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The space at 310 N. 29th St. is already listed with NAI Business Properties.
Sarah's Mexican Food has closed after 20 years in downtown Billings
The space at 310 N. 29th St. is already listed with NAI Business Properties.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:29 AM
The space at 310 N. 29th St. is already listed with NAI Business Properties.
The U.S. responds to Russia dumping palladium on the market with a hefty tariff that could help restart operations at the Stillwater mine in Columbus.
Tariffs might bring back jobs to Stillwater mine. Here are the 3 things you need to know
The U.S. responds to Russia dumping palladium on the market with a hefty tariff that could help restart operations at the Stillwater mine in Columbus.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The U.S. responds to Russia dumping palladium on the market with a hefty tariff that could help restart operations at the Stillwater mine in Columbus.
Crime and criminal behavior caught the attention of Gazette readers on Thursday. Here are the stories they read most.
ICYMI: These are the top 3 most read stories in the Gazette on Thursday
Crime and criminal behavior caught the attention of Gazette readers on Thursday. Here are the stories they read most.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Crime and criminal behavior caught the attention of Gazette readers on Thursday. Here are the stories they read most.
Find out who was honored for the week ending Feb. 7.
Central, Roberts basketball players are Athletes of the Week presented by Billings Clinic
Find out who was honored for the week ending Feb. 7.
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Find out who was honored for the week ending Feb. 7.
"It's bringing these Montana miners back to work. It's also a gut punch back at Putin, who is using these palladium dollars to help fund his war against Ukraine."
Laid-off Stillwater miners could return as new federal tariffs hit Russian palladium
"It's bringing these Montana miners back to work. It's also a gut punch back at Putin, who is using these palladium dollars to help fund his war against Ukraine."
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"It's bringing these Montana miners back to work. It's also a gut punch back at Putin, who is using these palladium dollars to help fund his war against Ukraine."
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
The magazine was discovered around 5:15 p.m. by a group from the Friendship House. There's no ongoing threat at this time.
After school group finds loaded magazine at Orchard Elementary in Billings
The magazine was discovered around 5:15 p.m. by a group from the Friendship House. There's no ongoing threat at this time.
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The magazine was discovered around 5:15 p.m. by a group from the Friendship House. There's no ongoing threat at this time.
The new Yellowstone fly-fishing season starts May 1 ahead of the usual Memorial Day weekend opening. The change affects three rivers: the Firehole, the Gibbon and the Madison.
Warm summers reshape Yellowstone fishing season with earlier spring opening
The new Yellowstone fly-fishing season starts May 1 ahead of the usual Memorial Day weekend opening. The change affects three rivers: the Firehole, the Gibbon and the Madison.
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The new Yellowstone fly-fishing season starts May 1 ahead of the usual Memorial Day weekend opening. The change affects three rivers: the Firehole, the Gibbon and the Madison.
The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday.
First implemented in April 2025, city officials emphasized they would continue to monitor and update the policy as needed to reflect changes in the AI industry.
Billings sets AI safeguards amid call for tech oversight
First implemented in April 2025, city officials emphasized they would continue to monitor and update the policy as needed to reflect changes in the AI industry.
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:04 PM
First implemented in April 2025, city officials emphasized they would continue to monitor and update the policy as needed to reflect changes in the AI industry.
A two-mile stretch of water seems insignificant in the scope of the Yellowstone River's 700-mile entirety, yet in just four years it has proven to be a historic, life-giving capillary.
Intake Dam bypass channel revives Lower Yellowstone River fishery
A two-mile stretch of water seems insignificant in the scope of the Yellowstone River's 700-mile entirety, yet in just four years it has proven to be a historic, life-giving capillary.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:49 PM
A two-mile stretch of water seems insignificant in the scope of the Yellowstone River's 700-mile entirety, yet in just four years it has proven to be a historic, life-giving capillary.
Ricardo Ballard, 52, of El Paso, Texas, and Ralph Thomas Jones, Jr., 58, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, were recently sentenced in Wyoming District Court.
2 men sentenced following Yellowstone National Park busts
Ricardo Ballard, 52, of El Paso, Texas, and Ralph Thomas Jones, Jr., 58, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, were recently sentenced in Wyoming District Court.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Ricardo Ballard, 52, of El Paso, Texas, and Ralph Thomas Jones, Jr., 58, of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, were recently sentenced in Wyoming District Court.
"Right away in the spring of 2022 ... we were hearing of people finding more walleye farther upstream, and that has just continued to be the case.”
Wave of walleye: Yellowstone River bypass channel spreads fish out
"Right away in the spring of 2022 ... we were hearing of people finding more walleye farther upstream, and that has just continued to be the case.”
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:19 PM
"Right away in the spring of 2022 ... we were hearing of people finding more walleye farther upstream, and that has just continued to be the case.”
The proposed improvements aim to increase recreational opportunities by increasing campsites and parking, an improved boat ramp and a new concessionaire building.
Better campsites, boat ramp, concession building proposed at Tiber Marina
The proposed improvements aim to increase recreational opportunities by increasing campsites and parking, an improved boat ramp and a new concessionaire building.
