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  • DUI Driver

    KULR-8 Billings – 31 mins ago  

    A tree was all that stopped a man from driving into the Yellowstone River near Coulson Park late Thursday night. Full Story »

  • Heroes Honored

    KULR-8 Billings – Thu Dec 10, 9:24 pm ET  

    Last summer, a 25-year-old Billings man nearly died after he was struck in the chest with a softball. Thursday, the 7 people who helped save his life were honored at Billings Clinic. Full Story »

  • Athletic Participation Down

    KULR-8 Billings – Thu Dec 10, 9:24 pm ET  

    Fewer middle school students are participating in school athletics this year. The drop can be seen from cross country to basketball. Full Story »

  • Staticky Hair Nightmare

    KULR-8 Billings – Thu Dec 10, 9:24 pm ET  

    Tis the season for dry skin and staticky hair. The cold air and heaters blasting leaves locks dehydrates and staticky hair can drive you crazy! Full Story »

  • Northern Hotel Fire

    KULR-8 Billings – Thu Dec 10, 4:54 pm ET  

    Onlookers got quite a scare in downtown Billings Thursday afternoon as smoke was seen pouring out of the Northern Hotel. Full Story »

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The Billings Outpost

  • Johnson gains ground in annual showdown

    The Billings Outpost – Wed Dec 9, 4:47 pm ET  

    “The Dark Horse” , by Craig Johnson, Viking, 2009. Hardbound, $24.95. “Below Zero” , by C.J. Box, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2009. Hardbound, $24.95. By DAVID CRISP -The Billings Outpost Just about every year, Craig Johnson cranks out another in a series of mystery novels about Walt Longmire, a rural Wyoming sheriff. And just about every year, C.J. Box cranks out another in a series of mystery novels ... Full Story »

  • Tree decorators show skills at Moss Mansion

    The Billings Outpost – Wed Dec 9, 3:17 pm ET  

    Themed after the holiday motive “White Christmas,” the tree in the French parlor of the Moss Mansion was decorated by employees of RiverStone Health and honors their friends and family who are serving or who have served in the military. Photo courtesy Paul Whiting By ANNA PAIGE -For The Outpost Cindy Butler estimates her collection of nativity scenes is nearing 250. Many she inherited from her ... Full Story »

The Lovell Chronicle

  • Quick Links

    The Lovell Chronicle – Thu Dec 10, 11:48 am ET  

    Local legislators, law enforcement, medical providers and concerned citizens of Big Horn County and throughout Wyoming are invited to attend a forum being put on by the Prescription Drug Awareness Committee next week. Full Story »

  • Quick Links

    The Lovell Chronicle – Thu Dec 10, 8:03 am ET  

    The Lovell Volunteer Fire Dept.’s annual Firemen’s Food Baskets program is under way once again, with firemen, school children and the general public busy gathering food and donations for the drive. Full Story »

  • Quick Links

    The Lovell Chronicle – Thu Dec 10, 8:03 am ET  

    The 2009-10 speech season begins this weekend at the “Thershoni” Invite, hosted by Thermopolis at Thermopolis High School. Coach Deb Fink said the team returns a lot of talent from last year, and she is looking forward to their meet and the rest of the season to get under way. Full Story »

  • Quick Links

    The Lovell Chronicle – Thu Dec 10, 8:03 am ET  

    With the onset of a severe freeze this week, Lovell area sugar beet farmers are finished harvesting after a season with great promise and even bigger disappointment. Full Story »

  • Quick Links

    The Lovell Chronicle – Thu Dec 10, 7:03 am ET  

    Big Horn County remained the most unemployed county in Wyoming in October at 8.2 percent or 399 unemployed workers, slightly down from September at 8.3 percent. The unemployment rate one year ago in October of 2008 was 3.2 percent, or 159 workers, according to the Wyoming Department of Employment. Full Story »

Laurel Outlook

  • Laurel firemen rescue man from inside of coal bin

    Laurel Outlook – Thu Dec 10, 9:39 am ET  

    Laurel Volunteer Firemen rescued a man from an above ground coal bin used to fuel a furnace at Big Sky Aircraft at the Laurel Municipal Airport on Monday morning, Dec. 7. Full Story »

  • Meat packing plant set to re-open soon

    Laurel Outlook – Thu Dec 10, 9:38 am ET  

    Montana Cattle Company hopes to have the meat packing plant on Thiel Road back in operation next month, according to Randy Walters, general manager of Meat operations for the company. Full Story »

  • Santa in town

    Laurel Outlook – Thu Dec 10, 9:38 am ET  

    Copyright © 2009: All rights reserved. The Laurel Outlook. Full Story »

  • Cold weather on the way

    Laurel Outlook – Wed Dec 9, 11:39 am ET  

    A winter weather advisory put effect yesterday by the National Weather Service in Billings has been lifted. A cold front that passed through the area brought colder temperatures and blowing snow to the area Tuesday. Full Story »

  • Rimrock Opera to perform this weekend at Laurel Ford

    Laurel Outlook – Wed Dec 9, 11:39 am ET  

    Laurel Ford's 10th annual Open House Christmas Concert series continues this Sunday, Dec. 6, with two performances at 1 pm. and 3 pm. in the Laurel Ford show room, located at 500 Southeast Fourth Street in Laurel. Full Story »

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Powell Tribune

  • Bark beetle funding

    Powell Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 1:14 pm ET  

    12_10_09/beetleA mountain pine beetle crawls out of a ponderosa pine tree while another (right) remains in its hole in Green Mountain Falls, Colo. Plenty of pine beetles are crawling around and burrowing beneath the bark of Wyoming pine trees, and the Wyoming Game and Fish wrote a report outlining the impacts to wildlife and possible strategies to protect fish and wildlife. AP file photo Amid ... Full Story »

  • Wyoming Game and Fish appraise mountain pine beetles

    Powell Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 11:59 am ET  

    The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is taking the mountain pine beetle epidemic seriously and has written a report outlining the insect’s impact to wildlife and fishing.Although beetle infestations are a natural part of the forest cycle, outbreaks of this magnitude have not been witnessed in recorded history, the report said.From 1996 to 2008, more than 1.3 million acres of conifers were hit by ... Full Story »

  • Cody man plans charter school

    Powell Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 11:59 am ET  

    A Cody man plans to open Park County’s first charter school when the school year starts next August.Michael Cox has scheduled an informational meeting next week for anyone interested in learning more about the school, The McCullough Peaks Charter Academy. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Park County Library in Cody on Wednesday, Dec. 16.A charter school is a publicly-financed ... Full Story »

  • Fast out of the chute

    Powell Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 11:59 am ET  

    12_10_09/asay Powell’s Kanin Asay completes a ride during the 2009 National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Through six rounds, Asay has successfully ridden two bulls, placing him fifth in the average standings prior to the start of Wednesday’s round. Asay currently sits fourth in the world standings. The NFR continues through Saturday with more than $53,000 in prize money up for grabs each day ... Full Story »

  • NWC wrestlers crown two champs

    Powell Tribune – Thu Dec 10, 10:59 am ET  

    Busy weekend sees NWC place five in the top four at Great FallsHeavyweight Landon Harris and 174-pounder Nick Petersen took different routes on Saturday, but both wound up at the same destination. The pair of Northwest College wrestlers each won the championship of their respective weight divisions and were part of a larger haul of five Trappers to finish among the top four at the University of ... Full Story »

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Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye

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