A district court judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the city of Billings just hours before it was scheduled to release the names of three police officers disciplined for having sex on city property.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-cops-disciplined-for-on-the-job-sex-file-lawsuit-to-have-investigation-records-sealed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 22:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-cops-disciplined-for-on-the-job-sex-file-lawsuit-to-have-investigation-records-sealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planned outage to affect about 1,300 NorthWestern customers near Helena Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[A planned power outage will affect about 1,300 NorthWestern Energy customers in the Spokane Bench area near Helena between midnight and 5 a.m. Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/planned-outage-to-affect-about-1300-northwestern-customers-near-helena-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/planned-outage-to-affect-about-1300-northwestern-customers-near-helena-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman stabbed while shopping at downtown Billings grocery store]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Billings woman was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries after she was stabbed inside the downtown Albertsons grocery store Monday morning, according to Sgt. Harley Cagle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-stabbed-while-shopping-at-downtown-billings-grocery-store/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-stabbed-while-shopping-at-downtown-billings-grocery-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATED: Missing Helena teen has been found]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPDATE: 12:05 P.M.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/updated-missing-helena-teen-has-been-found/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/updated-missing-helena-teen-has-been-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing Helena teen has been found]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPDATE: 12:05 P.M.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-helena-teen-has-been-found/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-helena-teen-has-been-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings (finally) busts the snow record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings' area residents may be sloshing through a slushy rain to begin their week, but good news: The long winter suffering has not been in vain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-finally-busts-the-snow-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-finally-busts-the-snow-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings (finally) breaks the snowfall record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings-area residents trudged through the slush Monday, but the storm brought some "good" news: The long winter of suffering has not been in vain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-finally-breaks-the-snowfall-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-finally-breaks-the-snowfall-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow expected to switch to rain Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings isn't expected to get more than a trace of snow Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service, before the weather switches back over to rain later in the day.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-expected-to-switch-to-rain-monday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-expected-to-switch-to-rain-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stabbing victim transported to hospital with minor injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings police responded to a stabbing at the downtown Albertsons grocery store on the 600 block of North 27th Street Monday morning, according to Sgt. Harley Cagle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stabbing-victim-transported-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stabbing-victim-transported-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown stabbing victim transported to hospital with minor injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings police responded to a stabbing at the downtown Albertsons grocery store on the 600 block of North 27th Street Monday morning, according to Sgt. Harley Cagle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-stabbing-victim-transported-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-stabbing-victim-transported-to-hospital-with-minor-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena psychiatric hospital's new golden retriever is professionally trained in tenderness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blue Bonnet, a 2-year-old golden retriever, is the newest employee at Shodair Children's Hospital in Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-psychiatric-hospitals-new-golden-retriever-is-professionally-trained-in-tenderness/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-psychiatric-hospitals-new-golden-retriever-is-professionally-trained-in-tenderness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What would a Lockwood high school cost Lockwood and Billings?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2015, the details in a potentially messy divorce between Billings and Lockwood schools sank a legislative bill that would have let Lockwood, a K-8 district, expand into high school. Lockwood students currently attend Billings high schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-would-a-lockwood-high-school-cost-lockwood-and-billings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-would-a-lockwood-high-school-cost-lockwood-and-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Yellowstone Valley Area Special Olympics Spring Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patrick Yerman, from Lewistown, bench presses during a power-lifting event in the Yellowstone Valley Area Spring Games at Powerlifting Plaza Fitness on Sunday, April 22, 2018.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-yellowstone-valley-area-special-olympics-spring-games/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-yellowstone-valley-area-special-olympics-spring-games/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[9-year-old boy dies after crashing utility vehicle near Boulder]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 9-year-old boy died after crashing a utility vehicle on a rural road north of Boulder Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/9-year-old-boy-dies-after-crashing-utility-vehicle-near-boulder/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/9-year-old-boy-dies-after-crashing-utility-vehicle-near-boulder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigating body found in Yellowstone River near Billings' Two Moon Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office is investigating a dead body that was found in the Yellowstone River near Two Moon Park Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-investigating-body-found-in-yellowstone-river-near-billings-two-moon-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-investigating-body-found-in-yellowstone-river-near-billings-two-moon-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings construction worker invents a better tool, a process full of reversals and failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Ventling has been building homes since 1976, and setting trusses has always been the worst part.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-construction-worker-invents-a-better-tool-a-process-full-of-reversals-and-failure/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-construction-worker-invents-a-better-tool-a-process-full-of-reversals-and-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Affordable housing, anti-poverty grants on Billings City Council radar Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its meeting Monday, the Billings City Council will tackle several tools aimed at more affordable housing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/affordable-housing-anti-poverty-grants-on-billings-city-council-radar-monday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/affordable-housing-anti-poverty-grants-on-billings-city-council-radar-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, April 22, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-22-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-22-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pets of the week: Josie and Bella]]></title><description><![CDATA[Josie and Bella are two cats available for adoption from Rimrock Humane Society. They lost their home when their former owner died, and they need to stay together.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pets-of-the-week-josie-and-bella/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pets-of-the-week-josie-and-bella/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone Arboretum dedicated at ZooMontana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters gathered to dedicate the Yellowstone Arboretum at ZooMontana on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-arboretum-dedicated-at-zoomontana/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-arboretum-dedicated-at-zoomontana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arboretum dedicated at ZooMontana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supporters gathered to dedicate the Yellowstone Arboretum at ZooMontana on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/arboretum-dedicated-at-zoomontana/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 04:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/arboretum-dedicated-at-zoomontana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Great Falls-Billings Diocese bishop responds to Mayfair fundraiser controversy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four days after a Great Falls priest called for a boycott of Mayfair, the Billings Catholic School&rsquo;s annual fundraiser, Bishop Michael Warfel of the Great Falls-Billings Diocese weighed in on the controversy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/great-falls-billings-diocese-bishop-responds-to-mayfair-fundraiser-controversy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/great-falls-billings-diocese-bishop-responds-to-mayfair-fundraiser-controversy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday afternoon fire torches mobile homes in Lockwood, cause unknown]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fire heavily damaged a pair of mobile homes in Lockwood on Saturday evening at the Eastwood Estates mobile home park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/saturday-afternoon-fire-torches-mobile-homes-in-lockwood-cause-unknown/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/saturday-afternoon-fire-torches-mobile-homes-in-lockwood-cause-unknown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Floodwaters surround Chinook as Milk River approaches historic levels on Hi-Line]]></title><description><![CDATA[The flooding expected along the Hi-Line is here, as spring is finally melting a heavy snow pack.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/floodwaters-surround-chinook-as-milk-river-approaches-historic-levels-on-hi-line/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/floodwaters-surround-chinook-as-milk-river-approaches-historic-levels-on-hi-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice day on tap in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday in Billings will be sunny, with a high near 72 and southwest wind around 7 mph, the National Weather Service says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nice-day-on-tap-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nice-day-on-tap-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSUB dean to take job at Presentation College in South Dakota]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings announced that college dean Diane Duin will leave to take a job at Presentation College in South Dakota.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-dean-to-take-job-at-presentation-college-in-south-dakota/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-dean-to-take-job-at-presentation-college-in-south-dakota/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Side Community Center to host Cinco de Mayo dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone is invited to the South Side Community Center&rsquo;s annual Cinco de Mayo dinner at the center, 901 S. 30th St., from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 5.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/south-side-community-center-to-host-cinco-de-mayo-dinner/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/south-side-community-center-to-host-cinco-de-mayo-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sacred Ground: Toward Common Ground and Understanding]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Luke&rsquo;s and St. Stephen&rsquo;s Episcopal Churches of Billings are hosting a free workshop exploring the common ground between the spirituality of Native Americans and traditional Christian churches.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sacred-ground-toward-common-ground-and-understanding/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sacred-ground-toward-common-ground-and-understanding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glendive Medical Center now offers women a more comfortable mammography experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[GLENDIVE &mdash; Glendive Medical Center now offers patients a new option in mammograms: the Senographe Pristina.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/glendive-medical-center-now-offers-women-a-more-comfortable-mammography-experience/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/glendive-medical-center-now-offers-women-a-more-comfortable-mammography-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carroll College research festival speaker oversees 2 of the world's largest telescopes]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 200 Carroll College students came together Friday for the school's annual SURF, or Student Undergraduate Research Festival, a day of sharing and celebrating the work that students have been doing over the past year or more.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-college-research-festival-speaker-oversees-2-of-the-worlds-largest-telescopes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-college-research-festival-speaker-oversees-2-of-the-worlds-largest-telescopes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Fire Department signs up for chemical plume monitoring technology produced by Billings company]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Fire Department is the latest organization to sign on as an early adopter of a new system that pinpoints and tracks chemical plumes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-fire-department-signs-up-for-chemical-plume-monitoring-technology-produced-by-billings-company/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 03:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-fire-department-signs-up-for-chemical-plume-monitoring-technology-produced-by-billings-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community pride is at the heart of the campaign for a Lockwood high school]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a lot of talk about &ldquo;across the river&rdquo; among advocates for a Lockwood high school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-pride-is-at-the-heart-of-the-campaign-for-a-lockwood-high-school/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-pride-is-at-the-heart-of-the-campaign-for-a-lockwood-high-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beer without borders: Brazilians pick up tips from Helena's craft brewers]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the brewery business in the United States has grown exponentially and is possibly approaching saturation, Brazil&rsquo;s craft beer industry is taking off with a little help from Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/beer-without-borders-brazilians-pick-up-tips-from-helenas-craft-brewers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/beer-without-borders-brazilians-pick-up-tips-from-helenas-craft-brewers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Peter's Health lifts visitor restrictions in response to decrease in flu cases]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Peter's Health lifted its visitation restrictions Friday because of a decrease in influenza cases at the hospital and across the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-peters-health-lifts-visitor-restrictions-in-response-to-decrease-in-flu-cases/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-peters-health-lifts-visitor-restrictions-in-response-to-decrease-in-flu-cases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midland Road road work begins Tuesday, will last into September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Road work begins Tuesday on a Midland Road construction project that will last into September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/midland-road-road-work-begins-tuesday-will-last-into-september/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/midland-road-road-work-begins-tuesday-will-last-into-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midland Road road work begins Tuesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Road work begins Tuesday on a Midland Road construction project that will last into September.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/midland-road-road-work-begins-tuesday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2018 00:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/midland-road-road-work-begins-tuesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Girl Scouts plan to sell cookies Saturday in memory of troop member who died from flu-related complications]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten-year-old Chloe Lai loved everything about Girl Scouts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/girl-scouts-plan-to-sell-cookies-saturday-in-memory-of-troop-member-who-died-from-flu-related-complications/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/girl-scouts-plan-to-sell-cookies-saturday-in-memory-of-troop-member-who-died-from-flu-related-complications/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It&rsquo;s a global humanitarian crisis': Helena NGO goes to Lesbos to attend to refugees]]></title><description><![CDATA[The island of Lesbos in the Aegean Sea was home to the poet Sappho, who wrote beautiful, complex lyric poetry in ancient Grecian times. Today, it&rsquo;s home to more than 7,000 refugees fleeing violence and war in their homelands in&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/itrsquos-a-global-humanitarian-crisis-helena-ngo-goes-to-lesbos-to-attend-to-refugees/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/itrsquos-a-global-humanitarian-crisis-helena-ngo-goes-to-lesbos-to-attend-to-refugees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, April 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-20/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Staff from Billings' hospitals train to treat some of the toughest patients &mdash; preemies &mdash; on medical flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neonatal flight nurse Ruth Atkins and flight respiratory therapist Dora Cardillo, both with St. Vincent Healthcare, saved the life of a 10-day-old infant girl Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/staff-from-billings-hospitals-train-to-treat-some-of-the-toughest-patients-mdash-preemies-mdash-on-medical-flights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/staff-from-billings-hospitals-train-to-treat-some-of-the-toughest-patients-mdash-preemies-mdash-on-medical-flights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carter's Brewing opens new expanded tap room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carter's Brewing will hold a grand opening for its new tap room at 3 p.m. on Friday, showcasing the new expanded space at 2526 Montana Ave. in downtown Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carters-brewing-opens-new-expanded-tap-room/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 05:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carters-brewing-opens-new-expanded-tap-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Cross called to assist Helena family displaced by house fire that caused $75K in damage]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Helena Fire Department extinguished a house fire Thursday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-cross-called-to-assist-helena-family-displaced-by-house-fire-that-caused-75k-in-damage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-cross-called-to-assist-helena-family-displaced-by-house-fire-that-caused-75k-in-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings' Big Bear Sports Center to sell store fixtures, office furniture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big Bear Sports Center in Billings will begin selling off store fixtures, office furniture and other display equipment starting next week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-big-bear-sports-center-to-sell-store-fixtures-office-furniture/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 01:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-big-bear-sports-center-to-sell-store-fixtures-office-furniture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Red, white, and blue classic]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1960s Chrysler Newport sits outside of the Underriner Motors body shop along 7th Avenue North on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-red-white-and-blue-classic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-red-white-and-blue-classic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police chase ends in arrest south of Billings after officer slashes vehicle's tire]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was arrested Thursday morning near the Crow Reservation boundary after leading police on a chase from Billings with a 2-year-old boy in the vehicle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-chase-ends-in-arrest-south-of-billings-after-officer-slashes-vehicles-tire/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-chase-ends-in-arrest-south-of-billings-after-officer-slashes-vehicles-tire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officers use spike strips, slash tire south of Billings in chase of SUV with 2-year-old inside; man arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was arrested Thursday morning near the Crow Reservation boundary after leading police on a chase from Billings with a 2-year-old boy in the vehicle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officers-use-spike-strips-slash-tire-south-of-billings-in-chase-of-suv-with-2-year-old-inside-man-arrested/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officers-use-spike-strips-slash-tire-south-of-billings-in-chase-of-suv-with-2-year-old-inside-man-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officers use spike strips, slash tire south of Billings in chase of pickup with 2-year-old inside; man arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was arrested Thursday morning near the Crow Reservation boundary after leading police on a chase from Billings with a 2-year-old boy in the vehicle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officers-use-spike-strips-slash-tire-south-of-billings-in-chase-of-pickup-with-2-year-old-inside-man-arrested/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officers-use-spike-strips-slash-tire-south-of-billings-in-chase-of-pickup-with-2-year-old-inside-man-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital High drama students bring comedy — complete with door slamming and chaos — to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fights, pratfalls, hilarious one-liners and mass confusion.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/capital-high-drama-students-bring-comedy-complete-with-door-slamming-and-chaos-to-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/capital-high-drama-students-bring-comedy-complete-with-door-slamming-and-chaos-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, April 19]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professor to recount Glacier hike tonight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-19/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-19/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remembering Barbara Bush, Montana poet recalls sending first lady a poem, receiving thank-you note]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Tuesday death of former first lady Barbara Bush sent Helen Cossitt scurrying to her scrapbooks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/remembering-barbara-bush-montana-poet-recalls-sending-first-lady-a-poem-receiving-thank-you-note/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/remembering-barbara-bush-montana-poet-recalls-sending-first-lady-a-poem-receiving-thank-you-note/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More weigh in on a 'pornographic' assignment at a Billings school &mdash; including the state superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public comment during Monday&rsquo;s school board meeting turned into a skirmish about academic freedom when a family who objected to an assignment in a high school psychology class returned to express its displeasure with how School District 2 has handled&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/more-weigh-in-on-a-pornographic-assignment-at-a-billings-school-mdash-including-the-state-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/more-weigh-in-on-a-pornographic-assignment-at-a-billings-school-mdash-including-the-state-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Billings police officers disciplined for having sex in City Hall basement, in a patrol car]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three Billings Police Department officers were ordered suspended without pay for having sex on city property, Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/3-billings-police-officers-disciplined-for-having-sex-in-city-hall-basement-in-a-patrol-car/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/3-billings-police-officers-disciplined-for-having-sex-in-city-hall-basement-in-a-patrol-car/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For $20, you can be among the first in line at the Billings library's book sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rolling bookshelves &mdash; and up to 60 willing hands &mdash; are key to prepping for the Friends of the Billings Public Library&rsquo;s spring used book sale.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/for-20-you-can-be-among-the-first-in-line-at-the-billings-librarys-book-sale/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/for-20-you-can-be-among-the-first-in-line-at-the-billings-librarys-book-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone County undersheriff to retire at end of April]]></title><description><![CDATA[After joining the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office at the age of 19 as a deputy, Undersheriff Kevin Evans has decided to retire, effectively ending a 25-year career with the law enforcement agency.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-undersheriff-to-retire-at-end-of-april/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-undersheriff-to-retire-at-end-of-april/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone County tests sirens]]></title><description><![CDATA[All 24 outdoor sirens in Yellowstone County were activated as part of an equipment test Wednesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-tests-sirens/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-tests-sirens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone County siren test to take place Wednesday evening]]></title><description><![CDATA[All 24 outdoor sirens in Yellowstone County will be activated as part of an equipment test Wednesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-siren-test-to-take-place-wednesday-evening/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-siren-test-to-take-place-wednesday-evening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bear that escaped from pen at Helena rehab center found on facility's premises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildlife officials have located a small black bear they initially believed had escaped from the wildlife rehabilitation center at Montana WILD near Spring Meadow Lake in Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bear-that-escaped-from-pen-at-helena-rehab-center-found-on-facilitys-premises/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bear-that-escaped-from-pen-at-helena-rehab-center-found-on-facilitys-premises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena school board unanimously approves contract, $163K salary for new superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Helena School Board of Trustees unanimously approved the contract for incoming Superintendent Tyler Ream at a special meeting on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-board-unanimously-approves-contract-163k-salary-for-new-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-board-unanimously-approves-contract-163k-salary-for-new-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Health: How Healthy Is Your Home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We all know how important diet and exercise are for health. Did you know that the condition of your home can have a big impact on your health, too?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-how-healthy-is-your-home/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-how-healthy-is-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings teachers get grants for projects, from a modern band program to a wheelchair-accessible horse-drawn cart]]></title><description><![CDATA[It might not quite be "School of Rock," but it'll be close.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-teachers-get-grants-for-projects-from-a-modern-band-program-to-a-wheelchair-accessible-horse-drawn-cart/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-teachers-get-grants-for-projects-from-a-modern-band-program-to-a-wheelchair-accessible-horse-drawn-cart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Catholic Schools officials rebuff priest’s call to boycott fundraiser chaired by gay couple]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Great Falls Catholic priest, who is an alumnus of Billings Central Catholic High School, is calling for a boycott of the private school system&rsquo;s largest annual fundraiser next month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-catholic-schools-officials-rebuff-priests-call-to-boycott-fundraiser-chaired-by-gay-couple/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 03:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-catholic-schools-officials-rebuff-priests-call-to-boycott-fundraiser-chaired-by-gay-couple/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future uncertain for Montana's 6 Herberger's stores as its parent company faces liquidation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Herberger's, with six locations in Montana, is facing an uncertain future.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/future-uncertain-for-montanas-6-herbergers-stores-as-its-parent-company-faces-liquidation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/future-uncertain-for-montanas-6-herbergers-stores-as-its-parent-company-faces-liquidation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UPDATE: Earthquake near Lincoln downgraded to magnitude 3.8]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck eight miles southeast of Lincoln at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/update-earthquake-near-lincoln-downgraded-to-magnitude-38/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/update-earthquake-near-lincoln-downgraded-to-magnitude-38/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lincoln hit by 4.3 magnitude earthquake]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 4.3 magnitude earthquake struck eight miles southeast of Lincoln at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lincoln-hit-by-43-magnitude-earthquake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lincoln-hit-by-43-magnitude-earthquake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthquake near Lincoln downgraded to magnitude 3.8]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck 8 miles southeast of Lincoln at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/earthquake-near-lincoln-downgraded-to-magnitude-38/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/earthquake-near-lincoln-downgraded-to-magnitude-38/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country music star Dustin Lynch to perform at MontanaFair in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2018 MontanaFair music lineup in Billings will include country music star Dustin Lynch, fair general manager Bill Dutcher announced in a press release Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/country-music-star-dustin-lynch-to-perform-at-montanafair-in-august/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/country-music-star-dustin-lynch-to-perform-at-montanafair-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students at this Billings elementary school have created art to help pay for an inclusive playground]]></title><description><![CDATA[When an inclusive playground is installed at Rose Park Elementary School in 2019 or 2020, students will have had a real hand in paying for it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/students-at-this-billings-elementary-school-have-created-art-to-help-pay-for-an-inclusive-playground/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/students-at-this-billings-elementary-school-have-created-art-to-help-pay-for-an-inclusive-playground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teens take over the Capitol: Montana students experience what it's like to run the state]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Capitol is again bustling with legislative activity, though none of the people debating and signing bills have won a state election, and most of them are still too young to vote.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/teens-take-over-the-capitol-montana-students-experience-what-its-like-to-run-the-state/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/teens-take-over-the-capitol-montana-students-experience-what-its-like-to-run-the-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third Tour de Fleur bicycling event set for May 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the third year, Billings TrailNet encourages women to salute spring and embrace cycling during the Tour de Fleur ride and bicycle-decorating event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/third-tour-de-fleur-bicycling-event-set-for-may-6/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/third-tour-de-fleur-bicycling-event-set-for-may-6/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings school board looks at $140M in facility updates from the Career Center to Daylis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings schools could put at least $50 million into the Career Center, according to the first draft of a new facilities master plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-board-looks-at-140m-in-facility-updates-from-the-career-center-to-daylis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-board-looks-at-140m-in-facility-updates-from-the-career-center-to-daylis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Big Sky developer says it will be a year or more before analysis can be completed]]></title><description><![CDATA[A week after the Billings City Council&rsquo;s 6-5 vote to pony up $100,000 to support analyzing the proposed One Big Sky development district, Hammes Company President Bob Dunn told the council it&rsquo;ll be a year or more before the in-depth&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/one-big-sky-developer-says-it-will-be-a-year-or-more-before-analysis-can-be-completed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 04:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/one-big-sky-developer-says-it-will-be-a-year-or-more-before-analysis-can-be-completed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ryan Zinke Is Opening Up Public Lands. Just Not at Home.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has opened millions of acres of public lands for development while pursuing policies of protection in his home state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ryan-zinke-is-opening-up-public-lands-just-not-at-home/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ryan-zinke-is-opening-up-public-lands-just-not-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana partners with private providers in trial run of publicly funded preschool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kountry Kare sticks out along Highway 312, where the suburbs of Billings give way to ranches. There&rsquo;s clearly demand in the area for child care; two other providers dot the road to nearby Shepherd High School.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-partners-with-private-providers-in-trial-run-of-publicly-funded-preschool/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-partners-with-private-providers-in-trial-run-of-publicly-funded-preschool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, April 16, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Births]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-april-16-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-april-16-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have you seen Oliver? Helena third graders looking for missing character from class project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third grade students at Bryant Elementary are hoping someone has seen Oliver K. Woodman.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/have-you-seen-oliver-helena-third-graders-looking-for-missing-character-from-class-project/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/have-you-seen-oliver-helena-third-graders-looking-for-missing-character-from-class-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Interstate Bank offers grants for organizations serving youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local organizations dedicated to serving youth may now apply for a Centennial Youth Foundation grant from First Interstate Bank, according to a press release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/first-interstate-bank-offers-grants-for-organizations-serving-youth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/first-interstate-bank-offers-grants-for-organizations-serving-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings restaurants see bump in business after connecting with UberEATS delivery service]]></title><description><![CDATA[The spring snowstorm in early April was a boon for business at Oktoberfest, the German-American restaurant on Billings' West End.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-restaurants-see-bump-in-business-after-connecting-with-ubereats-delivery-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-restaurants-see-bump-in-business-after-connecting-with-ubereats-delivery-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gun advocates rally in Helena as part of national event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thirty-five Second Amendment supporters from across Montana came to the Capitol as part of a national effort to rally at all state capitols Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gun-advocates-rally-in-helena-as-part-of-national-event/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gun-advocates-rally-in-helena-as-part-of-national-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber of Commerce: Hotel opens, new owners, new businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home 2 Suites by Hilton Helena has officially opened their doors for travelers! They are pet-friendly and have excellent onsite amenities such as a heated indoor pool, 24-hour business center, meeting space, electric car charging station, innovative Spin2Cycle laundry, fitness&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-hotel-opens-new-owners-new-businesses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-hotel-opens-new-owners-new-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, April 15, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Awards and honors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-15-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-15-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Drumbeats of war send oil higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude oil prices exploded to the highest price since 2014, gushing to $67.76 per barrel on Friday morning. The primary fuel for this rally was the rising tension in the Middle East as President Trump considers military intervention in Syria.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-drumbeats-of-war-send-oil-higher/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-drumbeats-of-war-send-oil-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook will bring Community Boost to Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Facebook will make a stop in Helena as part of an initiative to boost local businesses by providing training in digital marketing and social media skills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/facebook-will-bring-community-boost-to-helena/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/facebook-will-bring-community-boost-to-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Jeremiah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jeremiah is a 5-year-old gray male cat available for adoption at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter. The large, long-haired feline is gentle, affectionate and friendly. He loves attention and also likes people to be around when he&rsquo;s eating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-jeremiah/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-jeremiah/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bozeman skier dies in avalanche near Bridger Bowl]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 39-year-old Bozeman man died Saturday morning after he was caught in an avalanche in a popular skiing area just outside the boundary of Bridger Bowl Ski Area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bozeman-skier-dies-in-avalanche-near-bridger-bowl/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bozeman-skier-dies-in-avalanche-near-bridger-bowl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['You might find an architect or engineer': Female students get a close-up view of STEM careers at Girls-n-Science event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two rows of girls sat or knelt down at the Rocky Mountain College aviation booth Saturday afternoon at Girls-n-Science, each holding a block of plastic foam in one hand and a potato peeler in the other.