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Downing visits site of future vet college at Rocky Vista University

Montana’s first veterinary medicine college is aiming to open its doors in the summer of 2027. On Wednesday morning, U.S. Rep. Troy Downing toured the college’s future home on the campus of Rocky Vista University to speak with university leadership and tour the facility. At RVU, students

City of Billings approves creation of airport authority

For the first time in its 98-year history, the Billings Logan International Airport is on its way to operating independently of its namesake city. Tuesday night, following a presentation from Billings Aviation and Transit Director Jeff Roach and aviation consulting firm Stephen Baldwin and Associates, City Council approved the

Billings staff recommend airport change

A long-anticipated change in oversight might soon be coming to the Billings Logan International Airport. During an upcoming meeting, City Council is expected to vote on whether to keep operational oversight of the airport under its own authority or to transfer it to a newly created airport authority as

Billings City Administrator Chris Kukulski offered job in small Michigan town

Billings City Administrator Chris Kukulski has been offered a job in Harbor Springs, Michigan, a small vacation town of around 1,300 people in the northern part of the state. He interviewed for the position in person on March 14, according to the city of Harbor Springs’ website. Kukulski has

Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter rebounds strongly 6 months being smoked out by meth burn

On a Saturday morning in early January, dozens of Billings residents converged at an empty warehouse on at 5056 Jellison Road, volunteering their time to help transform the space into the new semipermanent home of the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter. “We had that community move day and over 70 people

Yellowstone County asking voters for $175 million to fund jail expansion

Pending approval from voters in November, the Yellowstone County Detention Center may undergo a significant — and expensive — expansion. The county is planning to put forward a $175 million bond and an annual $20 million operational levy, as required by law, to finance a 320-bed jail expansion, Yellowstone County Attorney

"Minutes not hours:' New National Guard facility to boost Eastern MT helicopter operations

The Montana National Guard opened its doors to local officials, state legislators and the media on Monday, giving them a look at the soon-to-be-completed Billings Limited Army Aviation Support Facility. Designed to expand the guard’s helicopter operations in Eastern Montana, construction on the $52 million facility