The Yellowstone Valley Kennel Club's annual dog show is underway in the Magic City. Billings is the first stop in the AKC's Montana circuit. Breeders and professional handlers from all over the U.S. are coming together to compete. More than 125 dog breeds will be judged over the next three days. Judges will be looking at everything from the bone and muscular structure of the dog to ...
In an effort to raise awareness about Alzheimer's, the Marquis Grand Park, along with Synergy HomeCare and Highgate Senior Living, are sponsoring the Longest Day Celebration. This event takes place on June 21, the longest day of the year, and will honor caregivers and those with Alzheimer's. "It's important that people learn about it and that we raise money for it to go to ...
Some Montana farmers are upset a genetically modified or GM wheat crop may be invading their harvest. A GM wheat test plot was found on one Oregon farm, and Montana farmers are concerned there aren't enough safeguards to prevent the spread of GM wheat. After genetically modified wheat crop was found in one Oregon farmer's crop, some farmers in Montana are concerned the GM crop will ...
Part of 19th Street West at Broadwater Avenue is closed for the next few weeks. COP Construction is replacing water and sewer lines at the intersection of those two roads. Right now traffic on Broadwater is down to one lane in each direction. If you're going southbound on 19th Street West that road is closed at Broadwater. COP Construction says the closure will likely last through July ...
On the morning of Father's Day, 81 World War Two veterans boarded a plane in Billings for the fifth Big Sky Honor Flight. Several of the vets were accompanied on the trip by one of their children. The Pedersens were one of those pairs. "I can't think of anyplace I'd rather be," said Bill Pedersen as he stood by his father at the Lincoln Memorial. "This is such a ...