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/you-might-find-an-architect-or-engineer-female-students-get-a-close-up-view-of-stem-careers-at-girls-n-science-event/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2018 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/you-might-find-an-architect-or-engineer-female-students-get-a-close-up-view-of-stem-careers-at-girls-n-science-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings school trustees select New Jersey superintendent, aiming for "next level"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings school trustees selected Ross Kasun, a superintendent from New Jersey, as the person to take Billings schools &ldquo;to the next level.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-trustees-select-new-jersey-superintendent-aiming-for-next-level/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-trustees-select-new-jersey-superintendent-aiming-for-next-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saturday partly sunny, with a small chance of rain in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a 20 percent chance of showers in BillingsSaturday after 1 p.m., the National Weather Service says. Otherwise, the day will be partly sunny, with a high near 53 and west wind of 11 to 15 mph.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/saturday-partly-sunny-with-a-small-chance-of-rain-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 16:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/saturday-partly-sunny-with-a-small-chance-of-rain-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Brehe: An atheist buried in a church?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Hawking -- the world&rsquo;s most famous expert on the big bang, black holes, and other things cosmic -- died March 14. Despite the fact that Hawking was an atheist, his ashes will be laid to rest on June 15&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stephen-brehe-an-atheist-buried-in-a-church/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stephen-brehe-an-atheist-buried-in-a-church/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Billings schools have lead in the water, report shows, but they're still below the EPA threshold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most Billings schools have at least some lead in their water, according to a new report from an environmental group.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/most-billings-schools-have-lead-in-the-water-report-shows-but-theyre-still-below-the-epa-threshold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/most-billings-schools-have-lead-in-the-water-report-shows-but-theyre-still-below-the-epa-threshold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week:Downward dog, cat pose; relax with Brody at Cats on Mats]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s time again for Cats on Mats at Gentle Healing Wellness Center! Today, Brody has decided to join this relaxing yoga session in order to get his stretches in (and hopefully find a new owner). The class fills up fast,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-weekdownward-dog-cat-pose-relax-with-brody-at-cats-on-mats/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-weekdownward-dog-cat-pose-relax-with-brody-at-cats-on-mats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings ties the record for its snowiest season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two different sources of moisture that appeared on track to fuel a sizable snowstorm over Billings ended up tracking to the north and south of the city, resulting in just 0.4 inches of snowfall accumulation by Friday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-ties-the-record-for-its-snowiest-season/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 05:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-ties-the-record-for-its-snowiest-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Jersey superintendent pitches himself as a 'transformational' option for Billings schools job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ross Kasun has a TED Talk &mdash; one of the onstage and online video presentations that aim to inspire as much as inform. He mentioned it three times in his first interview for the Billings Public Schools superintendent job, an&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-jersey-superintendent-pitches-himself-as-a-transformational-option-for-billings-schools-job/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 04:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-jersey-superintendent-pitches-himself-as-a-transformational-option-for-billings-schools-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Work at Causeway Fishing Access Site halted due to wet conditions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction on the Causeway Fishing Access Site in the Helena Valley has been suspended for a few weeks because of too much water in the parking area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/work-at-causeway-fishing-access-site-halted-due-to-wet-conditions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 22:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/work-at-causeway-fishing-access-site-halted-due-to-wet-conditions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Melcher, Montana Democrat in House and Senate, Dies at 93]]></title><description><![CDATA[He embraced both economic development and environmental protections for a state rich in natural resources and pristine wilderness.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/john-melcher-montana-democrat-in-house-and-senate-dies-at-93/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/john-melcher-montana-democrat-in-house-and-senate-dies-at-93/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings ties all-time snowfall record]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPDATE: 8:40 a.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-ties-all-time-snowfall-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-ties-all-time-snowfall-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings ties snowfall record Friday morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPDATE: 8:40 a.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-ties-snowfall-record-friday-morning/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-ties-snowfall-record-friday-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, April 13, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-13-2018/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-13-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ollie the owl keeps a watchful eye over the Lewis and Clark County Courthouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Roman poet Ovid's fertile imagination helped create the strix, a mythological vampire bird of ill omen that preyed on children and eventually became the genus name for Eurasian owls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ollie-the-owl-keeps-a-watchful-eye-over-the-lewis-and-clark-county-courthouse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/ollie-the-owl-keeps-a-watchful-eye-over-the-lewis-and-clark-county-courthouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Norwegian groups to teach tradition pairing Easter with crime novels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Easter and crime novels and munchies?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-norwegian-groups-to-teach-tradition-pairing-easter-with-crime-novels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-norwegian-groups-to-teach-tradition-pairing-easter-with-crime-novels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leather-working open house at Billings Vet Center is free for all veterans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ranch Hand Leather Works is holding an open house Saturday for veterans who want to learn more about leather working.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/leather-working-open-house-at-billings-vet-center-is-free-for-all-veterans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/leather-working-open-house-at-billings-vet-center-is-free-for-all-veterans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Education analyst from California brings wide perspective to Billings' superintendent search]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title of Rebecca Salato&rsquo;s book, which she wrote with two other colleagues at their education consulting firm, is provocative.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/education-analyst-from-california-brings-wide-perspective-to-billings-superintendent-search/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/education-analyst-from-california-brings-wide-perspective-to-billings-superintendent-search/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinwheels raise awareness of child abuse after cases triple in Yellowstone County]]></title><description><![CDATA[What better symbolizes a carefree childhood than a youngster holding a pinwheel, pursing her lips and blowing enough air to spin the metallic wings?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pinwheels-raise-awareness-of-child-abuse-after-cases-triple-in-yellowstone-county/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pinwheels-raise-awareness-of-child-abuse-after-cases-triple-in-yellowstone-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Rain washes over Billings before predicted snowstorm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pedestrians and vehicles traveled through rain and wind on North 27th Street in Billings before a winter storm was expected to arrive in the region on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-rain-washes-over-billings-before-predicted-snowstorm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 21:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-rain-washes-over-billings-before-predicted-snowstorm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana students' scores dipped on standardized test in 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gap is closing between Montana and the rest of the country on a national test &mdash; but not in a way that favors the Big Sky state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-students-scores-dipped-on-standardized-test-in-2017/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-students-scores-dipped-on-standardized-test-in-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings on track to set new snowfall record, meteorologists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings is expected to set a new seasonal snowfall record when the flakes start falling later Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-on-track-to-set-new-snowfall-record-meteorologists-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-on-track-to-set-new-snowfall-record-meteorologists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storytelling night: “Didn’t See That Coming” comes to Free Ceramics]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Marc Moss was growing up in Ohio, he heard Prairie Home Companion on the car radio one day and the storytelling captured his imagination.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/storytelling-night-didnt-see-that-coming-comes-to-free-ceramics/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/storytelling-night-didnt-see-that-coming-comes-to-free-ceramics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, April 12]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earth Day early action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-12/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials propose capping East Helena slag pile in final cleanup plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The environmental trust group charged with cleanup of the former East Helena smelter site proposed building a cap over the East Helena slag pile to prevent storm water from spreading contamination as its final major step in remediating the site&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officials-propose-capping-east-helena-slag-pile-in-final-cleanup-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officials-propose-capping-east-helena-slag-pile-in-final-cleanup-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Ryan not seeking re-election sets off scramble for GOP candidate]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan&rsquo;s announcement Wednesday that he won&rsquo;t seek re-election rocked Capitol Hill and the 2018 campaign, while spelling an end to a two-decade congressional career that helped define Wisconsin&rsquo;s recent political history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/paul-ryan-not-seeking-re-election-sets-off-scramble-for-gop-candidate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/paul-ryan-not-seeking-re-election-sets-off-scramble-for-gop-candidate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[West End vehicle collision sends motorcyclist to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 33-year-old man has been hospitalized with severe injuries after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the West End, according to the Billings Police Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/west-end-vehicle-collision-sends-motorcyclist-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 05:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/west-end-vehicle-collision-sends-motorcyclist-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings West End vehicle collision sends motorcyclist to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 33-year-old man has been hospitalized with severe injuries after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a car on the West End, according to the Billings Police Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-west-end-vehicle-collision-sends-motorcyclist-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 05:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-west-end-vehicle-collision-sends-motorcyclist-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena administrator stresses home-state advantage in interview for Billings' top schools job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greg Upham knew that he had home-field advantage when he interviewed as a semifinalist for the Billings Public Schools superintendent job in March.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-administrator-stresses-home-state-advantage-in-interview-for-billings-top-schools-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-administrator-stresses-home-state-advantage-in-interview-for-billings-top-schools-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We&rsquo;re elevating best practices': New evidence-based preschool opens at Florence Crittenton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Florence Crittenton celebrated the opening of its new preschool for 2- and 3-year-olds on Wednesday as part of an effort to build a model for future programs in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wersquore-elevating-best-practices-new-evidence-based-preschool-opens-at-florence-crittenton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wersquore-elevating-best-practices-new-evidence-based-preschool-opens-at-florence-crittenton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, according to people close to the Wisconsin lawmaker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/house-speaker-paul-ryan-will-not-seek-re-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/house-speaker-paul-ryan-will-not-seek-re-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot and killed by police at Billings casino identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings man who was shot dead by a Billings police officer at a Grand Avenue casino Tuesday has been identified as Shawn Michael Hubbard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-at-billings-casino-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-at-billings-casino-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[House Speaker Paul Ryan will not seek re-election, AP reports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan will not run for re-election, according to people close to the Wisconsin lawmaker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/house-speaker-paul-ryan-will-not-seek-re-election-ap-reports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/house-speaker-paul-ryan-will-not-seek-re-election-ap-reports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing man found dead south of Big Timber]]></title><description><![CDATA[The body of a man who had been missing 12 days was found Tuesday, according Sweet Grass County officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-man-found-dead-south-of-big-timber/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-man-found-dead-south-of-big-timber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead body found in Sweet Grass County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in Sweet Grass County on Tuesday found a man's body within the search area of a man who went missing 12 days earlier near Greycliff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dead-body-found-in-sweet-grass-county/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dead-body-found-in-sweet-grass-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Body found south of Big Timber near where missing man was last seen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials in Sweet Grass County on Tuesday found a man's body within the search area of a man who went missing 12 days earlier near Greycliff.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/body-found-south-of-big-timber-near-where-missing-man-was-last-seen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/body-found-south-of-big-timber-near-where-missing-man-was-last-seen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinwheel planting will mark Child Abuse Prevention Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[With April Child Abuse Prevention Month, the 10th annual display of Pinwheels for Prevention will take place Thursday on the Yellowstone County Courthouse lawn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pinwheel-planting-will-mark-child-abuse-prevention-month/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pinwheel-planting-will-mark-child-abuse-prevention-month/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Lodge Rotary Club raising funds for youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, the Red Lodge Rotary Club raises money to promote youth events and scholarships in Carbon County. Rotarians are selling raffle tickets for an instant wine cellar. The raffle winner will receive five mixed cases of wine, valued at&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-rotary-club-raising-funds-for-youth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-rotary-club-raising-funds-for-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Red-State Races, Democrats Seek an Edge by Defying the N.R.A.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sensing a shift in the political winds, candidates in rural and red states, many of them pro-gun Democrats, are willing to break with the National Rifle Association.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/in-red-state-races-democrats-seek-an-edge-by-defying-the-nra/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/in-red-state-races-democrats-seek-an-edge-by-defying-the-nra/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firefighters extinguish car fire in downtown Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick response by the Billings Fire Department Tuesday night was able to prevent a burning car from doing much more than scorch the paint on an adjacent building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-in-downtown-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/firefighters-extinguish-car-fire-in-downtown-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upcoming storm could bring 9 inches of snow to shatter Billings' all-time seasonal snowfall record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hovering just 0.4 inches away from tying the all-time seasonal snowfall accumulation record, Billings could get another 9 inches of snow beginning Thursday afternoon and continuing into the day Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/upcoming-storm-could-bring-9-inches-of-snow-to-shatter-billings-all-time-seasonal-snowfall-record/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 02:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/upcoming-storm-could-bring-9-inches-of-snow-to-shatter-billings-all-time-seasonal-snowfall-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena schools to forgive some meal debts; collection agency a 'last resort']]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Public Schools is walking back its decision to send unpaid meal debts to a collection agency after facing backlash from community members worried that the effort would burden already struggling families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-schools-to-forgive-some-meal-debts-collection-agency-a-last-resort/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-schools-to-forgive-some-meal-debts-collection-agency-a-last-resort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain College to host 5th Annual Undergraduate Symposium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain College will host its Fifth Annual Undergraduate Symposium on Wednesday, April 11, in two locations on the RMC campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rocky-mountain-college-to-host-5th-annual-undergraduate-symposium/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rocky-mountain-college-to-host-5th-annual-undergraduate-symposium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RMC’s 5th Annual Undergraduate Symposium set for April 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain College will host its Fifth Annual Undergraduate Symposium on Wednesday, April 11, in two locations on the RMC campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rmcs-5th-annual-undergraduate-symposium-set-for-april-11/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rmcs-5th-annual-undergraduate-symposium-set-for-april-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knife-wielding man shot dead by Billings police identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings man killed by police in a downtown apartment building on Monday has been identified.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/knife-wielding-man-shot-dead-by-billings-police-identified/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 19:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/knife-wielding-man-shot-dead-by-billings-police-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New program in Billings aimed at helping kids build character and physical fitness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new fitness and character-building program in Billings is aimed at helping middle school and high school students learn life lessons while getting fit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-program-in-billings-aimed-at-helping-kids-build-character-and-physical-fitness/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-program-in-billings-aimed-at-helping-kids-build-character-and-physical-fitness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man shot and killed by police at Grand Avenue casino]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was shot and killed by Billings Police at a casino on Grand Avenue early Tuesday, Police Capt. Kevin Iffland said later Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-at-grand-avenue-casino/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-shot-and-killed-by-police-at-grand-avenue-casino/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man killed by police at Billings casino; second police shooting death within 24 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 44-year-old Billings man was shot dead by police after waving a compressed-air gun and threatening patrons at a casino on Grand Avenue early Tuesday, Billings Police Chief Rich St. John said during a press conference this morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-killed-by-police-at-billings-casino-second-police-shooting-death-within-24-hours/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-killed-by-police-at-billings-casino-second-police-shooting-death-within-24-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Ford collecting peanut butter to donate to food banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana Ford dealers have teamed up with Ford Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, and Montana Albertsons and Safeway stores to collect jars of peanut butter through April 23 to help food banks meet the summer demand for&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-ford-collecting-peanut-butter-to-donate-to-food-banks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-ford-collecting-peanut-butter-to-donate-to-food-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings City Council votes to spend $100K to study One Big Sky District]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a 6-5 vote that could well change the face of Billings forever, the Billings City Council voted Monday to authorize $100,000 as part of a $675,000 public-private partnership to move the One Big Sky District into a year-long planning&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-council-votes-to-spend-100k-to-study-one-big-sky-district/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-council-votes-to-spend-100k-to-study-one-big-sky-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena forgoes school levy question as bond election nears]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Helena&rsquo;s school board decided at a meeting Monday night that it will not ask voters to approve a levy to supplement next year&rsquo;s school budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-forgoes-school-levy-question-as-bond-election-nears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 04:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-forgoes-school-levy-question-as-bond-election-nears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena environmental cleanup plan subject of Wednesday open house]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Montana Environmental Trust Group are holding an open house Wednesday to discuss a draft report for environmental cleanup in East Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-environmental-cleanup-plan-subject-of-wednesday-open-house/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-environmental-cleanup-plan-subject-of-wednesday-open-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Billings interviews finalists for its next superintendent, here are 5 challenges the district faces]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three finalists for the School District 2 superintendent job will interview this week before trustees make their decision on April 14. In addition to interviews, there will be public meet-and-greets with the candidates, both at the Lincoln Center Board Room.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/as-billings-interviews-finalists-for-its-next-superintendent-here-are-5-challenges-the-district-faces/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/as-billings-interviews-finalists-for-its-next-superintendent-here-are-5-challenges-the-district-faces/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bullock hopes data from Montana classrooms will sway legislators for public preschool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Head Start is far and away the most stable public preschool program in Montana. Federally funded classrooms enroll students from Lame Deer to Libby, and in most cities in between.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bullock-hopes-data-from-montana-classrooms-will-sway-legislators-for-public-preschool/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bullock-hopes-data-from-montana-classrooms-will-sway-legislators-for-public-preschool/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, April 9, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brittany Bakke and Jordan Morrow, of Helena, a girl on March 16, 2018]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-april-9-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-april-9-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[0.4 inches of snow accumulation needed to tie all-time Billings seasonal record]]></title><description><![CDATA[A brief dusting of snow over Billings Saturday night pushed the seasonal snowfall accumulation total up by only 0.7 inches, leaving a tie with the 2013-14 record &mdash; the city's all-time high &mdash; just 0.4 inches away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/04-inches-of-snow-accumulation-needed-to-tie-all-time-billings-seasonal-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/04-inches-of-snow-accumulation-needed-to-tie-all-time-billings-seasonal-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laurel man granted bail after Montana Supreme Court overturns homicide conviction]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Laurel man has been granted bail after the Montana Supreme Court overturned his deliberate homicide conviction for cutting a man's throat during an argument over which branch of the military was the best.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/laurel-man-granted-bail-after-montana-supreme-court-overturns-homicide-conviction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 20:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/laurel-man-granted-bail-after-montana-supreme-court-overturns-homicide-conviction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Baldrick's 11th year in Montana City brings in the people, cuts the hair]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gym is packed, a surprise on a Saturday afternoon during April, although the weather has been poor as of late. But no basketballs are bouncing and no dodgeballs are being whipped around. Everyone is here for something completely different&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-baldricks-11th-year-in-montana-city-brings-in-the-people-cuts-the-hair/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-baldricks-11th-year-in-montana-city-brings-in-the-people-cuts-the-hair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial matters: Business cycles no more]]></title><description><![CDATA[A widely accepted principal of free market economics is the cyclical nature of economies. The economy expands, peaks or plateaus, contracts, and troughs. It then expands again. There are periods of expansion and contraction. The periods of contraction are recessions,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-business-cycles-no-more/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-business-cycles-no-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Snow Hop Brewery serves Helena Valley neighborhoods]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Helena and valley residents now have a brewery in their neighborhood, and for some it&rsquo;s just a walk away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-snow-hop-brewery-serves-helena-valley-neighborhoods/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-snow-hop-brewery-serves-helena-valley-neighborhoods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Trade war looms, battle lines harden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ongoing trade dispute with China intensified as President Trump and China repeatedly ratcheted threats higher.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-trade-war-looms-battle-lines-harden/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-trade-war-looms-battle-lines-harden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't wait until it's too late to buy flood insurance, experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Montana's snowpack begins to melt and area rivers and streams begin to rise, it's important to remember that flooding is not covered by homeowners insurance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dont-wait-until-its-too-late-to-buy-flood-insurance-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dont-wait-until-its-too-late-to-buy-flood-insurance-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, April 8, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-8-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-8-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BLM to proceed with logging and burning near Marysville]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Land Management plans to proceed with logging and prescribed burning near Marysville in an effort to curb wildfire concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/blm-to-proceed-with-logging-and-burning-near-marysville/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/blm-to-proceed-with-logging-and-burning-near-marysville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Nuzzles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nuzzles is a puppy found in a dumpster with his littermates when he was about 10 days old, before being rescued and nurtured by Billings Animal Rescue Kare, where he is now available for adoption.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-nuzzles/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-nuzzles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roughly 30 train cars derail near Oswego, BNSF reports no injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[After roughly 30 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway cars carrying grain derailed Saturday morning near Oswego, a BNSF official estimated cold and snowy work conditions could cause car removal and potential track repairs to take at least 24 hours.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/roughly-30-train-cars-derail-near-oswego-bnsf-reports-no-injuries/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 00:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/roughly-30-train-cars-derail-near-oswego-bnsf-reports-no-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We will keep our rights': Pro-gun crowd turns out in Billings to support 2nd Amendment]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crowd of close to 200 people braved cold temperatures Saturday morning in Billings to proclaim their support for gun owners and the Second Amendment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/we-will-keep-our-rights-pro-gun-crowd-turns-out-in-billings-to-support-2nd-amendment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/we-will-keep-our-rights-pro-gun-crowd-turns-out-in-billings-to-support-2nd-amendment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crowd turns out in Billings to support 2nd Amendment, gun rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crowd of close to 200 people braved cold temperatures Saturday morning in Billings to proclaim their support for gun rights and the Second Amendment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/crowd-turns-out-in-billings-to-support-2nd-amendment-gun-rights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/crowd-turns-out-in-billings-to-support-2nd-amendment-gun-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When There’s More to the Story Than Basketball]]></title><description><![CDATA[The writer Abe Streep describes his year with the Flathead Indian Reservation basketball team as they struggled with a cluster of suicides.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/when-theres-more-to-the-story-than-basketball/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/when-theres-more-to-the-story-than-basketball/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Townsend woman killed in Highway 12 rollover]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 53-year-old Townsend woman was killed Friday night in a rollover crash on Highway 12.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/townsend-woman-killed-in-highway-12-rollover/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/townsend-woman-killed-in-highway-12-rollover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mostly cloudy in Billings Saturday, with highs in high 30s]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a s slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon in Billings on Saturday, the National Weather Service says, with patches of fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise the day will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 38,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mostly-cloudy-in-billings-saturday-with-highs-in-high-30s/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mostly-cloudy-in-billings-saturday-with-highs-in-high-30s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traffic delays expected in Wolf Creek Canyon as rockfall mitigation project resumes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third and final phase of a $15.8 million rockfall mitigation project begins Monday in Wolf Creek Canyon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/traffic-delays-expected-in-wolf-creek-canyon-as-rockfall-mitigation-project-resumes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/traffic-delays-expected-in-wolf-creek-canyon-as-rockfall-mitigation-project-resumes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Bostrom: The glory of the cross of Christ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Bostrom, a descendant of Swedish homesteaders, husband of Via, father of eight, and grandfather of nine, loves Helena and serves here as a pastor at large. The Presbyterian Church in America oversees his work. To contact him, email: stevebostrom@gmail.com.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/steve-bostrom-the-glory-of-the-cross-of-christ/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/steve-bostrom-the-glory-of-the-cross-of-christ/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rimrock Mall welcomes a host of locally grown shops and a gymnastics studio]]></title><description><![CDATA[A handful of Billings-based businesses are setting up shop at the Rimrock Mall this spring and summer, including Magic City Gymnastics, the group that was denied its request by the Billings City Council to build a studio off of Shiloh&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rimrock-mall-welcomes-a-host-of-locally-grown-shops-and-a-gymnastics-studio/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rimrock-mall-welcomes-a-host-of-locally-grown-shops-and-a-gymnastics-studio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week: Ready for spring, Rory loves to play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, do you guys wanna play? My name is Rory, and I love to romp and roll and wiggle around! When I see my friends, I just can&rsquo;t contain myself; my butt starts to swing and soon I&rsquo;m just an&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-ready-for-spring-rory-loves-to-play/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-ready-for-spring-rory-loves-to-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A short distance from Montana State University Billings' powwow, ribbon skirts tell a story of loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[To find Marita Growing Thunder at the 50th Annual MSUB Powwow, follow the blue and yellow paper footprints taped to the tile floor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-short-distance-from-montana-state-university-billings-powwow-ribbon-skirts-tell-a-story-of-loss/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 05:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-short-distance-from-montana-state-university-billings-powwow-ribbon-skirts-tell-a-story-of-loss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings is an inch away from its snowiest season on record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings is a little more than an inch from its snowiest season on record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-is-an-inch-away-from-its-snowiest-season-on-record/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-is-an-inch-away-from-its-snowiest-season-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A little bit of everything': Alive at Five announces summer concert line-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena&rsquo;s free summer concert series Alive at Five released its 2018 band line-up Friday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-little-bit-of-everything-alive-at-five-announces-summer-concert-line-up/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-little-bit-of-everything-alive-at-five-announces-summer-concert-line-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man dies after falling from cliffs west of Billings, undersheriff says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An out-of-state man died Thursday after falling from a cliff near Molt, authorities say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-dies-after-falling-from-cliffs-west-of-billings-undersheriff-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-dies-after-falling-from-cliffs-west-of-billings-undersheriff-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Snow bunny]]></title><description><![CDATA[A young rabbit huddles in a ground-level windowsill of Billings First Church as snow continues to fall Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-snow-bunny/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-snow-bunny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Previously unpublished images give a candid look at Helena's 'Devil's Brigade']]></title><description><![CDATA[The First Special Service Force, a group of 3,000 American and Canadian soldiers who fought in some of the most dangerous places on earth, trained not far from Last Chance Gulch at Fort Harrison in the middle of World War&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/previously-unpublished-images-give-a-candid-look-at-helenas-devils-brigade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/previously-unpublished-images-give-a-candid-look-at-helenas-devils-brigade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number 2: Only one yearly snow record left to fall as storm winds down in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to a daily record snowfall Thursday, Billings has officially cracked the 100-inch mark for this winter &mdash; the second-snowiest on record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/number-2-only-one-yearly-snow-record-left-to-fall-as-storm-winds-down-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/number-2-only-one-yearly-snow-record-left-to-fall-as-storm-winds-down-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number 2: Only one yearly snow record left to fall as storm winds down]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to a daily record snowfall Thursday, Billings has officially cracked the 100-inch mark for this winter &mdash; the second-snowiest on record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/number-2-only-one-yearly-snow-record-left-to-fall-as-storm-winds-down/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/number-2-only-one-yearly-snow-record-left-to-fall-as-storm-winds-down/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena's Fearsome Force: Today marks 75 years since the 'Devil's Brigade' deployed to WWII]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been 75 years since one of the world's most dangerous special forces marched through the middle of Helena en route to a war that would shift the world in a tectonic way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-fearsome-force-today-marks-75-years-since-the-devils-brigade-deployed-to-wwii/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-fearsome-force-today-marks-75-years-since-the-devils-brigade-deployed-to-wwii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena's Fearsome Force: Friday marks 75 years since the 'Devil's Brigade' deployed to WWII]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been 75 years since one of the world's most dangerous special forces marched through the middle of Helena en route to a war that would shift the world in a tectonic way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-fearsome-force-friday-marks-75-years-since-the-devils-brigade-deployed-to-wwii/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-fearsome-force-friday-marks-75-years-since-the-devils-brigade-deployed-to-wwii/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, April 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-6/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-april-6/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Water Day event planned for Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A video and panel discussion will both be part of a World Water Day 2018 event in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/world-water-day-event-planned-for-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/world-water-day-event-planned-for-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings honors seven alumni and one friend]]></title><description><![CDATA[TerraBeth Jochems remembers the first time she was nominated to be an outstanding Montana State University Billings alumna.