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
The proposed improvements aim to increase recreational opportunities by increasing campsites and parking, an improved boat ramp and a new concessionaire building.
Lee Enterprises sought poaching data and information about the number and nature of unsolved poaching cases. FWP indicated that it does not keep such data or keeps incomplete data.
Are game wardens flying blind in fight against poachers? Critics question data.
Lee Enterprises sought poaching data and information about the number and nature of unsolved poaching cases. FWP indicated that it does not keep such data or keeps incomplete data.
billingsgazette.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Lee Enterprises sought poaching data and information about the number and nature of unsolved poaching cases. FWP indicated that it does not keep such data or keeps incomplete data.
The few remaining tenants at the Colonial were evicted by sheriff's deputies and windows and doors were boarded up. Then they went to court.
Billings is fighting the Colonial. Here are the 3 things to know
The few remaining tenants at the Colonial were evicted by sheriff's deputies and windows and doors were boarded up. Then they went to court.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:50 PM
The few remaining tenants at the Colonial were evicted by sheriff's deputies and windows and doors were boarded up. Then they went to court.
The resolution seeks to end the national emergency Trump declared to impose the tariffs.
House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke
The resolution seeks to end the national emergency Trump declared to impose the tariffs.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The resolution seeks to end the national emergency Trump declared to impose the tariffs.
From meth in your mom's basement to a new state-of-the-art hospital getting built in Scobey, these were the Gazette's most read stories Wednesday.
Did you miss it? Don't worry, here are the Gazette's top 3 stories from Wednesday
From meth in your mom's basement to a new state-of-the-art hospital getting built in Scobey, these were the Gazette's most read stories Wednesday.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM
From meth in your mom's basement to a new state-of-the-art hospital getting built in Scobey, these were the Gazette's most read stories Wednesday.
He shot to fame playing the titular character in "Dawson's Creek" and in later years mocked his own hunky persona.
James Van Der Beek, 'Dawson's Creek' star, dead at 48
He shot to fame playing the titular character in "Dawson's Creek" and in later years mocked his own hunky persona.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:11 PM
He shot to fame playing the titular character in "Dawson's Creek" and in later years mocked his own hunky persona.
Organizers of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge held their first event in 2018, called the McCall Ultra Sled Dog Challenge. That was followed by five 300-mile and 100-mile races.
Idaho sled dog races cancelled for good; Montana musher takes 3rd in final event
Organizers of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge held their first event in 2018, called the McCall Ultra Sled Dog Challenge. That was followed by five 300-mile and 100-mile races.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Organizers of the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge held their first event in 2018, called the McCall Ultra Sled Dog Challenge. That was followed by five 300-mile and 100-mile races.
The bull was killed on private property off of Horsethief Road, approximately 13 miles west of Roundup. The incident likely occurred between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1.
FWP wardens seek help in Roundup-area elk poaching incident
The bull was killed on private property off of Horsethief Road, approximately 13 miles west of Roundup. The incident likely occurred between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The bull was killed on private property off of Horsethief Road, approximately 13 miles west of Roundup. The incident likely occurred between Jan. 30 and Feb. 1.
Touren Pope, an A-plus science student at home in Elko, Nev., discovered the 50-million-year-old specimen while visiting his grandparents near Lander.
Nevada boy finds turtle fossil in Wyoming, helps clean it up for presentation
Touren Pope, an A-plus science student at home in Elko, Nev., discovered the 50-million-year-old specimen while visiting his grandparents near Lander.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Touren Pope, an A-plus science student at home in Elko, Nev., discovered the 50-million-year-old specimen while visiting his grandparents near Lander.
GREAT FALLS — Montana Public Service Commissioner Randy Pinocci, a pugnacious Republican from Sun River, has filed to return to the Montana Legislature.
PSC Commissioner, self-proclaimed 'RINO hunter' gunning for the Montana Legislature
GREAT FALLS — Montana Public Service Commissioner Randy Pinocci, a pugnacious Republican from Sun River, has filed to return to the Montana Legislature.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
GREAT FALLS — Montana Public Service Commissioner Randy Pinocci, a pugnacious Republican from Sun River, has filed to return to the Montana Legislature.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about a geyser in Norris Geyser Basin that came back to life in August 2025 after a 20-year hiatus – Valentine Geyser.
After a 20-year pause, Yellowstone's Valentine Geyser came back to life
In honor of Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about a geyser in Norris Geyser Basin that came back to life in August 2025 after a 20-year hiatus – Valentine Geyser.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
In honor of Valentine’s Day, let’s talk about a geyser in Norris Geyser Basin that came back to life in August 2025 after a 20-year hiatus – Valentine Geyser.
Among detainees at Eloy Detention Center, 79-year-old Julia Benitez is known as "la abuela," the grandmother in Spanish.
Grandmother languishes 9 months in detention as ICE holds more elderly people
Among detainees at Eloy Detention Center, 79-year-old Julia Benitez is known as "la abuela," the grandmother in Spanish.
billingsgazette.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Among detainees at Eloy Detention Center, 79-year-old Julia Benitez is known as "la abuela," the grandmother in Spanish.