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-honors-seven-alumni-and-one-friend/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-honors-seven-alumni-and-one-friend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Industries, which serves hundreds of Montanans with disabilities, will close April 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[With plans to close its doors on April 13, Helena Industries will lay off its employees and stop providing services for hundreds of Montanans with disabilities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-industries-which-serves-hundreds-of-montanans-with-disabilities-will-close-april-13/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 03:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-industries-which-serves-hundreds-of-montanans-with-disabilities-will-close-april-13/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search for man last seen near Big Timber slowed by winter storm, reported sighting later retracted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law enforcement and search and rescue groups have yet to find a man last seen Friday night driving his pickup through fences and across private property west of Greycliff in an apparent effort to avoid a Sweet Grass County Sheriff's&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-for-man-last-seen-near-big-timber-slowed-by-winter-storm-reported-sighting-later-retracted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 02:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-for-man-last-seen-near-big-timber-slowed-by-winter-storm-reported-sighting-later-retracted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena schools turning to collection agency to recoup $100K worth of unpaid student meals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Public Schools will begin using a collection agency as part of a last-ditch effort to recoup more than $100,000 from families who haven't paid for school meals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-schools-turning-to-collection-agency-to-recoup-100k-worth-of-unpaid-student-meals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-schools-turning-to-collection-agency-to-recoup-100k-worth-of-unpaid-student-meals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warming trend on the horizon as Billings inches toward all-time snow record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings on Thursday afternoon was half an inch away from the second-highest seasonal snowfall total ever recorded, and 5.3 inches away from the all-time record.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warming-trend-on-the-horizon-as-billings-inches-toward-all-time-snow-record/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warming-trend-on-the-horizon-as-billings-inches-toward-all-time-snow-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Public Schools will ask voters for tax increase to boost employee pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena's school board voted to put a levy on the ballot that would mostly go toward increasing teacher and staff pay.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-public-schools-will-ask-voters-for-tax-increase-to-boost-employee-pay/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 23:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-public-schools-will-ask-voters-for-tax-increase-to-boost-employee-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least two arrested after shooting, armed standoff on Northern Cheyenne Reservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Wednesday evening shooting in Lame Deer and a subsequent armed standoff overnight led to at least two arrests and no injuries, after the suspects holed up for several hours in a Busby-area house with seven other people, federal law&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-least-two-arrested-after-shooting-armed-standoff-on-northern-cheyenne-reservation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 22:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/at-least-two-arrested-after-shooting-armed-standoff-on-northern-cheyenne-reservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one injured in standoff that ended Thursday morning in Busby]]></title><description><![CDATA[A standoff with law enforcement on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation ended in Busby early Thursday with no injuries, according to local and federal officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-one-injured-in-standoff-that-ended-thursday-morning-in-busby/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-one-injured-in-standoff-that-ended-thursday-morning-in-busby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one injured in overnight standoff in Busby]]></title><description><![CDATA[A standoff with law enforcement on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation ended in Busby early Thursday with no injuries, according to the FBI.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-one-injured-in-overnight-standoff-in-busby/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-one-injured-in-overnight-standoff-in-busby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public comment period opens for $2.3 million in Yellowstone River recreation projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public comment is now being accepted on $2.3 million in proposed projects to improve recreation along the Yellowstone River after a 2011 ExxonMobil pipeline rupture spilled about 63,000 gallons of oil into the river.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-comment-period-opens-for-23-million-in-yellowstone-river-recreation-projects/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-comment-period-opens-for-23-million-in-yellowstone-river-recreation-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Award winning Quebe Sisters to play Starz on Stage in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[How did three young sisters growing up in Burleson, Texas, wind up being champion fiddlers who have shared the stage with the likes of Willie Nelson and performed at the Grand Ole Opry?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/award-winning-quebe-sisters-to-play-starz-on-stage-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/award-winning-quebe-sisters-to-play-starz-on-stage-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow to continue through Thursday and overnight as road conditions worsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moderate to heavy snow is expected to continue through Thursday night in Billings as another large winter storm moves through the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-to-continue-through-thursday-and-overnight-as-road-conditions-worsen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-to-continue-through-thursday-and-overnight-as-road-conditions-worsen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow to continue overnight as road conditions in Billings worsen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moderate to heavy snow is expected to continue through Thursday night in Billings as another large winter storm moves through the region.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-to-continue-overnight-as-road-conditions-in-billings-worsen/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-to-continue-overnight-as-road-conditions-in-billings-worsen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Despite snow, Carroll College students plant vegetables at Helena Food Share garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students at Carroll College started early-season planting at the Helena Food Share garden on Wednesday as part of a course to learn about nutrition, community health and growing in a tough climate.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/despite-snow-carroll-college-students-plant-vegetables-at-helena-food-share-garden/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/despite-snow-carroll-college-students-plant-vegetables-at-helena-food-share-garden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, April 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wildlife council to meet Friday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-5/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-april-5/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianforte helps kick off 88th Annual Montana FFA State Convention in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1,000 members of Montana's Future Farmers of America packed into the Montana Convention Center Wednesday night to kick off the 88th Annual Montana FFA State Convention.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gianforte-helps-kick-off-88th-annual-montana-ffa-state-convention-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gianforte-helps-kick-off-88th-annual-montana-ffa-state-convention-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Denise Juneau chosen as superintendent of Seattle Public Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana's former Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau was selected Wednesday night as the next superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/denise-juneau-chosen-as-superintendent-of-seattle-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 04:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/denise-juneau-chosen-as-superintendent-of-seattle-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena proposes adding plow drivers and towing cars from curb to improve snow response]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a rough and snowy winter, the city of Helena is considering adopting new plowing practices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-proposes-adding-plow-drivers-and-towing-cars-from-curb-to-improve-snow-response/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-proposes-adding-plow-drivers-and-towing-cars-from-curb-to-improve-snow-response/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Montana woman killed in crash near Roundup identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 44-year-old woman from Plains, who died in a car crash Monday afternoon near Roundup, has been identified by the Musselshell County Sheriff's Office as Shannon Renee McBee.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/western-montana-woman-killed-in-crash-near-roundup-identified/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/western-montana-woman-killed-in-crash-near-roundup-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For boys and girls of all ages, the Shrine Circus is in town]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ringmaster since he was 19, Ari Steeples describes his job as part guide for the audience and part taskmaster for performers and crew with the Las Vegas-based Jordan World Circus. The popular circus continues this week with 10 shows&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/for-boys-and-girls-of-all-ages-the-shrine-circus-is-in-town/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/for-boys-and-girls-of-all-ages-the-shrine-circus-is-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coroner identifies Billings man killed in Saturday night crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Yellowstone County Coroner's Office has identified the man who died Saturday night in Billings after the car he was driving crashed into a power pole.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coroner-identifies-billings-man-killed-in-saturday-night-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2018 02:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/coroner-identifies-billings-man-killed-in-saturday-night-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More snow, cold weather expected this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring will have to wait a bit longer, as winter continues its relentless assault on Billings this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/more-snow-cold-weather-expected-this-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 16:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/more-snow-cold-weather-expected-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena woman recognized for four decades of service to Grandstreet Theatre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jodi Mattson received the Bev Allen Award on Tuesday to honor her 40 years of volunteer work for the Grandstreet Theatre.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-woman-recognized-for-four-decades-of-service-to-grandstreet-theatre/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-woman-recognized-for-four-decades-of-service-to-grandstreet-theatre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Independent Record delivery delayed 2-3 hours Wednesday morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Delivery of the Independent Record will be delayed this morning due to unforeseen circumstances. Home delivery and rack distribution is delayed two to three hours, with delivery expected by 9 a.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/independent-record-delivery-delayed-2-3-hours-wednesday-morning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/independent-record-delivery-delayed-2-3-hours-wednesday-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the Arlee Warriors Were Playing For]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Montana&rsquo;s Flathead Indian Reservation, basketball is about much more than winning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-the-arlee-warriors-were-playing-for/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-the-arlee-warriors-were-playing-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane flies over snowy Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force C-130 cargo plane approaches the Billings airport over wind-driven snow as the city approaches record snowfall for the season.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-us-air-force-c-130-cargo-plane-flies-over-snowy-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-us-air-force-c-130-cargo-plane-flies-over-snowy-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings school board holds special meeting on superintendent search after closed session last week]]></title><description><![CDATA[School District 2 trustees held a special meeting Tuesday afternoon to formalize their decision on finalists for the district's superintendent job and address a closed session in a previous meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-board-holds-special-meeting-on-superintendent-search-after-closed-session-last-week/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-board-holds-special-meeting-on-superintendent-search-after-closed-session-last-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Family mourns beloved mother and grandmother with a snow sculpture of her favorite animal — a giraffe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three generations of the Adler family crafted a majestic life-size giraffe in a front lawn in the Gorham Park neighborhood Monday to honor Sharon Adler, who died on Easter Sunday 10 days short of her 82nd birthday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/family-mourns-beloved-mother-and-grandmother-with-a-snow-sculpture-of-her-favorite-animal-a-giraffe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/family-mourns-beloved-mother-and-grandmother-with-a-snow-sculpture-of-her-favorite-animal-a-giraffe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beloved mother who loved giraffes gets fitting tribute from mourning family]]></title><description><![CDATA[A majestic life-size giraffe gracing a front lawn in the Gorham Park neighborhood was crafted Monday by three generations of the Adler family to honor Sharon Adler, who died on Easter Sunday 10 days short of her 82nd birthday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/beloved-mother-who-loved-giraffes-gets-fitting-tribute-from-mourning-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/beloved-mother-who-loved-giraffes-gets-fitting-tribute-from-mourning-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No one files to challenge current Billings school board members up for re-election]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings school board won't have any new members after the May school elections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-one-files-to-challenge-current-billings-school-board-members-up-for-re-election/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-one-files-to-challenge-current-billings-school-board-members-up-for-re-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cold weather not going anywhere, with snow possible through the weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[The average high temperature in Billings this time of year is 53 degrees, but don't expect to enjoy that sort of weather anytime soon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cold-weather-not-going-anywhere-with-snow-possible-through-the-weekend/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cold-weather-not-going-anywhere-with-snow-possible-through-the-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Western Montana woman dies in crash near Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 44-year-old woman from Plains died in a fatal crash Monday afternoon after the vehicle she was riding in was side-swiped on U.S. Highway 87, about 7 miles south of Roundup, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/western-montana-woman-dies-in-crash-near-roundup/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 15:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/western-montana-woman-dies-in-crash-near-roundup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road safety projects proposed for Helena area]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Department of Transportation is taking public comment on several road safety projects in the greater Helena area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-safety-projects-proposed-for-helena-area/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-safety-projects-proposed-for-helena-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Native American activists stop in Billings to raise awareness of drug abuse, domestic violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been 40 years since the original Longest Walk, when Native American activists marched from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/native-american-activists-stop-in-billings-to-raise-awareness-of-drug-abuse-domestic-violence/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 03:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/native-american-activists-stop-in-billings-to-raise-awareness-of-drug-abuse-domestic-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This winter has been Billings' third-snowiest ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings has seen 94 inches of snow this season, making this the third-snowiest winter season on record, according to the National Weather Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-winter-has-been-billings-third-snowiest-ever/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-winter-has-been-billings-third-snowiest-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spring snowstorms expected to continue through this week in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heavy snow early Monday in the Helena area dissipated by the afternoon, resulting in smaller accumulations than many parts of the state received. But forecasters are calling for more storms in the area this week.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/spring-snowstorms-expected-to-continue-through-this-week-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 01:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/spring-snowstorms-expected-to-continue-through-this-week-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public invited to American Association of University Women social]]></title><description><![CDATA[AAUW Billings invites the public to the organization&rsquo;s bi-annual Bites &amp; Beverages social from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on April 12, at 3632 Poly Drive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-invited-to-american-association-of-university-women-social/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-invited-to-american-association-of-university-women-social/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings on track to break record for third-snowiest winter as snow continues to fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings is on track to get another 3 to 4 inches of snow Monday, according to the National Weather Service, putting the city on track to potentially beat out the third-snowiest winter season on record by the day's end.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-on-track-to-break-record-for-third-snowiest-winter-as-snow-continues-to-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-on-track-to-break-record-for-third-snowiest-winter-as-snow-continues-to-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Accumulation to continue Monday as Billings approaches third-snowiest winter on record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings is on track to get another 3 to 4 inches of snow Monday, according to the National Weather Service, putting the city on track to potentially beat out the third-snowiest winter season on record by the day's end.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/accumulation-to-continue-monday-as-billings-approaches-third-snowiest-winter-on-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/accumulation-to-continue-monday-as-billings-approaches-third-snowiest-winter-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuggets From Helena: Montana’s Charlie Russell still alive and present in the Queen City]]></title><description><![CDATA[With April&rsquo;s arrival, memories of our substantial winter fade with warmer days. One of my favorite scenes when driving across Montana this time of year is seeing, stretched before me, a pasture of cows and their little calves. For me,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nuggets-from-helena-montanas-charlie-russell-still-alive-and-present-in-the-queen-city/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nuggets-from-helena-montanas-charlie-russell-still-alive-and-present-in-the-queen-city/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What sells well in Montana? Well, Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana-based artists, designers and manufacturers are discovering their home state makes for some wildly popular locally made gear.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-sells-well-in-montana-well-montana/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-sells-well-in-montana-well-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County turns down grant to resettle violent and sexual offenders in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[A sexual and violent offender re-entry program that might have come to Helena was tabled after strong resistance from the county attorney and law enforcement.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-turns-down-grant-to-resettle-violent-and-sexual-offenders-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-turns-down-grant-to-resettle-violent-and-sexual-offenders-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who's in city limits? Billings City Council will decide soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[A committee that advises the Billings City Council on properties recommended for both short- and long-term annexation is recommending that three of five applications be accepted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/whos-in-city-limits-billings-city-council-will-decide-soon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/whos-in-city-limits-billings-city-council-will-decide-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSUB hosts new juried student art show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings Department of Art&rsquo;s 2018 Juried Student Exhibition will showcase art from MSUB students April 5 through May 3 in the Northcutt Steele Gallery, located in the Liberal Arts building on campus.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-hosts-new-juried-student-art-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-hosts-new-juried-student-art-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After successfully battling a rare form of cancer, Billings DJ gets a new lease on life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Longtime Billings disc jockey Charlie Fox probably has one of the most recognizable voices in town.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-successfully-battling-a-rare-form-of-cancer-billings-dj-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-successfully-battling-a-rare-form-of-cancer-billings-dj-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings motorcyclists celebrate Easter with bike blessings]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many of Billings&rsquo; faithful crowded into churches to mark the anniversary of Jesus Christ&rsquo;s alleged resurrection, a group of about 50 motorcyclists and their families worshiped Easter in their own way, congregating Sunday morning at the Fraternal Order of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-motorcyclists-celebrate-easter-with-bike-blessings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 00:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-motorcyclists-celebrate-easter-with-bike-blessings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber: News, unique items at area businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy Easter &mdash; I hope you had time to spend with your families this weekend!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-news-unique-items-at-area-businesses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-news-unique-items-at-area-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Grain acres slashed due to low prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[U.S. farmers are cutting back on corn and soybean acreage this year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture&rsquo;s annual Prospective Plantings report.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-grain-acres-slashed-due-to-low-prices/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-grain-acres-slashed-due-to-low-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, April 1, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-1-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-april-1-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Shakira]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shakira is a young female shorthair rabbit available for adoption through Help for Homeless Pets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-shakira/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-shakira/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[1 dead after car strikes power pole in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The driver of a passenger car died Saturday night in Billings after crashing into a power pole on Sixth Avenue North, according to the Billings Police Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/1-dead-after-car-strikes-power-pole-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2018 08:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/1-dead-after-car-strikes-power-pole-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow expected Saturday morning in Billings, then cloudy, cold the rest of the day]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're going to Easter egg hunts on Saturday in Billings, be sure to dress warm. The day will be snowy, then cloudy and cold, according to the National Weather Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-expected-saturday-morning-in-billings-then-cloudy-cold-the-rest-of-the-day/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-expected-saturday-morning-in-billings-then-cloudy-cold-the-rest-of-the-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Welcome Home' ceremony gives Vietnam veterans proper homecoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[March 30 is a special day for the men and women who served in the Vietnam War. It&rsquo;s &ldquo;Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day,&rdquo; a occasion meant to recognize the service and sacrifice of Vietnam veterans throughout the nation after their&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/welcome-home-ceremony-gives-vietnam-veterans-proper-homecoming/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/welcome-home-ceremony-gives-vietnam-veterans-proper-homecoming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lincoln comes together to build community center]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the ample outdoor amenities nearby, Lincoln is lacking a place where people can come together to exercise, swim and play games. But Rick Freeland is currently looking to change that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lincoln-comes-together-to-build-community-center/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lincoln-comes-together-to-build-community-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SUV strikes West End home in rollover crash; 4 sent to hospital with serious injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four people were hospitalized Friday night in Billings after an SUV driving on Monad Road crashed into a house and then rolled over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/suv-strikes-west-end-home-in-rollover-crash-4-sent-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/suv-strikes-west-end-home-in-rollover-crash-4-sent-to-hospital-with-serious-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian health clinic moving into downtown Billings slowly taking shape]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Native American Development Corporation is working hard to get the Billings Indian Urban Health and Wellness Center up and running.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/indian-health-clinic-moving-into-downtown-billings-slowly-taking-shape/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/indian-health-clinic-moving-into-downtown-billings-slowly-taking-shape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head-on crash reported south of Townsend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle crash in Broadwater County Friday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/head-on-crash-reported-south-of-townsend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/head-on-crash-reported-south-of-townsend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Head-on crash reported north of Townsend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency crews responded to a three-vehicle crash in Broadwater County Friday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/head-on-crash-reported-north-of-townsend/</link><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 01:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/head-on-crash-reported-north-of-townsend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena police looking for missing man]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Helena Police Department received a report of a missing person Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-police-looking-for-missing-man/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-police-looking-for-missing-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest launches new website]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest released its new, consolidated website. The new website is www.fs.usda.gov/hlcnf/.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-launches-new-website/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-lewis-and-clark-national-forest-launches-new-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pizza Ranch to expand from West End to the Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iowa-based pizza chain, Pizza Ranch is opening a second location in Billings, in the Heights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pizza-ranch-to-expand-from-west-end-to-the-heights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pizza-ranch-to-expand-from-west-end-to-the-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School board candidates unopposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[All candidates for the five open school board seats in Helena and East Helena are running unopposed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-board-candidates-unopposed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-board-candidates-unopposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, March 30]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-march-30/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-march-30/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Niceness is Priceless': Special coffee blend funds scholarship and club in remembrance of Capital High student]]></title><description><![CDATA[A medium roast blend of Peruvian, Honduran and Mexican coffee beans at Firetower Coffee House in downtown Helena, dedicated to Mariah Swingley, is designed to make everyone happy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/niceness-is-priceless-special-coffee-blend-funds-scholarship-and-club-in-remembrance-of-capital-high-student/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/niceness-is-priceless-special-coffee-blend-funds-scholarship-and-club-in-remembrance-of-capital-high-student/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First-ever Montana International Film Festival hits Billings this fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings will host the first-ever Montana International Film Festival, or MINT, Sept. 13-17 at multiple venues: the Art House, the Babcock Theatre, MoAV Coffee House, Stapleton Gallery, and additional businesses with whom the team is still in negotiations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/first-ever-montana-international-film-festival-hits-billings-this-fall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/first-ever-montana-international-film-festival-hits-billings-this-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apparent hit-and-run driver arrested after crashing into guardrail on interstate east of Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was arrested Thursday afternoon after apparently driving an SUV while intoxicated and hitting two pickups on the Dick Johnston Bridge, according to the Montana Highway Patrol.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/apparent-hit-and-run-driver-arrested-after-crashing-into-guardrail-on-interstate-east-of-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/apparent-hit-and-run-driver-arrested-after-crashing-into-guardrail-on-interstate-east-of-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominent Billings sculptor dies at 93, remembered for his artistic style, willingness to mentor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings artist Lyndon Pomeroy, whose steel sculptures can be found around the United States, died Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prominent-billings-sculptor-dies-at-93-remembered-for-his-artistic-style-willingness-to-mentor/</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 01:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prominent-billings-sculptor-dies-at-93-remembered-for-his-artistic-style-willingness-to-mentor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five For Fighting singer tells Billings crowd to trust their instincts despite fear of failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Ondrasik, the man behind the music act Five For Fighting, was the keynote speaker and performer at the Billings Chamber Breakfast on Thursday, the Billings Chamber of Commerce's highest-profile fundraiser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/five-for-fighting-singer-tells-billings-crowd-to-trust-their-instincts-despite-fear-of-failure/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 21:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/five-for-fighting-singer-tells-billings-crowd-to-trust-their-instincts-despite-fear-of-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Chamber Breakfast gets Five For Fighting and that's a good thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Ondrasik, the man behind the music act Five For Fighting, knew his audience.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-chamber-breakfast-gets-five-for-fighting-and-thats-a-good-thing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-chamber-breakfast-gets-five-for-fighting-and-thats-a-good-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Men to 'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes' at Rocky Mountain College to raise awareness of gender violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain College will hosts its second annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault &amp; Gender Violence, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4. The event will begin in the Fortin&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/men-to-walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-at-rocky-mountain-college-to-raise-awareness-of-gender-violence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/men-to-walk-a-mile-in-her-shoes-at-rocky-mountain-college-to-raise-awareness-of-gender-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Families invited to Girls-n-Science event]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ninth annual MSU Billings Girls-n-Science event is planned for Saturday, April 14. Beginning at 12:30 p.m., the public is invited to take part in hands-on STEM activities at MSUB's Alterowitz Gym.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/families-invited-to-girls-n-science-event/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/families-invited-to-girls-n-science-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scattered snow and rain in Billings, followed by partly sunny skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scattered snow and rain showers will give way to partly sunny skies by Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service&rsquo;s Billings office said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/scattered-snow-and-rain-in-billings-followed-by-partly-sunny-skies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/scattered-snow-and-rain-in-billings-followed-by-partly-sunny-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scattered snow and rain early Thursday, followed by partly sunny skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scattered snow and rain showers will give way to partly sunny skies by Thursday afternoon, the National Weather Service&rsquo;s Billings office said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/scattered-snow-and-rain-early-thursday-followed-by-partly-sunny-skies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/scattered-snow-and-rain-early-thursday-followed-by-partly-sunny-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena air ambulance to transport search and rescue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sounds of barking dogs bounced around the hangar as a pilot and a search and rescue operator gave a cage filled with one very large dog a heave into the cockpit of a specially designed Airbus helicopter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-air-ambulance-to-transport-search-and-rescue/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-air-ambulance-to-transport-search-and-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changing perceptions: Author Jim Robbins shares feathery facts in 'The Wonder of Birds']]></title><description><![CDATA[National Geographic has dubbed 2018 the year of the bird.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/changing-perceptions-author-jim-robbins-shares-feathery-facts-in-the-wonder-of-birds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/changing-perceptions-author-jim-robbins-shares-feathery-facts-in-the-wonder-of-birds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, March 29]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gun dog club to hold training seminar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-29/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-29/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free financial education seminar offered on April 11]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living Independently for Today and Tomorrow and Rural Dynamics Inc. are teaming up to offer the community a free financial education seminar, taking place from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, April 11, at the LIFTT office, located at 1201&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-financial-education-seminar-offered-on-april-11/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-financial-education-seminar-offered-on-april-11/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Secret Service agents 'don't bring politics into' their Helena nonprofit that donates or destroys unwanted guns]]></title><description><![CDATA[HELENA &mdash; With more than 300 million guns in the United States, Bruce Seiler saw a need for a resource to donate or destroy unwanted or unsafe firearms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-secret-service-agents-dont-bring-politics-into-their-helena-nonprofit-that-donates-or-destroys-unwanted-guns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/former-secret-service-agents-dont-bring-politics-into-their-helena-nonprofit-that-donates-or-destroys-unwanted-guns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Greatest Legislation” traveling exhibit honoring the GI Bill comes to Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Military Museum at Fort William Henry Harrison in Helena welcomes &ldquo;The Greatest Legislation: An American Legion Centennial Salute to the GI Bill&rdquo; March 28 until April 26. The multi-media traveling exhibit features illustrated panels, touch-screen video kiosks and&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/greatest-legislation-traveling-exhibit-honoring-the-gi-bill-comes-to-helena/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/greatest-legislation-traveling-exhibit-honoring-the-gi-bill-comes-to-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Rimview Inn demolition begins on Billings' North Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contractors have begun the demolition of the Rimview Inn at 1025 North 27th Street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-rimview-inn-demolition-begins-on-billings-north-side/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-rimview-inn-demolition-begins-on-billings-north-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MRM in need of butter and pies for Easter dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Rescue Mission is preparing to serve Easter dinner to those experiencing homelessness and poverty, as well as the homebound. This year, the MRM expects to serve the meal to more than 400 people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mrm-in-need-of-butter-and-pies-for-easter-dinner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mrm-in-need-of-butter-and-pies-for-easter-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Rescue Mission needs butter and pies for Easter dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Rescue Mission is preparing to serve Easter dinner to those experiencing homelessness and poverty, as well as the homebound. This year, the MRM expects to serve the meal to more than 400 people.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-rescue-mission-needs-butter-and-pies-for-easter-dinner/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 17:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-rescue-mission-needs-butter-and-pies-for-easter-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain mixed with snow possible Wednesday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rain and a mixture of snow and rain are both possible in the Billings area Wednesday, with similar weather in the forecast through this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-mixed-with-snow-possible-wednesday/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-mixed-with-snow-possible-wednesday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain mixed with snow possible in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rain and a mixture of snow and rain are both possible in the Billings area Wednesday, with similar weather in the forecast through this weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-mixed-with-snow-possible-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-mixed-with-snow-possible-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena pitches Urban Renewal District to spur economic growth downtown]]></title><description><![CDATA["Blight&rdquo; might not be the first word that comes to mind when thinking about Downtown Helena, but bolstering economic development by addressing blight is the focus of a new reinvestment plan under consideration by the city commission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-pitches-urban-renewal-district-to-spur-economic-growth-downtown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-pitches-urban-renewal-district-to-spur-economic-growth-downtown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[RiverStone Health Hospice seeks caring volunteers]]></title><description><![CDATA[RiverStone Health Hospice is recruiting volunteers to assist and support hospice patients and their families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/riverstone-health-hospice-seeks-caring-volunteers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/riverstone-health-hospice-seeks-caring-volunteers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are the three finalists for Billings' next schools superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trustees picked their top three candidates for Billings Public Schools next superintendent on Tuesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/here-are-the-three-finalists-for-billings-next-schools-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/here-are-the-three-finalists-for-billings-next-schools-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Billings educators 'deserve a whole apple tree']]></title><description><![CDATA[The cafeteria of Ponderosa Elementary School exploded into cheers Tuesday morning as longtime Billings teacher Darlene &ldquo;Dolly&rdquo; Jahn was awarded a Golden Apple Award for excellence in teaching.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/these-billings-educators-deserve-a-whole-apple-tree/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/these-billings-educators-deserve-a-whole-apple-tree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening delayed for new psychiatric unit aimed at helping patients in crisis more effectively]]></title><description><![CDATA[The opening of the new Psychiatric Stabilization Unit at Billings Clinic's Psychiatric Center has been postponed about three weeks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opening-delayed-for-new-psychiatric-unit-aimed-at-helping-patients-in-crisis-more-effectively/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opening-delayed-for-new-psychiatric-unit-aimed-at-helping-patients-in-crisis-more-effectively/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men hospitalized after stabbing north of downtown Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Billings men were hospitalized Tuesday morning after a man climbed through their back window and stabbed both of them in the leg, according to Billings police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-men-hospitalized-after-stabbing-north-of-downtown-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-men-hospitalized-after-stabbing-north-of-downtown-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 hospitalized after man climbs through downtown Billings home's window and stabs them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Billings men were hospitalized Tuesday morning after a man climbed through their back window and stabbed both of them in the leg, according to Billings police.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-hospitalized-after-man-climbs-through-downtown-billings-homes-window-and-stabs-them/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-hospitalized-after-man-climbs-through-downtown-billings-homes-window-and-stabs-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena veteran who led national effort to secure Vietnam Women's Memorial receives Patriot Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Helena veteran who led the movement to build the Vietnam Women&rsquo;s Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., recently received the American Legion&rsquo;s prestigious Patriot Award.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-veteran-who-led-national-effort-to-secure-vietnam-womens-memorial-receives-patriot-award/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-veteran-who-led-national-effort-to-secure-vietnam-womens-memorial-receives-patriot-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 candidates for Billings' superintendent emphasize how they've brought change to schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings trustees interviewed three potential replacements for retiring Superintendent Terry Bouck on Monday &mdash; each with a reputation as an agent of change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/3-candidates-for-billings-superintendent-emphasize-how-theyve-brought-change-to-schools/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/3-candidates-for-billings-superintendent-emphasize-how-theyve-brought-change-to-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huntley Project museum invites community to celebrate historic photos]]></title><description><![CDATA[HUNTLEY &mdash; The Huntley Project Museum of Irrigated Agriculture is hosting a cocktail party to celebrate the unveiling of historic photographs of the construction of the Huntley Irrigation Project, taken more than 110 years ago. There will also be an&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/huntley-project-museum-invites-community-to-celebrate-historic-photos/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/huntley-project-museum-invites-community-to-celebrate-historic-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings woman accused of stealing $390K from repossession company admits charges]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Billings woman pleaded guilty to four counts of wire fraud in U.S. District Court on Monday, as part of a case in which she allegedly embezzled more than $390,000 from a local repossession company over a period of seven&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-woman-accused-of-stealing-390k-from-repossession-company-admits-charges/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-woman-accused-of-stealing-390k-from-repossession-company-admits-charges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark County making progress on jail expansion plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though there's still much work to be done, Lewis and Clark County officials are making progress on a plan to expand the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center to accommodate more inmates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-making-progress-on-jail-expansion-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lewis-and-clark-county-making-progress-on-jail-expansion-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, March 26, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Births]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-march-26-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-march-26-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longtime Billings country DJ Lonnie Bell hosts his final show]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 33 years hosting his eponymous country music radio program each Sunday morning, Lonnie Bell is moving on.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/longtime-billings-country-dj-lonnie-bell-hosts-his-final-show/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/longtime-billings-country-dj-lonnie-bell-hosts-his-final-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain, snow showers possible beginning Sunday evening in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A slight chance of rain and snow will develop Sunday evening in the Billings area, while significant wet, heavy snow is forecast to fall farther east.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-snow-showers-possible-beginning-sunday-evening-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-snow-showers-possible-beginning-sunday-evening-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rain, show showers possible beginning Sunday evening in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A slight chance of rain and snow will develop Sunday evening in the Billings area, while significant wet, heavy snow is forecast to fall farther east.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-show-showers-possible-beginning-sunday-evening-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 21:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rain-show-showers-possible-beginning-sunday-evening-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarot as a tool: Helena woman helps people find their magic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vanessa Sanddal knows she has skeptics who associate tarot reading with a crystal ball or witches riding around on broomsticks, but it didn&rsquo;t stop her from starting a business in Helena dedicated to tarot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tarot-as-a-tool-helena-woman-helps-people-find-their-magic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tarot-as-a-tool-helena-woman-helps-people-find-their-magic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday, March 25, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-march-25-2018/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-march-25-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trip is a friendly male Labrador mix dog available for adoption through Rez Dog Rescue. He&rsquo;s about 6 months old, neutered, housebroken and up-to-date on vaccinations. The black shorthaired pup is active, playful and loves belly rubs. Trip gets along&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-trip/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 300 students from 24 Montana counties compete at 30th Science Expo in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first prize awarded Saturday at the 30th Science Expo in Billings went to first grader Lukas Rost for a project called "Chicken Food."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nearly-300-students-from-24-montana-counties-compete-at-30th-science-expo-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nearly-300-students-from-24-montana-counties-compete-at-30th-science-expo-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Methodical scientists: Nearly 300 students from 24 counties compete at 30th Science Expo in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first prize awarded Saturday at the 30th Science Expo in Billings went to first grader Lukas Rost for a project called "Chicken Food."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/methodical-scientists-nearly-300-students-from-24-counties-compete-at-30th-science-expo-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 04:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/methodical-scientists-nearly-300-students-from-24-counties-compete-at-30th-science-expo-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposing groups that marched in Helena deeply divided over gun issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Participants in two opposing demonstrations in Helena Saturday were deeply divided over how to address gun violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opposing-groups-that-marched-in-helena-deeply-divided-over-gun-issues/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 23:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opposing-groups-that-marched-in-helena-deeply-divided-over-gun-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds take part in Billings March for Our Lives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of students and community members marched in downtown Billings Saturday morning seeking to put an end to gun violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hundreds-take-part-in-billings-march-for-our-lives/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 20:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hundreds-take-part-in-billings-march-for-our-lives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two groups marched in Helena — one to protest gun violence and one to support gun rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two gun-related demonstrations took place in Helena on Saturday at noon. One was a localized version of the national March For Our Lives protest against gun violence, and the other was a pro-gun-rights rally organized in response to that event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-groups-marched-in-helena-one-to-protest-gun-violence-and-one-to-support-gun-rights/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-groups-marched-in-helena-one-to-protest-gun-violence-and-one-to-support-gun-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week: Moxie lives up to her name; needs second chance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two of the Lewis and Clark Humane Society's finest felines are hanging out at The Ghost Art Gallery today hoping someone will see their beauty and take them home!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-moxie-lives-up-to-her-name-needs-second-chance/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-moxie-lives-up-to-her-name-needs-second-chance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man found unresponsive in downtown Billings died of natural causes, coroner says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man found unresponsive last week outside a downtown business Billings died of natural causes, according to Yellowstone County Coroner Cliff Mahoney.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-found-unresponsive-in-downtown-billings-died-of-natural-causes-coroner-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-found-unresponsive-in-downtown-billings-died-of-natural-causes-coroner-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man drove stolen Jeep to South Side car dealership, where woman hopped out to steal pickup, police say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police say a man stole a Jeep from a Billings woman's driveway Thursday morning and then drove it to a South Side used car dealership, where a passenger of his jumped out and stole another car.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-drove-stolen-jeep-to-south-side-car-dealership-where-woman-hopped-out-to-steal-pickup-police-say/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-drove-stolen-jeep-to-south-side-car-dealership-where-woman-hopped-out-to-steal-pickup-police-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Days after Billings schools pick superintendent semifinalists, two have dropped out; another is a finalist elsewhere]]></title><description><![CDATA[The field for the next Billings Public Schools superintendent is down to five, and it could dwindle further.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/days-after-billings-schools-pick-superintendent-semifinalists-two-have-dropped-out-another-is-a-finalist-elsewhere/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/days-after-billings-schools-pick-superintendent-semifinalists-two-have-dropped-out-another-is-a-finalist-elsewhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Days after Billings schools pick superintendent semifinalists, two have dropped out]]></title><description><![CDATA[The field for the next Billings Public Schools superintendent is down to five.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/days-after-billings-schools-pick-superintendent-semifinalists-two-have-dropped-out/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/days-after-billings-schools-pick-superintendent-semifinalists-two-have-dropped-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposing marches — one for gun rights and one against school violence — planned in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students and other community members plan to gather in downtown Billings Saturday for the March for Our Lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opposing-marches-one-for-gun-rights-and-one-against-school-violence-planned-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/opposing-marches-one-for-gun-rights-and-one-against-school-violence-planned-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March for Our Lives, Fight for Our Right planned Saturday in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students and other community members plan to gather in downtown Billings Saturday for the March for Our Lives.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/march-for-our-lives-fight-for-our-right-planned-saturday-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/march-for-our-lives-fight-for-our-right-planned-saturday-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, March 23]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-march-23/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-march-23/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings talk to focus on problems with child welfare system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Connie Reguli, attorney and founder of The Family Forward Project, will speak on "Foster-Gate: The Heartbreak of the American Family" Saturday in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-talk-to-focus-on-problems-with-child-welfare-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-talk-to-focus-on-problems-with-child-welfare-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's who's on the command team for the Navy's USS Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy on Thursday announced the command team for the USS Montana, a Virginia Class nuclear-powered attack submarine under construction and scheduled for commissioning as part of the Navy fleet in 2020.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-whos-on-the-command-team-for-the-navys-uss-montana/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-whos-on-the-command-team-for-the-navys-uss-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSUB seeks nominations of outstanding alumni]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana State University Billings Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its 2018 Outstanding Alumni Awards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-seeks-nominations-of-outstanding-alumni/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msub-seeks-nominations-of-outstanding-alumni/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury ends the day deadlocked over whether man raped 14-year-old]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than five hours of deliberation, a jury remained deadlocked Thursday night in the trial of Marcial Mejia Jr., who is accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in 2012.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jury-ends-the-day-deadlocked-over-whether-man-raped-14-year-old/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jury-ends-the-day-deadlocked-over-whether-man-raped-14-year-old/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Parents protested a 'pornographic' assignment. Now Billings schools may change how teachers pick outside materials.]]></title><description><![CDATA[After what some parents called &ldquo;pornographic&rdquo; material was assigned as part of a high school class, Billings Public Schools officials are pursuing policy changes to tighten oversight of teaching materials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/parents-protested-a-pornographic-assignment-now-billings-schools-may-change-how-teachers-pick-outside-materials/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/parents-protested-a-pornographic-assignment-now-billings-schools-may-change-how-teachers-pick-outside-materials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two groups will march on Helena this weekend: one protesting gun violence, the other supporting gun rights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two gun-related demonstrations will take place in Helena on Saturday. One is a localized version of the national March For Our Lives protest against gun violence, and the other is a pro-gun-rights rally organized in response to that event.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-groups-will-march-on-helena-this-weekend-one-protesting-gun-violence-the-other-supporting-gun-rights/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-groups-will-march-on-helena-this-weekend-one-protesting-gun-violence-the-other-supporting-gun-rights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two detained after high-speed chase in stolen Jeep ends on Crow Reservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two people were detained after a high-speed chase that started in Billings and ended on the Crow Reservation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-detained-after-high-speed-chase-in-stolen-jeep-ends-on-crow-reservation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-detained-after-high-speed-chase-in-stolen-jeep-ends-on-crow-reservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laurel man serving 80 years gets new trial for fatal fight over which military branch is best]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Laurel man who was convicted of killing another man by cutting his throat was granted a new trial by the Montana Supreme Court through appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/laurel-man-serving-80-years-gets-new-trial-for-fatal-fight-over-which-military-branch-is-best/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 21:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/laurel-man-serving-80-years-gets-new-trial-for-fatal-fight-over-which-military-branch-is-best/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Waves in the sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upper-level winds create wave-shaped clouds over Pryor on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-waves-in-the-sky/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-waves-in-the-sky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Robin Vos: Universal background checks for gun sales could be part of school safety package]]></title><description><![CDATA["We want to be sure we look for every possible way to be sure our schools are safe," Vos said.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/robin-vos-universal-background-checks-for-gun-sales-could-be-part-of-school-safety-package/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 19:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/robin-vos-universal-background-checks-for-gun-sales-could-be-part-of-school-safety-package/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Judge rules that Walker must call special elections for two vacant seats in Legislature]]></title><description><![CDATA[A judge ruled Thursday that Gov. Scott Walker must call for special elections for a vacant state Senate seat and a vacant state Assembly seat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/judge-rules-that-walker-must-call-special-elections-for-two-vacant-seats-in-legislature/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/judge-rules-that-walker-must-call-special-elections-for-two-vacant-seats-in-legislature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strategic Behavioral Health plans psychiatric hospital in Middleton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strategic Behavioral Health, which last year announced plans to build a 72-bed psychiatric hospital in the Madison area, is seeking $1.2 million in assistance from the city of Middleton to locate the facility on Deming Way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/strategic-behavioral-health-plans-psychiatric-hospital-in-middleton/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 17:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/strategic-behavioral-health-plans-psychiatric-hospital-in-middleton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisconsin's unemployment rate reaches an all-time record low of 2.9 percent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The preliminary unemployment figure bests the previous low set in summer 1999 and gives Gov. Scott Walker a boost.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wisconsins-unemployment-rate-reaches-an-all-time-record-low-of-29-percent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 16:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wisconsins-unemployment-rate-reaches-an-all-time-record-low-of-29-percent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scattered rain, snow possible this weekend]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thursday will continue this week's run of warm days in Billings, according to the National Weather Service, with cloudy skies possibly giving way to rain overnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/scattered-rain-snow-possible-this-weekend/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/scattered-rain-snow-possible-this-weekend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Show that shares a young black man's experiences with police plays the Myrna Loy]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;It&rsquo;s hip-hop. It&rsquo;s theater. It&rsquo;s a personal narrative with a political punch.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/show-that-shares-a-young-black-mans-experiences-with-police-plays-the-myrna-loy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/show-that-shares-a-young-black-mans-experiences-with-police-plays-the-myrna-loy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butte-based Bitcoin company leases Polson building, but says no plans to expand yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company involved in the large bitcoin mining operation south of Butte is leasing an industrial building in Polson, but doesn&rsquo;t have any plans at this point to launch a second operation there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/butte-based-bitcoin-company-leases-polson-building-but-says-no-plans-to-expand-yet/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/butte-based-bitcoin-company-leases-polson-building-but-says-no-plans-to-expand-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, March 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana Wild hosts free film tonight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-22/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-22/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings' recycling bins that raise money for new trees get a springtime makeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city&rsquo;s Turn Trash into Trees bins are no longer trashy looking, now that they've been refurbished and re-branded.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-recycling-bins-that-raise-money-for-new-trees-get-a-springtime-makeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-recycling-bins-that-raise-money-for-new-trees-get-a-springtime-makeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class aimed at teaching grandparents self-care and parenting skills for raising grandchildren]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Extension of Yellowstone County is offering a six-week course designed to help custodial grandparents and other guardians learn how to strengthen self-care and parenting skills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/class-aimed-at-teaching-grandparents-self-care-and-parenting-skills-for-raising-grandchildren/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/class-aimed-at-teaching-grandparents-self-care-and-parenting-skills-for-raising-grandchildren/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Tech's nursing program is the best in the state, independent rank says]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent organization has ranked Montana Tech&rsquo;s nursing program number one in the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-techs-nursing-program-is-the-best-in-the-state-independent-rank-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-techs-nursing-program-is-the-best-in-the-state-independent-rank-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['A place of wonder, joy and learning': Helena breaks ground on three new elementary schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of students in yellow hardhats gathered for a ceremonial groundbreaking at each of the three new elementary school sites in Helena on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-place-of-wonder-joy-and-learning-helena-breaks-ground-on-three-new-elementary-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-place-of-wonder-joy-and-learning-helena-breaks-ground-on-three-new-elementary-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspected ATM thief accused of stealing another hotel ATM a month earlier]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ballatine man accused of stealing an ATM from the La Quinta Inn and Suites last year also stole an ATM from a different Billings hotel little more than a month earlier, police say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/suspected-atm-thief-accused-of-stealing-another-hotel-atm-a-month-earlier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/suspected-atm-thief-accused-of-stealing-another-hotel-atm-a-month-earlier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greg Upham, Helena's assistant superintendent of schools, among finalists for Billings job]]></title><description><![CDATA[BILLINGS -- Greg Upham, assistant superintendent for Helena Public Schools, is one of six finalists for a school district superintendent position in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/greg-upham-helenas-assistant-superintendent-of-schools-among-finalists-for-billings-job/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/greg-upham-helenas-assistant-superintendent-of-schools-among-finalists-for-billings-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here are the top 6 candidates for Billings' superintendent of public schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national search for the next Billings Public School superintendent will truly have a national candidate field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/here-are-the-top-6-candidates-for-billings-superintendent-of-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/here-are-the-top-6-candidates-for-billings-superintendent-of-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings West High principal gets a new job: overseeing principals across the school district]]></title><description><![CDATA[West High principal Dave Cobb will move to an administrative position at the Lincoln Center next school year, meaning that Billings will need to hire a new high school principal for the second time in three years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-west-high-principal-gets-a-new-job-overseeing-principals-across-the-school-district/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 22:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-west-high-principal-gets-a-new-job-overseeing-principals-across-the-school-district/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authorities say Helena man confessed to killing parents; another person of interest identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities say 21-year-old Kaleb David Taylor confessed to killing his parents earlier this week in their home near Helena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/authorities-say-helena-man-confessed-to-killing-parents-another-person-of-interest-identified/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/authorities-say-helena-man-confessed-to-killing-parents-another-person-of-interest-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[21-year-old Helena man told investigators he killed his parents, documents show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kaleb David Taylor told investigators he killed his parents earlier this week, authorities say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/21-year-old-helena-man-told-investigators-he-killed-his-parents-documents-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/21-year-old-helena-man-told-investigators-he-killed-his-parents-documents-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tyler Ream accepts offer to become superintendent of Helena Public Schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tyler Ream has accepted a position as superintendent of Helena Public Schools, according to an announcement from school board chair Sarah Sullivan on Wednesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tyler-ream-accepts-offer-to-become-superintendent-of-helena-public-schools/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tyler-ream-accepts-offer-to-become-superintendent-of-helena-public-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victims identified in double homicide near Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[The married couple killed in an apparent double homicide near Helena Monday has been identified as David Muncie Taylor, 61, and Charla Rae Taylor, 64.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/victims-identified-in-double-homicide-near-helena/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/victims-identified-in-double-homicide-near-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double homicide victims identified as suspect's parents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The married couple killed in an apparent double homicide near Helena Monday has been identified as the suspect's parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/double-homicide-victims-identified-as-suspects-parents/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/double-homicide-victims-identified-as-suspects-parents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday forecast: Mostly sunny and warm in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fair skies and warm weather is expected to continue Wednesday in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wednesday-forecast-mostly-sunny-and-warm-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wednesday-forecast-mostly-sunny-and-warm-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mostly sunny and warm in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fair skies and warm weather is expected to continue Wednesday in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mostly-sunny-and-warm-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/mostly-sunny-and-warm-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Health: Flooding can cause cascade of public health threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I write this column, Helena and the southern part of Lewis and Clark County are under a flood watch issued by the National Weather Service. That&rsquo;s not surprising given the amount of snowfall we&rsquo;ve had this winter!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-flooding-can-cause-cascade-of-public-health-threats/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-flooding-can-cause-cascade-of-public-health-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public invited to region's largest science fair at Montana State University Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Students, families and STEM supporters are invited the 30th Science Expo at the Alterowitz Gymnasium on the Montana State University Billings campus on Saturday, March 24.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-invited-to-regions-largest-science-fair-at-montana-state-university-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-invited-to-regions-largest-science-fair-at-montana-state-university-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings arborist earns statewide award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings city arborist Steve Riley has been named Montana&rsquo;s Outstanding Urban Forestry Leader for 2017.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-arborist-earns-statewide-award/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-arborist-earns-statewide-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prominent death penalty opponent to Billings crowd: 'Forgiveness is a way of saving your own life']]></title><description><![CDATA[Sister Helen Prejean had no idea she would spend much of her life speaking out against the death penalty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prominent-death-penalty-opponent-to-billings-crowd-forgiveness-is-a-way-of-saving-your-own-life/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/prominent-death-penalty-opponent-to-billings-crowd-forgiveness-is-a-way-of-saving-your-own-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone County asks judge to drop tavern group's lawsuit over new smoking ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[The local health board is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit from tavern owners over contentious new smoking restrictions in Yellowstone County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-asks-judge-to-drop-tavern-groups-lawsuit-over-new-smoking-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 01:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-asks-judge-to-drop-tavern-groups-lawsuit-over-new-smoking-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[21-year-old charged with double homicide of married couple near Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 21-year-old man is being charged with two counts of deliberate homicide after two people were found dead in a home near Helena Monday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/21-year-old-charged-with-double-homicide-of-married-couple-near-helena/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/21-year-old-charged-with-double-homicide-of-married-couple-near-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings administrator and schools trustee takes job in Massachusetts]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Montana State University Billings administrator who also serves on the School District 2 school board will be stepping down from both positions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-administrator-and-schools-trustee-takes-job-in-massachusetts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-administrator-and-schools-trustee-takes-job-in-massachusetts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authorities investigating two suspicious deaths in home near Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found in a home near Helena Monday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/authorities-investigating-two-suspicious-deaths-in-home-near-helena/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/authorities-investigating-two-suspicious-deaths-in-home-near-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warm, sunny weather in Billings as spring officially begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the first day of spring, and the weather in Billings is finally acting like it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-sunny-weather-in-billings-as-spring-officially-begins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-sunny-weather-in-billings-as-spring-officially-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warm, sunny weather in Billings as spring begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the first day of spring, and the weather in Billings is finally acting like it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-sunny-weather-in-billings-as-spring-begins/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/warm-sunny-weather-in-billings-as-spring-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two tie for prom queen at Billings West High; prom king also named]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings West High named royalty at its recent prom, held at the Radisson Hotel on Saturday, March 17.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-tie-for-prom-queen-at-billings-west-high-prom-king-also-named/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-tie-for-prom-queen-at-billings-west-high-prom-king-also-named/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donated children's bikes needed for bicycle rodeo]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Kiwanis Club seeks donations of youth bicycles that need little or no repair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/donated-childrens-bikes-needed-for-bicycle-rodeo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/donated-childrens-bikes-needed-for-bicycle-rodeo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's where Billings' $100M in construction projects are planned this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than $100 million worth of projects are planned during the upcoming construction season, City Engineer Debi Meling told the Billings City Council during its Monday work session.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-where-billings-100m-in-construction-projects-are-planned-this-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-where-billings-100m-in-construction-projects-are-planned-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how Billings might pay for and build new athletic facilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minutes after a consultant made the case Monday for adding sports facilities in Yellowstone County, the South Billings Urban Renewal Association gave the Billings City Council an idea for how that work could get done.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-how-billings-might-pay-for-and-build-new-athletic-facilities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/heres-how-billings-might-pay-for-and-build-new-athletic-facilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highway 12 reopened after wreck in central Montana west of Harlowton]]></title><description><![CDATA[A semi blocked Highway 12 for about two hours about 15 miles west of Harlowton on Monday night, according to a notification from the Montana Department of Transportation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/highway-12-reopened-after-wreck-in-central-montana-west-of-harlowton/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 04:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/highway-12-reopened-after-wreck-in-central-montana-west-of-harlowton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings elementary schools will have a police officer next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Public Schools will add a school resource officer next school year, in addition to other safety upgrades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-elementary-schools-will-have-a-police-officer-next-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 03:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-elementary-schools-will-have-a-police-officer-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana VA to expand medical facilities in Helena and statewide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana's VA Health Care System is planning several major construction and expansion projects at its medical facilities in Helena and across the state.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-va-to-expand-medical-facilities-in-helena-and-statewide/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 02:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-va-to-expand-medical-facilities-in-helena-and-statewide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports facilities could help drive Billings' and Yellowstone County's tourism economy, study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s demand for a number of new facilities &mdash; and improvements to existing ones &mdash; to bolster Yellowstone County amateur sporting events as well as, potentially, the local tourism economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sports-facilities-could-help-drive-billings-and-yellowstone-countys-tourism-economy-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sports-facilities-could-help-drive-billings-and-yellowstone-countys-tourism-economy-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing person alert canceled for Billings girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[An 11-year-old from Billings has been found safe after a missing persons alert was issued earlier Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-person-alert-canceled-for-billings-girl/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-person-alert-canceled-for-billings-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Missing person alert issued for Billings girl]]></title><description><![CDATA[State law enforcement authorities are asking Yellowstone County residents to be on the lookout for Susan Martinez, an 11-year-old from Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-person-alert-issued-for-billings-girl/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/missing-person-alert-issued-for-billings-girl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame seeks nominations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame is looking for nominations of living and historical figures who have made notable contributions to Montana&rsquo;s western heritage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-cowboy-hall-of-fame-seeks-nominations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-cowboy-hall-of-fame-seeks-nominations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings high school students teach elementary students about the Yellowstone fires of 1988]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 1988 fires in Yellowstone National Park are ancient history for elementary students today. Even high schoolers weren't born yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-high-school-students-teach-elementary-students-about-the-yellowstone-fires-of-1988/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-high-school-students-teach-elementary-students-about-the-yellowstone-fires-of-1988/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool, partly sunny weather expected Monday in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is still taking stutter-steps in its approach this year, with Monday only expected to hit a high of 42 degrees under partly cloudy skies in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cool-partly-sunny-weather-expected-monday-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cool-partly-sunny-weather-expected-monday-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cool, partly sunny weather expected in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spring is still taking stutter-steps in its approach this year, with Monday only expected to hit a high of 42 degrees under partly cloudy skies in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cool-partly-sunny-weather-expected-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cool-partly-sunny-weather-expected-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends of the Fire Tower: New nonprofit aims to restore and preserve Helena icon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena&rsquo;s Guardian of the Gulch now has a guardian of its own.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/friends-of-the-fire-tower-new-nonprofit-aims-to-restore-and-preserve-helena-icon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/friends-of-the-fire-tower-new-nonprofit-aims-to-restore-and-preserve-helena-icon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There’s Never Been a Native American Congresswoman. That Could Change in 2018.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Native American women are running for office in record numbers. Some are fighting pipelines. Others are fighting environmentalists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/theres-never-been-a-native-american-congresswoman-that-could-change-in-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/theres-never-been-a-native-american-congresswoman-that-could-change-in-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flood concerns downgraded in Roundup area, but ice jams linger]]></title><description><![CDATA[ROUNDUP &mdash; The ice jams along the Musselshell River moved a bit downstream Sunday, partially allaying concerns among county officials that backed-up water could spill over the banks and into the flood-prone areas.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-concerns-downgraded-in-roundup-area-but-ice-jams-linger/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flood-concerns-downgraded-in-roundup-area-but-ice-jams-linger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car thief allegedly leads sheriff's deputy on brief chase, hits two cars in the Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who got a ride from a driver near Lockwood Sunday ended up stealing the truck in the Billings Heights and hitting two other cars and a bus bench before the vehicle was disabled behind the Walmart, according to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/car-thief-allegedly-leads-sheriffs-deputy-on-brief-chase-hits-two-cars-in-the-heights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/car-thief-allegedly-leads-sheriffs-deputy-on-brief-chase-hits-two-cars-in-the-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apparent car thief leads sheriff's deputy on brief chase, hits two cars in the Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who got a ride from a driver near Lockwood Sunday ended up stealing the truck in the Billings Heights and hitting two other cars and a bus bench before the vehicle was disabled behind Walmart, according to the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/apparent-car-thief-leads-sheriffs-deputy-on-brief-chase-hits-two-cars-in-the-heights/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/apparent-car-thief-leads-sheriffs-deputy-on-brief-chase-hits-two-cars-in-the-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber: Spring is a great time to think about your home]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather is warming up and it is a great time to start planning home projects! If you missed the home show yesterday, you can still get the chance to take a look at some great companies at the 2018&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-spring-is-a-great-time-to-think-about-your-home/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-spring-is-a-great-time-to-think-about-your-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber:]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather is warming up and it is a great time to start planning home projects! If you missed the home show yesterday, you can still get the chance to take a look at some great companies at the 2018&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Wheat prices wither]]></title><description><![CDATA[After climbing to seven-month highs earlier this month, wheat prices have crumbled by nearly 10%. The market had exploded higher on drought concerns in the Great Plains, where much of the American wheat crop is grown.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-wheat-prices-wither/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-wheat-prices-wither/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free energy audits can save homeowners a bundle]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an age of increased concern for energy issues and related costs, more and more people are looking for ways to better manage their personal energy consumption. A home energy audit is one of the quickest and simplest way to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-energy-audits-can-save-homeowners-a-bundle/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/free-energy-audits-can-save-homeowners-a-bundle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday 03-18-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-03-18-18/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-03-18-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a physician is hard, but it doesn't have to result in burnout, Billings business shows with study]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s no doubt that physician burnout in the United States is a continuing problem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/being-a-physician-is-hard-but-it-doesnt-have-to-result-in-burnout-billings-business-shows-with-study/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/being-a-physician-is-hard-but-it-doesnt-have-to-result-in-burnout-billings-business-shows-with-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Koda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Koda is a beautiful 3-year-old female Siberian husky available for adoption through Rimrock Humane Society.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-koda/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-koda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back-to-back wordsmith: Gardiner eighth-grader wins state spelling bee for 2nd year in a row]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the end, it all came down to &ldquo;Talmud.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/back-to-back-wordsmith-gardiner-eighth-grader-wins-state-spelling-bee-for-2nd-year-in-a-row/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/back-to-back-wordsmith-gardiner-eighth-grader-wins-state-spelling-bee-for-2nd-year-in-a-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multiple ice jams lead to flood warning for areas along the Musselshell River]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ice jams and flooding prompted the National Weather Service in Billings to issue a flood warning for areas along the Musselshell River Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/multiple-ice-jams-lead-to-flood-warning-for-areas-along-the-musselshell-river/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/multiple-ice-jams-lead-to-flood-warning-for-areas-along-the-musselshell-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun won't show itself much in Billings on Saturday]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day won't bring much sunshine to Billings, the National Weather Service says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sun-wont-show-itself-much-in-billings-on-saturday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 15:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sun-wont-show-itself-much-in-billings-on-saturday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dance of the Irish: Tiernan dancers spread Irish spirit one jig at a time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every year, Helena's Tiernan Irish Dancers live their own March Madness through a flurry of rehearsals, performances at senior living facilities and a one-day, eight-stop tour performing at Helena area elementary schools. The dancers, ranging from age 4 to 18,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/the-dance-of-the-irish-tiernan-dancers-spread-irish-spirit-one-jig-at-a-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/the-dance-of-the-irish-tiernan-dancers-spread-irish-spirit-one-jig-at-a-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man registers as bone marrow donor to help fellow Rocky student, winds up donor for another woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kael Giebink headed off to Denver Wednesday to try and save a life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-registers-as-bone-marrow-donor-to-help-fellow-rocky-student-winds-up-donor-for-another-woman/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-registers-as-bone-marrow-donor-to-help-fellow-rocky-student-winds-up-donor-for-another-woman/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sports feasibility study presentation set for Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Victus Advisors, the consultant studying the feasibility of opening additional sports facilities in Yellowstone County, will present its findings to the public from 3 p.m. through 5 p.m. Monday at Big Horn Resort, 1801 Majestic Lane.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sports-feasibility-study-presentation-set-for-monday/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sports-feasibility-study-presentation-set-for-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week: Bogey is friendly, sweet, charming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s the day -- Bogey is hoping some Irish luck will come his way and find him a forever home!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-bogey-is-friendly-sweet-charming/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-bogey-is-friendly-sweet-charming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Icy roads, dense fog possible from Billings to Glendive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dense fog and slick, frozen roads are possible for a large portion of Montana extending north, east and south of Billings Friday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/icy-roads-dense-fog-possible-from-billings-to-glendive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 04:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/icy-roads-dense-fog-possible-from-billings-to-glendive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooler temperatures slow snowmelt in Billings area as officials monitor waterways for ice jams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continued warming and snowmelt runoff capable of producing seasonal ice jams have yet to significantly stop up local waterways, but forecasters are continuing to monitor areas of concern.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cooler-temperatures-slow-snowmelt-in-billings-area-as-officials-monitor-waterways-for-ice-jams/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 00:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/cooler-temperatures-slow-snowmelt-in-billings-area-as-officials-monitor-waterways-for-ice-jams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Small ice jam forms on Yellowstone River near Riverfront Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ice jam forms in the Yellowstone River near Riverfront Park on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-small-ice-jam-forms-on-yellowstone-river-near-riverfront-park/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-small-ice-jam-forms-on-yellowstone-river-near-riverfront-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Patrick's Day happenings around Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Parades, festivals and live music are just a few of the St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day happenings around the Helena area.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-patricks-day-happenings-around-helena/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 18:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/st-patricks-day-happenings-around-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Giving back to the sport': Great Divide Ski Patrol fundraising for volunteer force]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteering to keep skiers and snowboarders safe at Great Divide means hours of training and fundraising for supplies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/giving-back-to-the-sport-great-divide-ski-patrol-fundraising-for-volunteer-force/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/giving-back-to-the-sport-great-divide-ski-patrol-fundraising-for-volunteer-force/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community events, announcements and student news published Friday, March. 16, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-march-16-2018/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-events-announcements-and-student-news-published-friday-march-16-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings' pothole patrol takes advantage of warmer weather to patch streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Up to six Billings street maintenance workers have been on pothole patrol in recent days, working to prevent flat tires, axle repairs and aggravation for drivers on the go.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-pothole-patrol-takes-advantage-of-warmer-weather-to-patch-streets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-pothole-patrol-takes-advantage-of-warmer-weather-to-patch-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Rescue Mission needs volunteers to help serve Easter dinner]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Rescue Mission is once again opening its doors to serve Easter dinner to the poor, homeless and homebound.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-rescue-mission-needs-volunteers-to-help-serve-easter-dinner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-rescue-mission-needs-volunteers-to-help-serve-easter-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings features senior capstone show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Lee, a senior art student at Montana State University Billings, will host her senior capstone solo exhibit, &ldquo;Eating Up What's Eating You,&rdquo; from March 19-29 at MSUB&rsquo;s student gallery, located on the first floor of the Liberal Arts building.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-features-senior-capstone-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-features-senior-capstone-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PEAKS to host annual style show and luncheon April 14]]></title><description><![CDATA[People Everywhere are Kind and Sharing (PEAKS) will hold its annual Spring Style Show and Luncheon at 11 a.m. on April 14, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, located at 226 Wicks Lane. The doors will open at 10 a.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/peaks-to-host-annual-style-show-and-luncheon-april-14/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 11:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/peaks-to-host-annual-style-show-and-luncheon-april-14/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The View From Opposite Sides of a Student Walkout in Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[In gun-friendly Montana, the walkouts stirred controversy. Two students explain their decisions to walk out, or stay in class.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/the-view-from-opposite-sides-of-a-student-walkout-in-montana/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 00:18:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/the-view-from-opposite-sides-of-a-student-walkout-in-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rollover accident on York Road leaves sole occupant with serious injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rollover crash on York Road left the sole occupant with serious injuries Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rollover-accident-on-york-road-leaves-sole-occupant-with-serious-injuries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 23:44:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rollover-accident-on-york-road-leaves-sole-occupant-with-serious-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings sugar cooperative released too much waste into the Yellowstone River 56 times, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A report issued Thursday by environmental watchdog groups says that Western Sugar Cooperative in Billings exceeded its permitted limit for releases into the Yellowstone River 56 times during a 21-month period. The materials included ammonia nitrogen, E. coli and fecal&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-sugar-cooperative-released-too-much-waste-into-the-yellowstone-river-56-times-report-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 22:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-sugar-cooperative-released-too-much-waste-into-the-yellowstone-river-56-times-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena school board selects candidate from Texas to lead its schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Helena School Board of Trustees offered Tyler Ream a position as the district&rsquo;s next superintendent on a six to two vote after a final interview on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-board-selects-candidate-from-texas-to-lead-its-schools/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-board-selects-candidate-from-texas-to-lead-its-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CASA celebrating 20 years of helping Helena-area kids in the court system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court Appointed Special Advocates for children, or CASAs, are a major component of court cases involving children who have been removed from their homes for safety purposes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/casa-celebrating-20-years-of-helping-helena-area-kids-in-the-court-system/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/casa-celebrating-20-years-of-helping-helena-area-kids-in-the-court-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, March 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[Program explores tandem travel in eastern Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-15/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-15/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grace United Methodist Church will host Rural Race Dialogue workshop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grace United Methodist Church invites community members to a Rural Race Dialogue workshop, &ldquo;Welcome the Stranger: The Stories We Share,&rdquo; taking place at the church, located at 1935 Avenue B, at 9 a.m. on Saturday, March 17.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/grace-united-methodist-church-will-host-rural-race-dialogue-workshop/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/grace-united-methodist-church-will-host-rural-race-dialogue-workshop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena’s Casey Anderson launches wildlife series on Smithsonian, Travel Channel]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Helena native Casey Anderson credits his successful wildlife filmmaking career to his parents and Vince Yannone, who was known as &ldquo;Mr. Wildlife&rdquo; for his popular wildlife school programs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helenas-casey-anderson-launches-wildlife-series-on-smithsonian-travel-channel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helenas-casey-anderson-launches-wildlife-series-on-smithsonian-travel-channel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of robbing Barnes and Noble and Golden Corral with box cutter]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man accused of robbing two neighboring West End businesses with a box cutter Wednesday afternoon was arrested shortly after.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-accused-of-robbing-barnes-and-noble-and-golden-corral-with-box-cutter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-accused-of-robbing-barnes-and-noble-and-golden-corral-with-box-cutter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena students mourn gun violence victims and call for action as part of national walkout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of students in Helena walked out of class for 17 minutes on Wednesday to protest gun violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-students-mourn-gun-violence-victims-and-call-for-action-as-part-of-national-walkout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-students-mourn-gun-violence-victims-and-call-for-action-as-part-of-national-walkout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds of students walk out at Billings schools, demanding action on gun violence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of Billings high school students called for action to address gun violence in schools in a series of carefully coordinated walkouts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hundreds-of-students-walk-out-at-billings-schools-demanding-action-on-gun-violence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 18:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hundreds-of-students-walk-out-at-billings-schools-demanding-action-on-gun-violence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live coverage: Helena students join national gun violence walkout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena high school students plan to walk out of school Wednesday for 17 minutes, one minute for every life lost at last month&rsquo;s school shooting in Parkland, Florida.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/live-coverage-helena-students-join-national-gun-violence-walkout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/live-coverage-helena-students-join-national-gun-violence-walkout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One more day of sunny, warm weather in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wednesday is once again likely to stay sunny and warm, before a cold front brings rain and possible overnight snow into the Billings area through Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/one-more-day-of-sunny-warm-weather-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/one-more-day-of-sunny-warm-weather-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Local Boy Scout Troop welcomes individuals with disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the casual onlooker, the scene at a recent Helena Boy Scouts of America Troop 1218 gathering resembles organized chaos.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/local-boy-scout-troop-welcomes-individuals-with-disabilities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/local-boy-scout-troop-welcomes-individuals-with-disabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena group fundraising for new multiple-use sports complex featuring pools, gyms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates for a major new sports facility in Helena will update the public on progress and initial fundraising goals Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-group-fundraising-for-new-multiple-use-sports-complex-featuring-pools-gyms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-group-fundraising-for-new-multiple-use-sports-complex-featuring-pools-gyms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena group fundraising for new multi-use sports complex featuring pools, gyms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advocates for a major new sports facility in Helena will update the public on progress and initial fundraising goals Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-group-fundraising-for-new-multi-use-sports-complex-featuring-pools-gyms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-group-fundraising-for-new-multi-use-sports-complex-featuring-pools-gyms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Billings garage fire ignites with a bang as ammunition burns]]></title><description><![CDATA[A South Billings garage fire set off a loud explosion Tuesday as ammunition and fireworks ignited.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/south-billings-garage-fire-ignites-with-a-bang-as-ammunition-burns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/south-billings-garage-fire-ignites-with-a-bang-as-ammunition-burns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New director of Montana's public defender office will work to implement reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office of the State Public Defender named Rhonda Schaffer as its director in an announcement Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-director-of-montanas-public-defender-office-will-work-to-implement-reforms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 23:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-director-of-montanas-public-defender-office-will-work-to-implement-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man convicted in woman's burning death shouldn't get new trial based on cellphone evidence, prosecutors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prosecutors say the discovery of a cellphone entry that appears to reference a murder on Montana's Crow Indian Reservation does not justify a new trial for one of the defendants in the case.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-convicted-in-womans-burning-death-shouldnt-get-new-trial-based-on-cellphone-evidence-prosecutors-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-convicted-in-womans-burning-death-shouldnt-get-new-trial-based-on-cellphone-evidence-prosecutors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescue near Vigilante Campground brings Flathead County's Two Bear Air to the scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[An aerial rescue involving Flathead County&rsquo;s Two Bear Air pulled an injured man out of rugged terrain north of Helena Sunday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rescue-near-vigilante-campground-brings-flathead-countys-two-bear-air-to-the-scene/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rescue-near-vigilante-campground-brings-flathead-countys-two-bear-air-to-the-scene/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings students are earning more college credits through advanced placement classes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings high schools have nearly doubled student enrollment in Advanced Placement courses, often considered the gold standard for high school students seeking college credits, in the last four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-students-are-earning-more-college-credits-through-advanced-placement-classes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-students-are-earning-more-college-credits-through-advanced-placement-classes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Propane explosion reported in Helena Valley, man burned]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emergency crews are responding to the report of a person burned in propane tank explosion in the Helena Valley Tuesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/propane-explosion-reported-in-helena-valley-man-burned/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/propane-explosion-reported-in-helena-valley-man-burned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man burned in Helena Valley propane explosion flown to Seattle burn unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 40-year-old Boise, Idaho, man who suffered burns in a propane explosion that destroyed a garage, two vehicles and a tractor in the Helena Valley Tuesday morning was flown to Seattle for treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-burned-in-helena-valley-propane-explosion-flown-to-seattle-burn-unit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 17:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-burned-in-helena-valley-propane-explosion-flown-to-seattle-burn-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Fire Department names new assistant fire chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pepper Valdez, Billings&rsquo; interim assistant fire chief since July 6, 2017, has been named assistant fire chief, the department announced Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-fire-department-names-new-assistant-fire-chief/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-fire-department-names-new-assistant-fire-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[O say, can you sing? Big Sky State Games holding contest for national anthem performer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Big Sky State Games is holding its 19th Annual National Anthem Contest to determine who will perform the national anthem at the State Games Opening Ceremonies on Friday, July 20, in Billings. The contest is open to Montana residents&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/o-say-can-you-sing-big-sky-state-games-holding-contest-for-national-anthem-performer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/o-say-can-you-sing-big-sky-state-games-holding-contest-for-national-anthem-performer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Levy to bolster Helena Fire Department will be on the ballot in June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena voters will decide whether to increase property taxes to bolster the Helena Fire Department's budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/levy-to-bolster-helena-fire-department-will-be-on-the-ballot-in-june/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/levy-to-bolster-helena-fire-department-will-be-on-the-ballot-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven candidates seek office to fill two new judge positions in Yellowstone County]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven candidates have filed for the two new Yellowstone County District Court judge positions that will begin operating next year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/seven-candidates-seek-office-to-fill-two-new-judge-positions-in-yellowstone-county/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/seven-candidates-seek-office-to-fill-two-new-judge-positions-in-yellowstone-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carroll, Helena Theatre Company team up for 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time']]></title><description><![CDATA[This story captivates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-helena-theatre-company-team-up-for-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-helena-theatre-company-team-up-for-the-curious-incident-of-the-dog-in-the-night-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Irish dance troupe fundraises for Florida trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ken Lague dances with his daughter, Brynn, during a fundraiser for the Claddagh Academy of Irish Dance at Hooligan's Sports Bar on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-irish-dance-troupe-fundraises-for-florida-trip/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 02:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-irish-dance-troupe-fundraises-for-florida-trip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Lewis and Clark County officials running for re-election are unopposed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though the sheriff and superintendent of schools are facing some competition, most of the Lewis and Clark County officials running for re-election this year are unopposed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/most-lewis-and-clark-county-officials-running-for-re-election-are-unopposed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/most-lewis-and-clark-county-officials-running-for-re-election-are-unopposed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Several Helena-area legislative seats contested in 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monday was the deadline to file as a candidate for the Montana Legislature, and several Helena-area seats will be contested this year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/several-helena-area-legislative-seats-contested-in-2018/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/several-helena-area-legislative-seats-contested-in-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. rules against Montana polygamist trio who sued over marriage license denial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A U.S. District Court judge has ruled against a polygamous trio who sought a marriage license two and a half years ago in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court&rsquo;s ruling on gay marriage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/us-rules-against-montana-polygamist-trio-who-sued-over-marriage-license-denial/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/us-rules-against-montana-polygamist-trio-who-sued-over-marriage-license-denial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Clearing the snow on Billings' South Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mike McCarty uses a farm tractor to clear snow berms from South 31st Street to make room for parking Monday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-clearing-the-snow-on-billings-south-side/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-clearing-the-snow-on-billings-south-side/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police take man to hospital after incident on Rims]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man was detained after about three hours of negotiations with Billings police atop the Billings Rimrocks near North 27th Street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-take-man-to-hospital-after-incident-on-rims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-take-man-to-hospital-after-incident-on-rims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Billings need street lights on West End stretch of Central Avenue? City Council considers plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings City Council will hear testimony Monday on a summertime plan to install street lights along Central Avenue between 32nd Street West and Shiloh Road.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/does-billings-need-street-lights-on-west-end-stretch-of-central-avenue-city-council-considers-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/does-billings-need-street-lights-on-west-end-stretch-of-central-avenue-city-council-considers-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena prepares for budget cuts and higher taxes as East Helena pursues a high school]]></title><description><![CDATA[A committee on Helena's school board said the district will have to make some tough decisions and possibly eliminate programming if East Helena builds its own high school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-prepares-for-budget-cuts-and-higher-taxes-as-east-helena-pursues-a-high-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-prepares-for-budget-cuts-and-higher-taxes-as-east-helena-pursues-a-high-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, March 12, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Births]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-march-12-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-march-12-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Anything they need to help them': New Helena nonprofit offers outdoor trips, community events for veterans and military personnel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lowen Nunn had never caught a fish through the ice.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/anything-they-need-to-help-them-new-helena-nonprofit-offers-outdoor-trips-community-events-for-veterans-and-military-personnel/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/anything-they-need-to-help-them-new-helena-nonprofit-offers-outdoor-trips-community-events-for-veterans-and-military-personnel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Lodge community remembers man found dead as kind, thoughtful, and a talented horse caretaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[RED LODGE &mdash; James &ldquo;Jimmy&rdquo; McGregor was remembered as a kind and thoughtful, if occasionally grumpy, local man who frequently practiced good deeds for the people around him during a memorial service Sunday evening. And he was universally praised as&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-community-remembers-man-found-dead-as-kind-thoughtful-and-a-talented-horse-caretaker/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-community-remembers-man-found-dead-as-kind-thoughtful-and-a-talented-horse-caretaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Lodge community holds memorial service for man found dead after he was reported missing]]></title><description><![CDATA[RED LODGE &mdash; James &ldquo;Jimmy&rdquo; McGregor was remembered as a kind and thoughtful, if occasionally grumpy, local man who frequently practiced good deeds for the people around him during a memorial service Sunday evening. And he was universally praised as&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-community-holds-memorial-service-for-man-found-dead-after-he-was-reported-missing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-community-holds-memorial-service-for-man-found-dead-after-he-was-reported-missing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exhibit in Billings shows the history of bison]]></title><description><![CDATA[America has had a complicated relationship with bison. Nowhere is that more evident than in a display at the Western Heritage Center, showing through April 7.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/exhibit-in-billings-shows-the-history-of-bison/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/exhibit-in-billings-shows-the-history-of-bison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Lodge native takes first in National Finals Ski-Joring competition, suffers injury during last run]]></title><description><![CDATA[RED LODGE &mdash; When Tyler Smedsrud&rsquo;s lightning-fast finishes in the top skijoring bracket at Montana&rsquo;s oldest skijoring competition officially earned him the first-place trophy on Sunday, he was lying in an ambulance idling next to the track.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-native-takes-first-in-national-finals-ski-joring-competition-suffers-injury-during-last-run/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2018 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-native-takes-first-in-national-finals-ski-joring-competition-suffers-injury-during-last-run/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial matters: Stay ahead of the curve]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are a lot of probably reasons for the recent stock market volatility. Here are a few. Investors have become too complacent; valuations are stretched, and all the good news is already in prices. It doesn&rsquo;t take too big of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-stay-ahead-of-the-curve/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-stay-ahead-of-the-curve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snow Rodeo has stampedes and plenty of crashing]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you combine roping and skiing along with some 55-gallon drums on skis along with a course designed to be jittery and tight, you get what Great Divide Ski Area calls the &ldquo;Snow Rodeo.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-rodeo-has-stampedes-and-plenty-of-crashing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snow-rodeo-has-stampedes-and-plenty-of-crashing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Corn markets pop]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corn prices burst higher this week, reaching levels not seen since last summer. Prices have been climbing consistently for almost two months as concerns mount about weather problems in South America affecting the upcoming corn harvest in Brazil and Argentina.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-corn-markets-pop/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-corn-markets-pop/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Randolf]]></title><description><![CDATA[Randolf is a brown and white 4-year-old Guinea pig available for adoption at Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter. This energetic pet is friendly and curious, and he likes to be held.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-randolf/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 10:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-randolf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Search and rescue: A doggone good job]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few summers ago, Mark Polakoff and his dog Bear joined in a search for a couple of Billings teens who went hiking in the Beartooth Mountains outside of Red Lodge.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-and-rescue-a-doggone-good-job/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/search-and-rescue-a-doggone-good-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dutton back on duty: Sheriff Leo Dutton returns to active duty Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The old war horse is back on the field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dutton-back-on-duty-sheriff-leo-dutton-returns-to-active-duty-monday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 01:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dutton-back-on-duty-sheriff-leo-dutton-returns-to-active-duty-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back on the field: Sheriff Leo Dutton returns to active duty Monday]]></title><description><![CDATA[The old war horse is back on the field.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/back-on-the-field-sheriff-leo-dutton-returns-to-active-duty-monday/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 01:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/back-on-the-field-sheriff-leo-dutton-returns-to-active-duty-monday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dispelling nerves and "ghoul," Billings student wins county spelling bee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Clark kept his cool while spelling "composure" at the Yellowstone County Spelling Bee on Saturday &mdash; unlike a judge who inadvertently rang a bell for an error.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dispelling-nerves-and-ghoul-billings-student-wins-county-spelling-bee/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/dispelling-nerves-and-ghoul-billings-student-wins-county-spelling-bee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State Fund reduces its workers' compensation rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana State Fund's board of directors has approved an 8 percent reduction to its premium rates for workers' compensation coverage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-fund-reduces-its-workers-compensation-rates/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 23:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-fund-reduces-its-workers-compensation-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Car caught under semitrailer in I-90 collision]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collision involving a semitrailer and a car on I-90 between Billings and Laurel Saturday morning injured two Laurel residents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/car-caught-under-semitrailer-in-i-90-collision/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 22:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/car-caught-under-semitrailer-in-i-90-collision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crash involving semi and car backs up traffic on I-90 East]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traffic backed up on Interstate 90 eastbound between Laurel and Billings on Saturday morning after a wreck involving a semi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/crash-involving-semi-and-car-backs-up-traffic-on-i-90-east/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/crash-involving-semi-and-car-backs-up-traffic-on-i-90-east/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snowy, slick roads Saturday morning, then sunny day on tap]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for parts of central, south central and southeast Montana and north central Wyoming through Saturday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snowy-slick-roads-saturday-morning-then-sunny-day-on-tap/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 16:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/snowy-slick-roads-saturday-morning-then-sunny-day-on-tap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healing a hurting world begins with acknowledging others' humanity, rabbi tells Billings crowd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Living in a fractious world is as old as humankind, Rabbi Uri Barnea said Friday during a talk at Rocky Mountain College.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/healing-a-hurting-world-begins-with-acknowledging-others-humanity-rabbi-tells-billings-crowd/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/healing-a-hurting-world-begins-with-acknowledging-others-humanity-rabbi-tells-billings-crowd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week: Energetic Grizz seeks active home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grizz is an energetic little peanut who has won the hearts of all the staff here at Lewis and Clark Humane Society! He may be named after a grizzly bear, but this boy has a timid heart and snuggly nature.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-energetic-grizz-seeks-active-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-energetic-grizz-seeks-active-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retired Air Force colonel to speak on the biblical roots of the Constitution in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Eidsmoe Esq., law professor, pastor and retired Air Force colonel, will share his expertise on the historical and theological foundations of our Constitution in Billings.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/retired-air-force-colonel-to-speak-on-the-biblical-roots-of-the-constitution-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/retired-air-force-colonel-to-speak-on-the-biblical-roots-of-the-constitution-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo of ZooMontana grizzly bear inspires label for Red Lodge Ales seasonal Montana IPA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 700-pound grizzly bear draped its arm over a silvery keg in the grass, his head turned slightly, dark eyes staring into the distance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-of-zoomontana-grizzly-bear-inspires-label-for-red-lodge-ales-seasonal-montana-ipa/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 04:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-of-zoomontana-grizzly-bear-inspires-label-for-red-lodge-ales-seasonal-montana-ipa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After full-day hearing, judge will decide whether to exonerate men in Montana City murder]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a full-day hearing Friday in Helena, Judge Kathy Seeley will decide whether to exonerate two men convicted of killing Donna Meagher in 1994 in Montana City.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-full-day-hearing-judge-will-decide-whether-to-exonerate-men-in-montana-city-murder/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 04:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/after-full-day-hearing-judge-will-decide-whether-to-exonerate-men-in-montana-city-murder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Veterans Home standoff ends tragically, with Pathway Home hostages and gunman dead in Yountville]]></title><description><![CDATA[YOUNTVILLE &mdash; The all-day standoff between law enforcement and a gunman with three hostages at the Veterans Home of California ended tragically Friday evening with the announcement that the shooter and his hostages were dead.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/veterans-home-standoff-ends-tragically-with-pathway-home-hostages-and-gunman-dead-in-yountville/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/veterans-home-standoff-ends-tragically-with-pathway-home-hostages-and-gunman-dead-in-yountville/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desserts by the thousands: Caterer taps Helena culinary students to help with major event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reisa Pierson, a senior at Capital High School, is spending her weekend putting the final touches on more than 3,500 mini desserts for the Montana Democrats annual fundraising dinner on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/desserts-by-the-thousands-caterer-taps-helena-culinary-students-to-help-with-major-event/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 02:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/desserts-by-the-thousands-caterer-taps-helena-culinary-students-to-help-with-major-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desserts by the thousands: Caterer taps CHS culinary students to help with major event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reisa Pierson, a senior at Capital High School, is spending her weekend putting the final touches on more than 3,500 mini desserts for the Montana Democrats annual fundraising dinner on Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/desserts-by-the-thousands-caterer-taps-chs-culinary-students-to-help-with-major-event/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 02:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/desserts-by-the-thousands-caterer-taps-chs-culinary-students-to-help-with-major-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena City Manager Ron Alles looking forward to retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena City Manger Ron Alles says he&rsquo;s ready to retire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-city-manager-ron-alles-looking-forward-to-retirement/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-city-manager-ron-alles-looking-forward-to-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings nonprofit that cares for disabled adults fined by OSHA after employee injuries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resource, Support and Development Inc., a Billings-based nonprofit, was fined $11,641 this week by the the U.S. Department of Labor&rsquo;s Occupational Safety and Health Administration for failing to provide a safe work environment for its employees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-nonprofit-that-cares-for-disabled-adults-fined-by-osha-after-employee-injuries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-nonprofit-that-cares-for-disabled-adults-fined-by-osha-after-employee-injuries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena program for volunteer caregivers upcoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana currently has about 118,000 volunteer, non-paid caregivers. You are likely a volunteer caregiver if your loved one is unable to care for his or her self and you have stepped up to help; if you no longer have time&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-program-for-volunteer-caregivers-upcoming/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-program-for-volunteer-caregivers-upcoming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Standoff continues at Veterans Home in Yountville as an 'active shooter' holds hostages]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a law enforcement standoff now in its fifth hour at the Veterans Home of California, officials said Friday afternoon that a lone gunman with a rifle was still holding three people hostage on the grounds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/standoff-continues-at-veterans-home-in-yountville-as-an-active-shooter-holds-hostages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/standoff-continues-at-veterans-home-in-yountville-as-an-active-shooter-holds-hostages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Better marketing, more career training should be goals for Montana State University Billings, task force says]]></title><description><![CDATA[A task force aiming to improve Montana State University Billings called for more focus on industry-specific training, a &ldquo;systematic and continuous marketing strategy,&rdquo; stable leadership and getting a new science facility built.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/better-marketing-more-career-training-should-be-goals-for-montana-state-university-billings-task-force-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/better-marketing-more-career-training-should-be-goals-for-montana-state-university-billings-task-force-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Club dropping members-only model after 133 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 133 years, Helena&rsquo;s historic Montana Club announced it will become a community cooperative and dissolve as a members-only social club.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-club-dropping-members-only-model-after-133-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-club-dropping-members-only-model-after-133-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings to get $200K less than last year in performance funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings will take a $200,000-plus hit in state performance funding compared to last year, earning an even smaller share of the metric-based money amid an enrollment crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-to-get-200k-less-than-last-year-in-performance-funding/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-to-get-200k-less-than-last-year-in-performance-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSU exchange program seeks host families]]></title><description><![CDATA[BOZEMAN &mdash; Montana State University Extension seeks host families for 25 Japanese youth and two adult chaperones from July 22-Aug. 17. The youth and their chaperones are part of an international exchange program with the Labo Language and Cultural Institute&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msu-exchange-program-seeks-host-families/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/msu-exchange-program-seeks-host-families/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shed fire on Billings' South Side blows out windows in house next door]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shed fire that shut down part of Jefferson Street on Thursday created enough heat to blow out two windows on a house next door.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/shed-fire-on-billings-south-side-blows-out-windows-in-house-next-door/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 04:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/shed-fire-on-billings-south-side-blows-out-windows-in-house-next-door/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena judge hears oral arguments in challenge to abortion restrictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Helena judge heard oral arguments Thursday afternoon for a challenge to a Montana law prohibiting advanced practice registered nurses from providing abortions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-judge-hears-oral-arguments-in-challenge-to-abortion-restrictions/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 02:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-judge-hears-oral-arguments-in-challenge-to-abortion-restrictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unabomber feature film holding casting call in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent film about the Unabomber is holding open casting calls in Helena on Saturday, Missoula on Sunday and Lincoln on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/unabomber-feature-film-holding-casting-call-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 01:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/unabomber-feature-film-holding-casting-call-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena school board selects three superintendent finalists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena's school board selected Greg Upham, Tyler Ream and Barbara Hickman as the three finalists for the superintendent position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-board-selects-three-superintendent-finalists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-school-board-selects-three-superintendent-finalists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena City Manager Ron Alles to step down in June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena City Manager Ron Alles plans to step down in June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-city-manager-ron-alles-to-step-down-in-june/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 00:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-city-manager-ron-alles-to-step-down-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena schools won't prohibit gun violence walkout, but warn about unexcused absences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Public Schools will not prohibit students from walking out of class on March 14 to protest gun violence, but the usual consequences for unexcused absences will remain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-schools-wont-prohibit-gun-violence-walkout-but-warn-about-unexcused-absences/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-schools-wont-prohibit-gun-violence-walkout-but-warn-about-unexcused-absences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife special starring East Helena native premieres March 14]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Mountain Lion and Me," a new special starring Montana filmmaker Casey Anderson, who was born and raised in East Helena, premieres Wednesday, March 14 at 6 p.m. Mountain Time on Smithsonian Channel.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wildlife-special-starring-east-helena-native-premieres-march-14/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wildlife-special-starring-east-helena-native-premieres-march-14/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trooper Jay Nelson challenges incumbent Leo Dutton for sheriff/coroner seat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson is challenging Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton for the sheriff/coroner seat up for election in November.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trooper-jay-nelson-challenges-incumbent-leo-dutton-for-sheriffcoroner-seat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 19:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trooper-jay-nelson-challenges-incumbent-leo-dutton-for-sheriffcoroner-seat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film Review: Loving Vincent]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are reminded early on that just because a man is blind doesn&rsquo;t make him a saint.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/film-review-loving-vincent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/film-review-loving-vincent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Film Review: Red Sparrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Periodically, we all pass through points in our lives when we take stock of where we&rsquo;ve been and wonder where we&rsquo;re headed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/film-review-red-sparrow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/film-review-red-sparrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, March 8]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smith River float permit results released]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-8/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-8/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish clergyman who had a hand in the Northern Ireland peace process visits Billings for lecture series]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been more than a year in the planning, but the timing of the Wheatley Lectures series Thursday and Friday at Rocky Mountain College couldn&rsquo;t be better, organizers say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/irish-clergyman-who-had-a-hand-in-the-northern-ireland-peace-process-visits-billings-for-lecture-series/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/irish-clergyman-who-had-a-hand-in-the-northern-ireland-peace-process-visits-billings-for-lecture-series/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bison exhibit traces animal's history from near-extinction to modern conservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[An exhibit at the Western Heritage Center traces the historical treatment of bison, from near-extinction to modern conservation and ranching practices that have brought the population of our national mammal back to more than 500,000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bison-exhibit-traces-animals-history-from-near-extinction-to-modern-conservation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bison-exhibit-traces-animals-history-from-near-extinction-to-modern-conservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public meeting for Underpass Avenue project planned]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Department of Transportation, in coordination with DOWL, is conducting an open house meeting to discuss the Underpass Avenue-Billings project. The public is invited to attend the meeting, from 4 to 7 p.m. on March 13, at Orchard Elementary&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-meeting-for-underpass-avenue-project-planned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-meeting-for-underpass-avenue-project-planned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena considers initiative that would raise taxes to bolster fire department]]></title><description><![CDATA[An initiative that would raise Helena property taxes to bolster the fire department could be on the ballot this June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-considers-initiative-that-would-raise-taxes-to-bolster-fire-department/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-considers-initiative-that-would-raise-taxes-to-bolster-fire-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Snow is piled high in downtown Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pedestrians pass piles of snow from parking lots along the 2600 Block of Minnesota Avenue on Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-snow-is-piled-high-in-downtown-billings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-snow-is-piled-high-in-downtown-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get ready for runoff: Snowpack setting records across Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some parts of Montana received record-breaking snowfall in February, resulting in well-above-normal snowpack totals for March 1 for most river basins, according to snow survey data collected by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Twenty-five SNOTEL stations and manual measurement&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/get-ready-for-runoff-snowpack-setting-records-across-montana/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/get-ready-for-runoff-snowpack-setting-records-across-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photo: Bighorn valley inversion]]></title><description><![CDATA[An inversion holds fog in the Bighorn River valley near Hardin on Wednesday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-bighorn-valley-inversion/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 00:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photo-bighorn-valley-inversion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gun violence walkout in Billings to be 'teachable moment,' district says; staff barred from participating]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gun violence walkout planned at all Billings public high schools on March 14 won&rsquo;t be endorsed by School District 2, but schools are developing a plan to ensure the protests are a &ldquo;teachable moment.&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gun-violence-walkout-in-billings-to-be-teachable-moment-district-says-staff-barred-from-participating/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 23:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gun-violence-walkout-in-billings-to-be-teachable-moment-district-says-staff-barred-from-participating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Harrison unit involved in battle tank rollover near Townsend]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 163rd Infantry Battalion based at Fort Harrison was involved in a battle tank rollover during a training exercise last month near Townsend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fort-harrison-unit-involved-in-battle-tank-rollover-near-townsend/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 22:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fort-harrison-unit-involved-in-battle-tank-rollover-near-townsend/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shodair's new group home offers long-term mental health care for kids]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 12-bed therapeutic group home at Shodair Children&rsquo;s Hospital will give some of the hospital&rsquo;s youngest patients long-term and intensive treatment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/shodairs-new-group-home-offers-long-term-mental-health-care-for-kids/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/shodairs-new-group-home-offers-long-term-mental-health-care-for-kids/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you know someone who should be honored for their work preserving Montana history? Nominations open]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Historical Society seeks nominees from across the state to honor the people who support and preserve local and state history.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/do-you-know-someone-who-should-be-honored-for-their-work-preserving-montana-history-nominations-open/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/do-you-know-someone-who-should-be-honored-for-their-work-preserving-montana-history-nominations-open/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office investigating after gun fired in possible road rage incident]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a firearm was discharged during what may have been a road rage incident earlier tonight in Lockwood.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-after-gun-fired-in-possible-road-rage-incident/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/yellowstone-county-sheriffs-office-investigating-after-gun-fired-in-possible-road-rage-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena jumps to aid the Blackfeet, sending supplies to winter-battered Browning]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large box truck left the Helena Indian Alliance Tuesday afternoon, loaded with goods destined for a corner of the state under a state of emergency due to unrelenting snow and wind.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-jumps-to-aid-the-blackfeet-sending-supplies-to-winter-battered-browning/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 02:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-jumps-to-aid-the-blackfeet-sending-supplies-to-winter-battered-browning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana Water Summit dives deep on environmental and legal issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Helena conference about water in the West is drilling down into important questions about surviving in a changing world.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-water-summit-dives-deep-on-environmental-and-legal-issues/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-water-summit-dives-deep-on-environmental-and-legal-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man accused of threatening another man with a knife on Billings' South Side arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who is accused of threatening a person with a knife in October was arrested Tuesday afternoon on Billings' South Side.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-accused-of-threatening-another-man-with-a-knife-on-billings-south-side-arrested/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-accused-of-threatening-another-man-with-a-knife-on-billings-south-side-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road across Canyon Ferry Dam to temporarily close March 20-23]]></title><description><![CDATA[The road that crosses Canyon Ferry Dam will be closed to all traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 20-23.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-across-canyon-ferry-dam-to-temporarily-close-march-20-23/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-across-canyon-ferry-dam-to-temporarily-close-march-20-23/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena Post Office to host passport fair ahead of price increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[To assist vacationers and those traveling out of the country for business, the East Helena Post Office will host a Passport Fair Saturday, March 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-post-office-to-host-passport-fair-ahead-of-price-increase/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-post-office-to-host-passport-fair-ahead-of-price-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman found dead in front of downtown Billings business identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 48-year-old woman found dead in the doorway of a Billings business on Saturday had been identified as Renee Whistlingelk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-found-dead-in-front-of-downtown-billings-business-identified/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-found-dead-in-front-of-downtown-billings-business-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City College dean leaving Billings position for Maryland job]]></title><description><![CDATA[City College Dean Clifford Coppersmith will leave Billings to become the president of a Maryland college.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/city-college-dean-leaving-billings-position-for-maryland-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 19:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/city-college-dean-leaving-billings-position-for-maryland-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New study shows use and economic impact of Helena's South Hills trail system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena&rsquo;s South Hills trail system is often pointed to as a major attraction and economic influence, and now a study released last week provides some hard data to show just how many locals and visitors hike, run and bike the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-study-shows-use-and-economic-impact-of-helenas-south-hills-trail-system/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-study-shows-use-and-economic-impact-of-helenas-south-hills-trail-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University of Montana climate scientist: Temperatures rising, but predicted precipitation increase uncertain]]></title><description><![CDATA[By 2050, temperatures in Helena could look more like Salt Lake City, a University of Montana climate scientist said Monday, with the only remaining question being whether a predicted uptick in winter precipitation will come to fruition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/university-of-montana-climate-scientist-temperatures-rising-but-predicted-precipitation-increase-uncertain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/university-of-montana-climate-scientist-temperatures-rising-but-predicted-precipitation-increase-uncertain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nobel-winning climate scientist: Temperatures rising, but predicted precipitation increase uncertain]]></title><description><![CDATA[By 2050, temperatures in Helena could look more like Salt Lake City, a Nobel Prize-winning climate scientist said Monday, with the only remaining question being whether a predicted uptick in winter precipitation will come to fruition.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nobel-winning-climate-scientist-temperatures-rising-but-predicted-precipitation-increase-uncertain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nobel-winning-climate-scientist-temperatures-rising-but-predicted-precipitation-increase-uncertain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Planning on participating in the Montana Women’s Run? Getting Started clinics can help you get ready]]></title><description><![CDATA[In preparation for its 37th race, the Montana Women&rsquo;s Run invites women to warm up their cold muscles at its Getting Started Clinic on Mondays from March 19 to May 7.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/planning-on-participating-in-the-montana-womens-run-getting-started-clinics-can-help-you-get-ready/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/planning-on-participating-in-the-montana-womens-run-getting-started-clinics-can-help-you-get-ready/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings City Council to consider adding $100K to further study concept of One Big Sky Center]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings City Council will decide March 26 whether to add $100,000 toward further study that could lead to the One Big Sky Center concept for downtown economic development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-council-to-consider-adding-100k-to-further-study-concept-of-one-big-sky-center/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 05:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-city-council-to-consider-adding-100k-to-further-study-concept-of-one-big-sky-center/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Main Street open again after wreck closed the road by MetraPark in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A wreck snarled traffic on Main Street Monday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/main-street-open-again-after-wreck-closed-the-road-by-metrapark-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 04:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/main-street-open-again-after-wreck-closed-the-road-by-metrapark-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No residential snowplowing in Billings after latest winter storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The job of snow removal on Billings' residential streets has been assigned to the sun this week, after yet another winter storm dumped about 7 inches of fresh snow on the city last weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-residential-snowplowing-in-billings-after-latest-winter-storm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-residential-snowplowing-in-billings-after-latest-winter-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tavern owners' lawsuit: 20-foot smoking buffer rule 'slipped through' with little public support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local tavern owners have sued the county over a new 20-foot ban on smoking or vaping outside of businesses, saying the board issued the rule in a &ldquo;soft totalitarian&rdquo; manner designed to suppress public participation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tavern-owners-lawsuit-20-foot-smoking-buffer-rule-slipped-through-with-little-public-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 01:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tavern-owners-lawsuit-20-foot-smoking-buffer-rule-slipped-through-with-little-public-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to know how to barrel age whiskey? There's a class for that in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's a science to creating barrel-aged spirits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/want-to-know-how-to-barrel-age-whiskey-theres-a-class-for-that-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/want-to-know-how-to-barrel-age-whiskey-theres-a-class-for-that-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Children play in the snow after the latest winter storm in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sisters Madelyln and Isabella Thomassen play in the snow in their front yard on Sierra Granda Boulevard in the Billings Heights on Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-children-play-in-the-snow-after-the-latest-winter-storm-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 23:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-children-play-in-the-snow-after-the-latest-winter-storm-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tavern owners sue Yellowstone County over 20-foot smoking buffer rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local tavern owners have sued the county over a new 20-foot ban on smoking or vaping outside of businesses, saying the board issued the rule in a &ldquo;soft totalitarian&rdquo; manner designed to suppress public participation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tavern-owners-sue-yellowstone-county-over-20-foot-smoking-buffer-rule/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/tavern-owners-sue-yellowstone-county-over-20-foot-smoking-buffer-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Cech, Montana's deputy commissioner of higher education, selected as Carroll College president]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Cech, deputy commissioner at the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, has been selected as Carroll College's next president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/john-cech-montanas-deputy-commissioner-of-higher-education-selected-as-carroll-college-president/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/john-cech-montanas-deputy-commissioner-of-higher-education-selected-as-carroll-college-president/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carroll College's next president selected: Montana's current deputy commissioner of higher education]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Cech, deputy commissioner at the Montana Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, has been selected as Carroll College's next president.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-colleges-next-president-selected-montanas-current-deputy-commissioner-of-higher-education/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 20:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/carroll-colleges-next-president-selected-montanas-current-deputy-commissioner-of-higher-education/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Security camera systems are already in Billings schools, and more are coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[From his office at Riverside Middle School, principal Kevin Kirkman can peer down hallways, check on the lunchroom and scope out the school&rsquo;s perimeter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/security-camera-systems-are-already-in-billings-schools-and-more-are-coming/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/security-camera-systems-are-already-in-billings-schools-and-more-are-coming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuggets from Helena: Thomas Francis Meagher was blend of patriot and cowboy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beannachta&iacute; na fe&iacute;le P&aacute;draig! With St. Patrick&rsquo;s Day coming up, it seems appropriate to feature Thomas Francis Meagher, the famous Irishman whose likeness, astride his horse, graces the front lawn of Helena&rsquo;s Capitol, in this month&rsquo;s column. Meagher (pronounced &ldquo;Marr&rdquo;),&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nuggets-from-helena-thomas-francis-meagher-was-blend-of-patriot-and-cowboy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nuggets-from-helena-thomas-francis-meagher-was-blend-of-patriot-and-cowboy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena Vet Center moves into its permanent home]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Helena's most important support systems for combat veterans has moved to an unassuming suite at 1301 Elm St. just off Cedar Street and Montana Avenue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-vet-center-moves-into-its-permanent-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-vet-center-moves-into-its-permanent-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, March 5, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Births]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-march-5-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-march-5-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings' MET buses could get upgrades, from a bus locator app and e-pay to new vehicles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transit needs and amenities &mdash; everything from purchasing refurbished MET Transit buses to installing smart phone apps to reassure riders their bus is on the way &mdash; are in the works for residents who take more than a half-million bus&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-met-buses-could-get-upgrades-from-a-bus-locator-app-and-e-pay-to-new-vehicles/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-met-buses-could-get-upgrades-from-a-bus-locator-app-and-e-pay-to-new-vehicles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This 'school within a school' is aimed at getting struggling students at a Billings high school on track]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a year and a half ago, a pair of Skyview administrators approached school district officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-school-within-a-school-is-aimed-at-getting-struggling-students-at-a-billings-high-school-on-track/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-school-within-a-school-is-aimed-at-getting-struggling-students-at-a-billings-high-school-on-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memorial service for Red Lodge man believed to be murder victim postponed due to weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[A memorial service originally scheduled for Sunday to remember James "Jimmy" McGregor has been postponed due to inclement weather, according to the Red Lodge church organizing the service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/memorial-service-for-red-lodge-man-believed-to-be-murder-victim-postponed-due-to-weather/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/memorial-service-for-red-lodge-man-believed-to-be-murder-victim-postponed-due-to-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena's outgoing, Vegas' new Catholic bishop supports immigrants, gun control]]></title><description><![CDATA[LAS VEGAS &mdash; The incoming bishop for the Catholic church in Las Vegas says supporting immigrants and advocating for gun control will be among his top priorities.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-outgoing-vegas-new-catholic-bishop-supports-immigrants-gun-control/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 20:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helenas-outgoing-vegas-new-catholic-bishop-supports-immigrants-gun-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Skye]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skye is a female Australian shepherd/greyhound mix pup available for adoption at Billings Animal Rescue Kare.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-skye/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-skye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber of Commerce: New businesses, names and owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a new concept business &mdash; Gas2Go! A new service is being offered by Sunset Striping and Seal Coating. No need to stop and gas your car up at the pump. Call them and they will show up to&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-new-businesses-names-and-owners/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-new-businesses-names-and-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Corner: Roll up your sleeves and get your home sold]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are thinking of selling your home, roll up your sleeves this spring and put in the effort needed to properly prepare it for the market! All the hard work will pay off in dividends at the closing table.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-your-home-sold/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-your-home-sold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Trump steel, aluminum tariffs tank markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Thursday, President Trump shocked global markets by announcing steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. The President cited national security concerns and a desire to support domestic industries as the driving forces behind the tariffs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs-tank-markets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-trump-steel-aluminum-tariffs-tank-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flathead student takes top honors in state poetry contest, will compete in national competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flathead-student-takes-top-honors-in-state-poetry-contest-will-compete-in-national-competition/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/flathead-student-takes-top-honors-in-state-poetry-contest-will-compete-in-national-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday 03-04-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-03-04-18/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-03-04-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fluke box heroes: Cardboard Classic snow race anchors Red Lodge Winter Carnival]]></title><description><![CDATA[RED LODGE MOUNTAIN &mdash; Spandex-clad, mutant turtles, an overweight Incredible Hulk and several Supermen and Superwomen were among the competitors gracelessly descending the hill to Red Lodge Mountain&rsquo;s base area Saturday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fluke-box-heroes-cardboard-classic-snow-race-anchors-red-lodge-winter-carnival/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 03:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fluke-box-heroes-cardboard-classic-snow-race-anchors-red-lodge-winter-carnival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman found dead outside Billings business Saturday morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 48-year-old woman was found dead Saturday morning in the doorway of a Billings business, according to a Billings Police Department press release.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-found-dead-outside-billings-business-saturday-morning/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 00:36:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/woman-found-dead-outside-billings-business-saturday-morning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pablo Picasso print sells for more than $60,000 at YAM Art Auction 50]]></title><description><![CDATA[After more than an hour of bidding Saturday night at the 50th Yellowstone Art Museum Art Auction, the gallery quieted.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pablo-picasso-print-sells-for-more-than-60000-at-yam-art-auction-50/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pablo-picasso-print-sells-for-more-than-60000-at-yam-art-auction-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winter storm impacts in Billings will begin Saturday night]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large winter storm making its way through Montana is expected to begin impacting the Billings area Saturday night, according to the National Weather Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/winter-storm-impacts-in-billings-will-begin-saturday-night/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 17:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/winter-storm-impacts-in-billings-will-begin-saturday-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Brehe: More tidbits from the world of religion]]></title><description><![CDATA[St. Patrick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stephen-brehe-more-tidbits-from-the-world-of-religion/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/stephen-brehe-more-tidbits-from-the-world-of-religion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the Week: Tony and friends ready to find their forever homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a pet extravaganza today! Some of Lewis and Clark Humane Society's greatest dogs and cats will be at Petsmart today showing off their personalities in the hopes of finding a forever home. There will be lots of woofs, purrs,&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-tony-and-friends-ready-to-find-their-forever-homes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-tony-and-friends-ready-to-find-their-forever-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Lodge church to host funeral service for member believed to be murder victim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly every Sunday for more than three years, James "Jimmy" McGregor greeted Red Lodge churchgoers from atop the stairs at the Church of the Rockies.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-church-to-host-funeral-service-for-member-believed-to-be-murder-victim/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/red-lodge-church-to-host-funeral-service-for-member-believed-to-be-murder-victim/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gianforte praises tax breaks at Helena Chamber roundtable]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meeting with Helena business leaders Friday, Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte touted recently enacted tax reform, saying that a thriving economy is the only way to pay for national defense, infrastructure and schools.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gianforte-praises-tax-breaks-at-helena-chamber-roundtable/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/gianforte-praises-tax-breaks-at-helena-chamber-roundtable/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I have Big Sky in my blood': Helena's outgoing Bishop Thomas remembers his roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena Bishop George Leo Thomas, Ph.D., is transferring to the xenon-lit desert metropolis sometimes called Sin City. It's an interesting place to be for a priest, but one with 750,000 Catholic faithful who are in need of a new bishop&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-have-big-sky-in-my-blood-helenas-outgoing-bishop-thomas-remembers-his-roots/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 02:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/i-have-big-sky-in-my-blood-helenas-outgoing-bishop-thomas-remembers-his-roots/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana City murder case reopens as Innocence Project works to free convicted men]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freddie Joe Lawrence and Paul Kenneth Jenkins were convicted in the 1994 murder of Montana City barkeeper Donna Meagher on circumstantial evidence, but new DNA testing has made a connection to a convicted killer David Wayne Nelson.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-city-murder-case-reopens-as-innocence-project-works-to-free-convicted-men/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:47:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-city-murder-case-reopens-as-innocence-project-works-to-free-convicted-men/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings, Big Timber natives among newly minted Montana Highway Patrol troopers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned four new troopers on Friday during its 63rd graduation ceremony.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-big-timber-natives-among-newly-minted-montana-highway-patrol-troopers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-big-timber-natives-among-newly-minted-montana-highway-patrol-troopers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road widening, street lighting and more planned around Airport Road and Main Street in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Montana Department of Transportation will begin design of a proposed road improvement project around Airport Road and Main Street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-widening-street-lighting-and-more-planned-around-airport-road-and-main-street-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 21:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/road-widening-street-lighting-and-more-planned-around-airport-road-and-main-street-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endangered person advisory lifted after five missing children found safe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Five children who were the subject of a missing and endangered person advisory have been found safe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/endangered-person-advisory-lifted-after-five-missing-children-found-safe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/endangered-person-advisory-lifted-after-five-missing-children-found-safe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downtown Billings staple Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters to close its doors]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nearly four decades downtown, Lou Taubert Ranch Outfitters will be closing its Billings store this summer, the store announced late Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-billings-staple-lou-taubert-ranch-outfitters-to-close-its-doors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/downtown-billings-staple-lou-taubert-ranch-outfitters-to-close-its-doors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lincoln Center to host Yellowstone County Spelling Bee this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2018 Yellowstone County Spelling Bee is scheduled to take place at the Lincoln Center auditorium at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 10. Of the 70 spelling champions competing this year, the top four will advance to the Treasure State Spelling&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lincoln-center-to-host-yellowstone-county-spelling-bee-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lincoln-center-to-host-yellowstone-county-spelling-bee-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community briefs published Friday, March 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-briefs-published-friday-march-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-briefs-published-friday-march-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Still digging out from snowstorms, Northern Cheyenne Reservation bracing for flooding and heating fuel shortages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunny skies are finally giving the Northern Cheyenne Reservation a break from a succession of brutal snowstorms, but with most of the reservation&rsquo;s residents finally able to make it out of their homes, the tribe&rsquo;s fears are turning to possible&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/still-digging-out-from-snowstorms-northern-cheyenne-reservation-bracing-for-flooding-and-heating-fuel-shortages/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/still-digging-out-from-snowstorms-northern-cheyenne-reservation-bracing-for-flooding-and-heating-fuel-shortages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings police say five missing children were taken by their non-custodial mother]]></title><description><![CDATA[A missing and endangered person advisory has been issued for five children who Billings Police believe are with their non-custodial mother.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-police-say-five-missing-children-were-taken-by-their-non-custodial-mother/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 02:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-police-say-five-missing-children-were-taken-by-their-non-custodial-mother/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interim Billings fire chief named to permanent position]]></title><description><![CDATA[The interim chief of the Billings Fire Department has been granted the permanent position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/interim-billings-fire-chief-named-to-permanent-position/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/interim-billings-fire-chief-named-to-permanent-position/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Setting up the Home Improvement show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vendors set up at MetraPark for the spring Home Improvement Show on Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-setting-up-the-home-improvement-show/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 19:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-setting-up-the-home-improvement-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School board announces semifinalists for Helena superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena's school board released a list of six semifinalists for the school district&rsquo;s superintendent position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-board-announces-semifinalists-for-helena-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-board-announces-semifinalists-for-helena-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[School board announces semi-finalists for Helena superintendent]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Helena School Board of Trustees released a list of six semi-finalists for the district&rsquo;s superintendent position.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-board-announces-semi-finalists-for-helena-superintendent/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 18:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/school-board-announces-semi-finalists-for-helena-superintendent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's it like to live in poverty for a month? Simulation aimed at helping Billings community members understand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pretend money, families and events all played a role in a United Way of Yellowstone County simulation designed to offer insights into the lives of Americans struggling to get by.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/whats-it-like-to-live-in-poverty-for-a-month-simulation-aimed-at-helping-billings-community-members-understand/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/whats-it-like-to-live-in-poverty-for-a-month-simulation-aimed-at-helping-billings-community-members-understand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reels, jigs, pipes and ceols: March Celtic celebrations sweep Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[March 2: Ten Strings And A Goat Skin to soar at the Myrna Loy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/reels-jigs-pipes-and-ceols-march-celtic-celebrations-sweep-helena/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/reels-jigs-pipes-and-ceols-march-celtic-celebrations-sweep-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reels, jigs, pipes and ceol: March Celtic celebrations sweep Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[March 2: Ten Strings And A Goat Skin to soar at the Myrna Loy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/reels-jigs-pipes-and-ceol-march-celtic-celebrations-sweep-helena/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/reels-jigs-pipes-and-ceol-march-celtic-celebrations-sweep-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hit the trails with Happy Snails: New Helena club welcomes runners of all abilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lightly defined trail sitting under a few inches of snow suddenly became a flutter of feet digging for their next push up the hill.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hit-the-trails-with-happy-snails-new-helena-club-welcomes-runners-of-all-abilities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/hit-the-trails-with-happy-snails-new-helena-club-welcomes-runners-of-all-abilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brent's Oscar predictions]]></title><description><![CDATA[And the winners are&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/brents-oscar-predictions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/brents-oscar-predictions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, March 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last Chance Fly Gals to hold first meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-1/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-march-1/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nominations sought for Tour de Fleur honor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings TrailNet seeks nominations of Billings women to be recognized as the Participant of Honor in the third annual Tour de Fleur, a women-oriented bicycle celebration that will take place at Shiloh Crossing on Sunday, May 6. This year, the&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nominations-sought-for-tour-de-fleur-honor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/nominations-sought-for-tour-de-fleur-honor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings TrailNet is looking for its next Tour de Fleur honoree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings TrailNet seeks nominations of women who are in the process of overcoming physical or emotional hardship and for whom having a bike of her own would help in the process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-trailnet-is-looking-for-its-next-tour-de-fleur-honoree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-trailnet-is-looking-for-its-next-tour-de-fleur-honoree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This February was Billings' second-snowiest ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings had its second-snowiest February on record last month, adding 32.4 inches of powder to a year that already ranks in the top 10 for snowfall, according to the National Weather Service.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-february-was-billings-second-snowiest-ever/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-february-was-billings-second-snowiest-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March For Our Guns overlaps March For Our Lives in Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[Student organizers of a Helena march against gun violence are planning to relocate the March 24 event after discovering that a march supporting gun rights was scheduled for the same time and location.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/march-for-our-guns-overlaps-march-for-our-lives-in-helena/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/march-for-our-guns-overlaps-march-for-our-lives-in-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings student was first flu-related death of a child in Montana this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Yellowstone County child died Tuesday after being stricken with influenza, according to county health officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-student-was-first-flu-related-death-of-a-child-in-montana-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-student-was-first-flu-related-death-of-a-child-in-montana-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings girl was first flu-related death of a child in Montana this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Yellowstone County child died Tuesday after being stricken with influenza, according to county health officials.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-girl-was-first-flu-related-death-of-a-child-in-montana-this-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 01:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-girl-was-first-flu-related-death-of-a-child-in-montana-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings attorney accused of abandoning client suspended indefinitely by Montana Supreme Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings attorney Brian Kohn has been suspended indefinitely by the Montana Supreme Court.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-attorney-accused-of-abandoning-client-suspended-indefinitely-by-montana-supreme-court/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-attorney-accused-of-abandoning-client-suspended-indefinitely-by-montana-supreme-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings administrator leaving for job at Great Falls university]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vice provost for academic affairs at Montana State University Billings will leave the school this summer for another higher education job in Great Falls.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-administrator-leaving-for-job-at-great-falls-university/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-administrator-leaving-for-job-at-great-falls-university/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pope Francis appoints Helena bishop to Las Vegas diocese]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Diocese of Helena will be without a bishop for a little while.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pope-francis-appoints-helena-bishop-to-las-vegas-diocese/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pope-francis-appoints-helena-bishop-to-las-vegas-diocese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena bishop transferring to Las Vegas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Diocese of Helena will be without a bishop for a little while.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-bishop-transferring-to-las-vegas/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-bishop-transferring-to-las-vegas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday forecast: Sunny, warmer weather to continue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunny skies and warmer weather will continue Wednesday in Billings, the National Weather Service predicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wednesday-forecast-sunny-warmer-weather-to-continue/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/wednesday-forecast-sunny-warmer-weather-to-continue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunny, warmer weather to continue in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunny skies and warmer weather will continue Wednesday in Billings, the National Weather Service predicts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sunny-warmer-weather-to-continue-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sunny-warmer-weather-to-continue-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plans coming together for project that will connect Lockwood with Billings' Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[Engineers are finalizing design details for the massive Billings Bypass project, which will connect Lockwood and the Heights with work beginning as soon as spring of 2019.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/plans-coming-together-for-project-that-will-connect-lockwood-with-billings-heights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/plans-coming-together-for-project-that-will-connect-lockwood-with-billings-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will win #MontanaMadness? Artifacts vie for title of Montana's Most Awesome Object]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout March, 16 objects from the Montana Historical Society&rsquo;s vast collections will compete March Madness&ndash;style for the title of Montana&rsquo;s Most Awesome Object.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-will-win-montanamadness-artifacts-vie-for-title-of-montanas-most-awesome-object/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/what-will-win-montanamadness-artifacts-vie-for-title-of-montanas-most-awesome-object/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[East Helena High School drawings revealed at community meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Architects revealed initial drawings of a proposed high school in East Helena during a community meeting Tuesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-high-school-drawings-revealed-at-community-meeting/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 04:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/east-helena-high-school-drawings-revealed-at-community-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidate from University of North Texas at Dallas chosen as next Montana State University Billings chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dan Edelman was chosen to lead Montana State University Billings and City College as chancellor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/candidate-from-university-of-north-texas-at-dallas-chosen-as-next-montana-state-university-billings-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/candidate-from-university-of-north-texas-at-dallas-chosen-as-next-montana-state-university-billings-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four otter pups born at ZooMontana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mia, one of ZooMontana&rsquo;s two North American river otters, unexpectedly gave birth to four pups February 19, becoming the fourth litter of river otters to be born to Mia and Ben, the male otter, at ZooMontana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/four-otter-pups-born-at-zoomontana/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/four-otter-pups-born-at-zoomontana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings Catholic Schools student dies at hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Billings Catholic Schools student died in the hospital Tuesday after being admitted with an illness, according to a letter school officials sent to parents.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-catholic-schools-student-dies-at-hospital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 17:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-catholic-schools-student-dies-at-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Class to teach first-time home buyers how to improve credit, negotiate, maintain a home, etc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Home Center will present two First Time Homebuyer Education classes during the Home Improvement Show at the Expo Center at MetraPark, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., March 3-4.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/class-to-teach-first-time-home-buyers-how-to-improve-credit-negotiate-maintain-a-home-etc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/class-to-teach-first-time-home-buyers-how-to-improve-credit-negotiate-maintain-a-home-etc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings weather warms into the 30s this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings&rsquo;s high temperatures are expected to stay the mid-30s through the week with no heavy snow in the forecast, the National Weather Service reports.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-weather-warms-into-the-30s-this-week/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-weather-warms-into-the-30s-this-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings schools still grappling with options for planned gun violence walkout]]></title><description><![CDATA[School safety concerns dominated School District 2&rsquo;s board meeting Monday night almost two weeks after a Florida school shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-still-grappling-with-options-for-planned-gun-violence-walkout/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 05:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-still-grappling-with-options-for-planned-gun-violence-walkout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lockwood will ask voters for $49.9M high school bond in May]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lockwood Trustees will ask voters for a $49.9 million bond to build a new high school on the May ballot.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-will-ask-voters-for-499m-high-school-bond-in-may/</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2018 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/lockwood-will-ask-voters-for-499m-high-school-bond-in-may/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings native who helped bring Pixar and Disney characters to life dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bud Luckey, the Billings native who created iconic characters for Pixar and Disney, died Saturday, he was 83.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-native-who-helped-bring-pixar-and-disney-characters-to-life-dies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-native-who-helped-bring-pixar-and-disney-characters-to-life-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No indoor vaping and no smoking near entrances starting this week in Yellowstone County]]></title><description><![CDATA[New signs will soon be popping up in businesses around Yellowstone County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-indoor-vaping-and-no-smoking-near-entrances-starting-this-week-in-yellowstone-county/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/no-indoor-vaping-and-no-smoking-near-entrances-starting-this-week-in-yellowstone-county/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New county Indoor Clean Air Act regulations go into effect Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[New signs will soon be popping up in businesses around Yellowstone County.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-county-indoor-clean-air-act-regulations-go-into-effect-thursday/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/new-county-indoor-clean-air-act-regulations-go-into-effect-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A special ambassador: Capital High's Kyle Norman represents Montana at Capitol Hill Day in Washington, DC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kyle Norman&rsquo;s first step with the Special Olympics took place in 2012, when he joined the CR Anderson Middle School Cubs sixth grade track and field team as a turbo-jav thrower, 100-meter dash sprinter and long jumper.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-special-ambassador-capital-highs-kyle-norman-represents-montana-at-capitol-hill-day-in-washington-dc/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-special-ambassador-capital-highs-kyle-norman-represents-montana-at-capitol-hill-day-in-washington-dc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we cultivate civility in the midst of conflict? Rocky Mountain College to host lectures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain College will host the Wheatley Lectures March 8 and 9 with a theme this year of "Creating Community in Fracturing Times: Returning Civility to Civil Dialogue."]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/how-do-we-cultivate-civility-in-the-midst-of-conflict-rocky-mountain-college-to-host-lectures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/how-do-we-cultivate-civility-in-the-midst-of-conflict-rocky-mountain-college-to-host-lectures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another medical marijuana dispensary has sued Billings over the city's attempt to oust businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shawn Palmer says his medical marijuana dispensary business has been licensed annually in Billings since 2011.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/another-medical-marijuana-dispensary-has-sued-billings-over-the-citys-attempt-to-oust-businesses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/another-medical-marijuana-dispensary-has-sued-billings-over-the-citys-attempt-to-oust-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Endless storms have increased headaches and bills for Billings' business owners]]></title><description><![CDATA[The hardest thing about a winter like this one is that it just keeps coming.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/endless-storms-have-increased-headaches-and-bills-for-billings-business-owners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/endless-storms-have-increased-headaches-and-bills-for-billings-business-owners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photos: Mourners leave flowers in memory of James McGregor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mourners leave flowers and paint the snow outside an outbuilding James McGregor was known to stay in on the corner of Haggin Avenue North and 2nd Street East in Red Lodge on Sunday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-mourners-leave-flowers-in-memory-of-james-mcgregor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/photos-mourners-leave-flowers-in-memory-of-james-mcgregor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young skiers converge on Great Divide with sights set on qualifying for regional competitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not just the Olympics that featured skiing with high stakes this weekend. More than 180 youths competed in the slalom at Great Divide on Saturday in a final effort to qualify for two regional competitions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/young-skiers-converge-on-great-divide-with-sights-set-on-qualifying-for-regional-competitions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/young-skiers-converge-on-great-divide-with-sights-set-on-qualifying-for-regional-competitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pet of the week: Gaston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gaston is a 5-month-old brown shorthair tabby available for adoption through Help for Homeless Pets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-gaston/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pet-of-the-week-gaston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial matters: A lesson in practical option pricing, the VIX, and life]]></title><description><![CDATA[An option is the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell something at a fixed price within a certain time period. The right to buy something is called a &ldquo;call option.&rdquo; The right to sell something is called&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-a-lesson-in-practical-option-pricing-the-vix-and-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/financial-matters-a-lesson-in-practical-option-pricing-the-vix-and-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Corner: Do I really need a home inspection?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buying a home can be one of the most exciting and stressful experiences all at the same time. Today&rsquo;s market conditions can add additional stress to the process. Tighter inventories have increased competition among buyers making it a seller&rsquo;s market.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-do-i-really-need-a-home-inspection/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-do-i-really-need-a-home-inspection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 15 homes has a radon issue: How to test for and get rid of radioactive gas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether you&rsquo;ve been in your home for years or are just about to close on a new home in the Helena area, it&rsquo;s important to have it tested for radon and know what to do if you get an elevated&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/one-in-15-homes-has-a-radon-issue-how-to-test-for-and-get-rid-of-radioactive-gas/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/one-in-15-homes-has-a-radon-issue-how-to-test-for-and-get-rid-of-radioactive-gas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Bitter outlook for cocoa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cocoa prices are heating up, with the market steaming to a four-month high this week. Futures are climbing on concerns about dry weather hurting the crop in Ivory Coast, the world&rsquo;s largest producer of cocoa beans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-bitter-outlook-for-cocoa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-bitter-outlook-for-cocoa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday 02-25-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-02-25-18/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-02-25-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer returns to full duty after fatally shooting a man near East Helena]]></title><description><![CDATA[The officer who fatally shot a man during a welfare check near East Helena earlier this month has returned to full duty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officer-returns-to-full-duty-after-fatally-shooting-a-man-near-east-helena/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 04:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/officer-returns-to-full-duty-after-fatally-shooting-a-man-near-east-helena/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public gets a peek at Billings Clinic's new psych stabilization unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A crowd showed up for an open house Saturday showcasing the Billings Clinic&rsquo;s new Psychiatric Stabilization Unit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-gets-a-peek-at-billings-clinics-new-psych-stabilization-unit/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-gets-a-peek-at-billings-clinics-new-psych-stabilization-unit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Partly sunny, cold Saturday in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saturday in Billings will be partly sunny, the National Weather Service says, with a high near 32 and wind chill values as low as minus 5 and west southwest wind 17 to 21 mph.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/partly-sunny-cold-saturday-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 16:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/partly-sunny-cold-saturday-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teen of the Month: Lillian Koefelda has a passion for the arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Editor's note: The following is the fifth in a year-long series of Montana Standard-sponsored Teen of the Month profiles. School officials select each student. At the end of the year, the Standard will award one of the students a scholarship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/teen-of-the-month-lillian-koefelda-has-a-passion-for-the-arts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/teen-of-the-month-lillian-koefelda-has-a-passion-for-the-arts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Bostrom: Unexpected capacities of our bodies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Bostrom, a descendant of Swedish homesteaders, husband of Via, father of eight, and grandfather of nine, loves Helena and serves here as a pastor at large. The Presbyterian Church in America oversees his work. To contact him, email: stevebostrom@gmail.com.&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/steve-bostrom-unexpected-capacities-of-our-bodies/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/steve-bostrom-unexpected-capacities-of-our-bodies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings students organizing school walkout and march in wake of shooting, threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[School shootings, like the one that killed 17 people in Florida last week, are a fact of life for today&rsquo;s students.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-students-organizing-school-walkout-and-march-in-wake-of-shooting-threats/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-students-organizing-school-walkout-and-march-in-wake-of-shooting-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A future for the fairgrounds: Jefferson County Fair Board devising 10-year plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Jefferson County Fair Board is in the process of developing a master plan to guide 10 years of upgrades at the fairgrounds and Recreation Park just south of Boulder.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-future-for-the-fairgrounds-jefferson-county-fair-board-devising-10-year-plan/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-future-for-the-fairgrounds-jefferson-county-fair-board-devising-10-year-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings professor surprised with postcards thanking her for speaking about her Muslim faith]]></title><description><![CDATA[A handful of affirming postcards sent from people around the country applauding her courage to speak publicly about her Muslim faith has helped persuade Ambrin Masood to continue her outreach around Montana.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-professor-surprised-with-postcards-thanking-her-for-speaking-about-her-muslim-faith/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-professor-surprised-with-postcards-thanking-her-for-speaking-about-her-muslim-faith/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skipping typical interviews, 3 names sent to Montana governor for District Court judge appointment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Applications for three of the four candidates seeking to succeed former Yellowstone County District Court Judge Ingrid Gustafson have been forwarded to the governor.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/skipping-typical-interviews-3-names-sent-to-montana-governor-for-district-court-judge-appointment/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 04:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/skipping-typical-interviews-3-names-sent-to-montana-governor-for-district-court-judge-appointment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Montana versus Vermont in charity beard competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Are the burly beards of Montana&rsquo;s rugged mountains better than the bristly stubble of Vermont&rsquo;s maple forests? Some dedicated facial hair enthusiasts are looking to find out, and raise some money for charity in the process.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/its-montana-versus-vermont-in-charity-beard-competition/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 03:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/its-montana-versus-vermont-in-charity-beard-competition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slime sales soaring: Young entrepreneurs make serious cash for a good cause]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group of fifth grade girls in Helena raised more than $1,000 for St. Jude&rsquo;s Children&rsquo;s Hospital by selling slime to their classmates.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/slime-sales-soaring-young-entrepreneurs-make-serious-cash-for-a-good-cause/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 02:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/slime-sales-soaring-young-entrepreneurs-make-serious-cash-for-a-good-cause/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings' interim chancellor focuses on nontraditional students in pitch for permanent job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings' interim chancellor lobbied to remove the "interim" from his title on Friday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-interim-chancellor-focuses-on-nontraditional-students-in-pitch-for-permanent-job/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/montana-state-university-billings-interim-chancellor-focuses-on-nontraditional-students-in-pitch-for-permanent-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Members of nonprofit focused on helping address community problems gather in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s Noelle Nachreiner&rsquo;s job to travel the U.S. and abroad, finding out what the nation&rsquo;s 12,000 Jaycees are doing right, patting them on the back for it and sharing that good news wherever she goes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/members-of-nonprofit-focused-on-helping-address-community-problems-gather-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/members-of-nonprofit-focused-on-helping-address-community-problems-gather-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings school police aren't 'sentries,' but they can bring patrol rifles into schools]]></title><description><![CDATA[Semiautomatic rifles could be coming to schools in the Florida county where 17 students were killed in a school shooting. And, in rare instances, they could be in Billings schools already.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-police-arent-sentries-but-they-can-bring-patrol-rifles-into-schools/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-school-police-arent-sentries-but-they-can-bring-patrol-rifles-into-schools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community briefs published Friday, Feb. 23, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[UPCOMING EVENTS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-briefs-published-friday-feb-23-2018/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/community-briefs-published-friday-feb-23-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charges dropped in 40 cases, another dozen under review after Billings evidence tech's drug thefts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yellowstone County will drop criminal charges in roughly 40 cases and dismiss another dozen cases under review because a Billings Police Department evidence technician stole prescription painkillers from the department's evidence locker.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/charges-dropped-in-40-cases-another-dozen-under-review-after-billings-evidence-techs-drug-thefts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/charges-dropped-in-40-cases-another-dozen-under-review-after-billings-evidence-techs-drug-thefts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chancellor candidate supports Montana State University's close relationship with City College]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last fall, the University of Wisconsin System announced a major restructuring effort to merge the state's two-year and four-year institutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chancellor-candidate-supports-montana-state-universitys-close-relationship-with-city-college/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chancellor-candidate-supports-montana-state-universitys-close-relationship-with-city-college/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings could keep students at its own schools with responsive MSUB-City College model, chancellor candidate says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last fall, the University of Wisconsin System announced a major restructuring effort to merge the state's two-year and four-year institutions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-could-keep-students-at-its-own-schools-with-responsive-msub-city-college-model-chancellor-candidate-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-could-keep-students-at-its-own-schools-with-responsive-msub-city-college-model-chancellor-candidate-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jena Sabatini wins Helena's Woman of Achievement award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jena Sabatini received Helena&rsquo;s Woman of Achievement award at a surprise ceremony Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jena-sabatini-wins-helenas-woman-of-achievement-award/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/jena-sabatini-wins-helenas-woman-of-achievement-award/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High school bond would increase East Helena property taxes for 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the savings associated with leaving Helena Public Schools, East Helena property owners will have to pay higher property taxes for the next 20 years if they vote to build their own high school.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/high-school-bond-would-increase-east-helena-property-taxes-for-20-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/high-school-bond-would-increase-east-helena-property-taxes-for-20-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena air quality considered poor Thursday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lewis and Clark Public Health announced air quality in the Helena Valley was considered poor Thursday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-air-quality-considered-poor-thursday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 19:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-air-quality-considered-poor-thursday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man hospitalized after police find him lying in the street bleeding from head injury]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man in his mid 40s was hospitalized early Thursday after Billings Police arrived to find him lying in the street on the city's North Side, bleeding from a substantial head wound.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-hospitalized-after-police-find-him-lying-in-the-street-bleeding-from-head-injury/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-hospitalized-after-police-find-him-lying-in-the-street-bleeding-from-head-injury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A multi-award-winning jazz musician is heading to Helena for a concert at the Myrna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Lonnie Smith is one of those people who channels joy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-multi-award-winning-jazz-musician-is-heading-to-helena-for-a-concert-at-the-myrna/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-multi-award-winning-jazz-musician-is-heading-to-helena-for-a-concert-at-the-myrna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A multi-award-winning jazz musician is headed to Helena for a concert at the Myrna]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Lonnie Smith is one of those people who channels joy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-multi-award-winning-jazz-musician-is-headed-to-helena-for-a-concert-at-the-myrna/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-multi-award-winning-jazz-musician-is-headed-to-helena-for-a-concert-at-the-myrna/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Outdoor briefs published Thursday, Feb. 22]]></title><description><![CDATA[New MyFWP online portal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-feb-22/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 13:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/outdoor-briefs-published-thursday-feb-22/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miss Montana programs offer scholarships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana young women and teens have the opportunity to earn college scholarships and learn leadership skills by entering the Miss Montana Scholarship Program for ages 17-25, or Miss Montana&rsquo;s Outstanding Teen competition for ages 13-17.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/miss-montana-programs-offer-scholarships/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/miss-montana-programs-offer-scholarships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SD2 increasing security at schools; superintendent calls social media threats a 'hoax']]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Public Schools superintendent Terry Bouck addressed threats against schools on social media on Wednesday night in the wake of a Florida school shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sd2-increasing-security-at-schools-superintendent-calls-social-media-threats-a-hoax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/sd2-increasing-security-at-schools-superintendent-calls-social-media-threats-a-hoax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billings schools increasing security after what superintendent says are 'hoax' social media threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings Public Schools superintendent Terry Bouck addressed threats against schools on social media on Wednesday night in the wake of a Florida school shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-increasing-security-after-what-superintendent-says-are-hoax-social-media-threats/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 06:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/billings-schools-increasing-security-after-what-superintendent-says-are-hoax-social-media-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Candidate for Montana State University Billings' top job: Enrollment can grow by more than a third in 5 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings chancellor candidate Dan Edelman said Wednesday he could see the number of students at the university grow by more than a third in the near-term.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/candidate-for-montana-state-university-billings-top-job-enrollment-can-grow-by-more-than-a-third-in-5-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/candidate-for-montana-state-university-billings-top-job-enrollment-can-grow-by-more-than-a-third-in-5-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part of U.S. Highway 212 closed south of Red Lodge]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Carbon County Sheriff's Office investigation closed a portion of U.S. Highway 212 Wednesday evening.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/part-of-us-highway-212-closed-south-of-red-lodge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/part-of-us-highway-212-closed-south-of-red-lodge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police stun, then arrest Billings man who drove away from officer, crashed into snowbank]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man who drove away from an officer trying to pull him over and then crashed into a snowbank was stunned with a stun gun and arrested Wednesday afternoon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-stun-then-arrest-billings-man-who-drove-away-from-officer-crashed-into-snowbank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/police-stun-then-arrest-billings-man-who-drove-away-from-officer-crashed-into-snowbank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trees in downtown Billings get professional lighting treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Brenon&rsquo;s light touch in the trees in front of the Billings Depot on Montana Avenue is designed to draw eyes skyward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trees-in-downtown-billings-get-professional-lighting-treatment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/trees-in-downtown-billings-get-professional-lighting-treatment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These lighting pros just added a little bit of charm to downtown Billings' trees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bruce Brenon&rsquo;s light touch in the trees in front of the Billings Depot on Montana Avenue is designed to draw eyes skyward.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/these-lighting-pros-just-added-a-little-bit-of-charm-to-downtown-billings-trees/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/these-lighting-pros-just-added-a-little-bit-of-charm-to-downtown-billings-trees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital High student removed from class after posting Snapchat video holding a pistol]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Capital High School student was removed from class on Tuesday after posting a Snapchat video with a pistol in it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/capital-high-student-removed-from-class-after-posting-snapchat-video-holding-a-pistol/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/capital-high-student-removed-from-class-after-posting-snapchat-video-holding-a-pistol/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panel clears sheriff's deputies in Lockwood shooting that sent man to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shooting review panel has cleared two Yellowstone County Sheriff's deputies after they shot a Lockwood man in January. The case is now being reviewed by the county attorney&rsquo;s office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/panel-clears-sheriffs-deputies-in-lockwood-shooting-that-sent-man-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/panel-clears-sheriffs-deputies-in-lockwood-shooting-that-sent-man-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 sheriff's deputies cleared in Lockwood shooting that sent man to hospital]]></title><description><![CDATA[A shooting review panel has cleared two Yellowstone County Sheriff's deputies after they shot a Lockwood man in January. The case is now being reviewed by the county attorney&rsquo;s office.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-sheriffs-deputies-cleared-in-lockwood-shooting-that-sent-man-to-hospital/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/2-sheriffs-deputies-cleared-in-lockwood-shooting-that-sent-man-to-hospital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Health: Together we can help remedy the ‘loneliness epidemic’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Loneliness has been found to be associated with a reduction of life span&hellip; similar to that caused by smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and it&rsquo;s greater than the impact on life span of obesity.&rdquo; Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivik Murthy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-together-we-can-help-remedy-the-loneliness-epidemic/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/public-health-together-we-can-help-remedy-the-loneliness-epidemic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Subzero wind chills persist in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another sunny day in Billings will be slightly warmer on Wednesday, although the National Weather Service predicts wind chills as low as minus 30 to continue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/subzero-wind-chills-persist-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/subzero-wind-chills-persist-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fundraising allows Big Brothers Big Sisters of Helena to maintain services through June]]></title><description><![CDATA[A desperate fundraising effort that wrapped up on Valentine&rsquo;s Day will allow Big Brothers Big Sisters of Helena to continue providing its one-on-one mentoring program through June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fundraising-allows-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-helena-to-maintain-services-through-june/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fundraising-allows-big-brothers-big-sisters-of-helena-to-maintain-services-through-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena students shine at 25th anniversary talent show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena&rsquo;s high school talent show, Night to Shine, celebrated its 25th anniversary on Tuesday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-students-shine-at-25th-anniversary-talent-show/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-students-shine-at-25th-anniversary-talent-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emergency planner calls for another fire station in the Billings Heights]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Billings Heights will require construction of a second fire station as soon as 2021, and the Billings City Council will have to decide during the coming months what level of fire and emergency medical service it expects out of&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/emergency-planner-calls-for-another-fire-station-in-the-billings-heights/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 05:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/emergency-planner-calls-for-another-fire-station-in-the-billings-heights/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena woman charged with assaulting deputy and threatening to kill her family]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 45-year-old Helena woman is being charged with assaulting a police officer, criminal mischief and exerting undue influence on a police officer after allegedly threatening to kill a deputy and the deputy&rsquo;s family.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-woman-charged-with-assaulting-deputy-and-threatening-to-kill-her-family/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-woman-charged-with-assaulting-deputy-and-threatening-to-kill-her-family/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Montana State University Billings chancellor candidate is no stranger to financial hardship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carmen Simone's goal had always been to work in education.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-montana-state-university-billings-chancellor-candidate-is-no-stranger-to-financial-hardship/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/this-montana-state-university-billings-chancellor-candidate-is-no-stranger-to-financial-hardship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who threatened Helena police and failed to register gets suspended sentence]]></title><description><![CDATA[A North Carolina man convicted of threatening to kill Helena police officers and failing to register as a violent offender received a suspended sentence Tuesday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-who-threatened-helena-police-and-failed-to-register-gets-suspended-sentence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-who-threatened-helena-police-and-failed-to-register-gets-suspended-sentence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who threatened Helena police and failed to register gets 5 years in prison]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Helena judge on Tuesday revoked a suspended sentence for a North Carolina man convicted of threatening to kill Helena police officers and sentenced him for failing to register as a violent offender.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-who-threatened-helena-police-and-failed-to-register-gets-5-years-in-prison/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/man-who-threatened-helena-police-and-failed-to-register-gets-5-years-in-prison/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two taken to hospital after space heater causes fire in historic Billings North Side building]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a space heater caused a house to catch fire near North Park Tuesday morning, according to the Billings Fire Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-taken-to-hospital-after-space-heater-causes-fire-in-historic-billings-north-side-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 01:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-taken-to-hospital-after-space-heater-causes-fire-in-historic-billings-north-side-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two taken to hospital after heater causes fire in historic Billings North Side building]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman were hospitalized for smoke inhalation after a wall heater caused a house to catch fire near North Park Tuesday morning, according to the Billings Fire Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-taken-to-hospital-after-heater-causes-fire-in-historic-billings-north-side-building/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 01:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-taken-to-hospital-after-heater-causes-fire-in-historic-billings-north-side-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law enforcement asks for help finding missing Red Lodge man]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carbon County law enforcement is asking for the public's help in locating a man who has been missing since Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/law-enforcement-asks-for-help-finding-missing-red-lodge-man/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/law-enforcement-asks-for-help-finding-missing-red-lodge-man/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When fear and hysteria swept through Billings and Montana]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the past two months, The Billings Gazette has explored the fear and hysteria that took hold in Montana while World War I raged.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/when-fear-and-hysteria-swept-through-billings-and-montana/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/when-fear-and-hysteria-swept-through-billings-and-montana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two people taken to hospital after fire in historic building near North Park in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[A man and a woman were hospitalized after a house fire broke out on the 600 block of North 22nd Street on Tuesday morning, according to the Billings Fire Department.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-people-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-in-historic-building-near-north-park-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 21:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/two-people-taken-to-hospital-after-fire-in-historic-building-near-north-park-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire sends smoke pouring out of historic octagon-shaped building]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billings firefighters quickly controlled a structure fire Tuesday morning, as a smoke poured from the historic, three-story octagon-shaped building on the 600 block of North 22nd Street.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-sends-smoke-pouring-out-of-historic-octagon-shaped-building/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 18:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-sends-smoke-pouring-out-of-historic-octagon-shaped-building/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miserable weather to continue all day in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[If your car actually started on the first try this morning, go buy yourself a lottery ticket.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/miserable-weather-to-continue-all-day-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/miserable-weather-to-continue-all-day-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the 4 candidates interviewing for Montana State University Billings' top job]]></title><description><![CDATA[Montana State University Billings will host the four finalists for its open chancellor position this week in separate public forums.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/meet-the-4-candidates-interviewing-for-montana-state-university-billings-top-job/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/meet-the-4-candidates-interviewing-for-montana-state-university-billings-top-job/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frigid wind chill predictions lead to school closures in Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[As much snow as Billings has gotten this winter, it took frigid wind chill predictions to cancel school. Billings Public Schools will not have school on Tuesday because of expected cold weather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/frigid-wind-chill-predictions-lead-to-school-closures-in-billings/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/frigid-wind-chill-predictions-lead-to-school-closures-in-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Something needs to change': Carroll College students plan walkout to protest gun laws]]></title><description><![CDATA[As part of a nationwide event, students at Carroll College plan to walk out of their classes on March 14 to protest Congress&rsquo; inaction on gun violence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/something-needs-to-change-carroll-college-students-plan-walkout-to-protest-gun-laws/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/something-needs-to-change-carroll-college-students-plan-walkout-to-protest-gun-laws/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire at East Billings bronze-casting business appears accidental]]></title><description><![CDATA[A structure fire that engulfed a bronze-casting business in industrial East Billings on Sunday night was likely due to an electrical malfunction, a city fire official said Monday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-at-east-billings-bronze-casting-business-appears-accidental/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-at-east-billings-bronze-casting-business-appears-accidental/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VA Montana: Primary care available to veterans despite provider shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though the Montana VA Health Care System has a shortage of primary care providers both in Helena and statewide, Director Kathy Berger says veterans will continue to receive the care they need.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/va-montana-primary-care-available-to-veterans-despite-provider-shortage/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/va-montana-primary-care-available-to-veterans-despite-provider-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Avoid going outside unless you have to': Dangerously cold temperatures hitting Helena area]]></title><description><![CDATA[Helena's cold snap will get even colder Monday night, as temperatures are expected to plummet to nearly negative 20 degrees Fahrenheit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/avoid-going-outside-unless-you-have-to-dangerously-cold-temperatures-hitting-helena-area/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/avoid-going-outside-unless-you-have-to-dangerously-cold-temperatures-hitting-helena-area/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February stacking up to be snowiest on record for Billings]]></title><description><![CDATA[If February has seemed particularly backbreaking, it's because Billings hasn't seen this much snow by the 18th of the month &mdash; ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/february-stacking-up-to-be-snowiest-on-record-for-billings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/february-stacking-up-to-be-snowiest-on-record-for-billings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February stacking up to be snowiest on record]]></title><description><![CDATA[If February has seemed particularly backbreaking, it's because Billings hasn't seen this much snow by the 18th of the month &mdash; ever.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/february-stacking-up-to-be-snowiest-on-record/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/february-stacking-up-to-be-snowiest-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[February snowfall in Billings tops previous record by more than a foot]]></title><description><![CDATA[If this winter has seemed particularly backbreaking, there are new record snowfall totals to blame.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/february-snowfall-in-billings-tops-previous-record-by-more-than-a-foot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/february-snowfall-in-billings-tops-previous-record-by-more-than-a-foot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Billings middle school has seen attendance spike amid a push to get kids to school]]></title><description><![CDATA[At Late Night, students return to Riverside Middle School on a Friday night, after the school week has finally ended. The ping-pong, pizza and pop at the reward event are certainly more attractive than papers and pencils.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-billings-middle-school-has-seen-attendance-spike-amid-a-push-to-get-kids-to-school/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/a-billings-middle-school-has-seen-attendance-spike-amid-a-push-to-get-kids-to-school/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rimrock Auto Arena confirms Luke Bryan concert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country star and American Idol judge Luke Bryan has been confirmed for a show at the Rimrock Auto Arena at MetraPark on Sept. 14 with special guests Jon Pardi and Carly Pearce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rimrock-auto-arena-confirms-luke-bryan-concert/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/rimrock-auto-arena-confirms-luke-bryan-concert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena to present two options for Beattie Street Trailhead expansion]]></title><description><![CDATA[A plan to create more parking at Helena's Beattie Street Trailhead is moving on to the next phase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-to-present-two-options-for-beattie-street-trailhead-expansion/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-to-present-two-options-for-beattie-street-trailhead-expansion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helena-area births published Monday, Feb. 19, 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Births]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-feb-19-2018/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/helena-area-births-published-monday-feb-19-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Archie Bray, Lewis &amp; Clark Library branches in Augusta, Lincoln go solar as part of green energy initiatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both the Archie Bray Foundation and the Lewis &amp; Clark Library made great strides in going solar in recent months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/archie-bray-lewis-amp-clark-library-branches-in-augusta-lincoln-go-solar-as-part-of-green-energy-initiatives/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/archie-bray-lewis-amp-clark-library-branches-in-augusta-lincoln-go-solar-as-part-of-green-energy-initiatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Committee continues to assess $2.3 million in projects to improve Yellowstone river recreation after 2011 ExxonMobil pipeline rupture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of dollars in planned projects to improve and develop Yellowstone River recreation inched closer to becoming a reality Thursday night at the most recent Yellowstone River Recreation Advisory Committee meeting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/committee-continues-to-assess-23-million-in-projects-to-improve-yellowstone-river-recreation-after-2011-exxonmobil-pipeline-rupture/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/committee-continues-to-assess-23-million-in-projects-to-improve-yellowstone-river-recreation-after-2011-exxonmobil-pipeline-rupture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire breaks out at Billings bronze-casting business]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large structure fire engulfed a bronze-casting business on Billings' industrial north side Sunday night, prompting a city-wide firefighting response as flames overtook the 28-year-old foundry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-breaks-out-at-billings-bronze-casting-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 07:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/fire-breaks-out-at-billings-bronze-casting-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bronze-casting business appears a total loss after fire engulfs the East Billings business]]></title><description><![CDATA[A large structure fire engulfed a bronze-casting business in the industrial East Billings on Sunday night, prompting a citywide firefighting response as flames overtook the 28-year-old foundry.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bronze-casting-business-appears-a-total-loss-after-fire-engulfs-the-east-billings-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 07:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/bronze-casting-business-appears-a-total-loss-after-fire-engulfs-the-east-billings-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victim from single-vehicle wreck near Grass Range identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fergus County Coroner has identified a 28-year-old Bozeman man who died in a single-vehicle rollover south of Grass Range Thursday morning as Timothy R. Sommers Jr.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/victim-from-single-vehicle-wreck-near-grass-range-identified/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 20:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/victim-from-single-vehicle-wreck-near-grass-range-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Real Estate Corner: What is a Realtor?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an era when good service seems to be hard to come by, Realtors have not forgotten the Golden Rule.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-what-is-a-realtor/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/real-estate-corner-what-is-a-realtor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chamber of Commerce: Tourneys a boost for Helena businesses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite this never-ending winter we are experiencing in Helena, there is a lot happening around town.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-tourneys-a-boost-for-helena-businesses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chamber-of-commerce-tourneys-a-boost-for-helena-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business Briefcase published Sunday 02-18-18]]></title><description><![CDATA[Names and faces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-02-18-18/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/business-briefcase-published-sunday-02-18-18/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Futures file: Inflation stokes gold buying]]></title><description><![CDATA[New data out this week showed that prices across the U.S. economy have been rising faster than expected, news that enabled gold investors to generate huge profits. The Consumer Price Index rose by 0.5 percent in January, indicating widespread rises&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-inflation-stokes-gold-buying/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/futures-file-inflation-stokes-gold-buying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pets of the week: Murray and Sendejo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murray and Sendejo are 9-week-old heeler mix pups awaiting adoption through Rez Dog Rescue of Montana. They are indoor dogs, but need a fenced yard to explore. They are two of six available litter mates. Murray and Sendejo have been&hellip;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pets-of-the-week-murray-and-sendejo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/pets-of-the-week-murray-and-sendejo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning lifesaving CPR a hands-on experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olivia Krieger locked her fingers together, placed her hands on the victim&rsquo;s chest and got busy trying to save a life Saturday morning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/learning-lifesaving-cpr-a-hands-on-experience/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/learning-lifesaving-cpr-a-hands-on-experience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chairlift issue briefly strands skiers in midair at Red Lodge Mountain]]></title><description><![CDATA[An issue with a lower mountain chairlift cable temporarily left about 160 people stranded in midair during what was the busiest day of the year at Red Lodge Mountain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chairlift-issue-briefly-strands-skiers-in-midair-at-red-lodge-mountain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2018 01:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/chairlift-issue-briefly-strands-skiers-in-midair-at-red-lodge-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong smell of gas possibly connected to Billings refinery]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you smelled the strong odor of gas in Billings on Saturday, you're not alone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/strong-smell-of-gas-possibly-connected-to-billings-refinery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/strong-smell-of-gas-possibly-connected-to-billings-refinery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong smell of gas connected to Billings refinery]]></title><description><![CDATA[if you smelled the strong odor of gas in Billings on Saturday, you're not alone.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/strong-smell-of-gas-connected-to-billings-refinery/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 20:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/strong-smell-of-gas-connected-to-billings-refinery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Severe Weather Driving Conditions' is Lewis and Clark County's new winter road warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[With more snow and subzero temperatures expected over the next few days, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff Leo Dutton says his office will be using new terminology when alerting drivers about slick roads.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/severe-weather-driving-conditions-is-lewis-and-clark-countys-new-winter-road-warning/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 19:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/severe-weather-driving-conditions-is-lewis-and-clark-countys-new-winter-road-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inmate walks away from Passages]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ashley Whistlingelk, an inmate at Passages in Billings, walked away from the community correction program Friday at about 9 p.m.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/inmate-walks-away-from-passages/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/inmate-walks-away-from-passages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend includes continued snow, cold temps]]></title><description><![CDATA[A hazardous weather outlook remains in effect for parts of central Montana, south central Montana, southeast Montana and north central Wyoming through Monday, the National Weather Service says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/weekend-includes-continued-snow-cold-temps/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 16:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/region/montana/weekend-includes-continued-snow-cold-temps/</guid></item></channel></rss>