Laurel News

While the Fourth of July celebration in Laurel attracts thousands from the region, a local church strives to bring the Billings Community closer together this holiday.

The Fourth of July weekend is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate than fireworks? Here's a list of what's going on around town: Here in Billings the 'Celebrate Freedom' event, sponsored by Harvest Church, is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on July 4th.

Montana June 15-18 Billings, Mont. Elected: Rev. Terry Forke , Billings, Mont., president, second term, first ballot.

Police have taken a suspect into custody as authorities investigate a robbery at the Laurel Golf Course.

Billings Light Rock Station has teamed up once again with The Laurel Volunteer Fire Department for one of the most spectacular firework shows in the northwest.

From the trails of Montana and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to the rolling fields of Kansas and Mainea s Atlantic shores, Theodore Waddell and John Roush have always been inspired by outdoor scenery.

BILLINGS - A natural gas line under the Yellowstone River broke Sunday afternoon, causing a small explosion.

BILLINGS - A Laurel credit union is changing its name to avoid a lawsuit threatened by a Utah bank.

A natural gas leak causes concern in Laurel Sunday. Officials with the CHS Refinery said there was a natural gas leak in the Yellowstone River.

ELECTION. OTHER CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL SEATS INCLUDE INCUMBENT JIM RONQUILLO IN WARD ONE, RICHARD McFADDEN IN WARD THREE, INCUMBENT ED ULLEDALEN IN WARD FOUR, AND DENNIS ULVESTAD AND INCUMBENT MARK ASTLE IN WARD FIVE.

LAUREL, Mont. - The four Burlington Northern Sante Fe buildings on the 300 block of East Main Street containing sleeping rooms for employees are scheduled for demolition later this summer.

GM dealers across Montana and Wyoming say it was like sitting on pins and needles waiting to see if they were on the chopping block Friday.

From The K-B-L-G News Center... T HE 55-YEAR-OLD BILLINGS WOMAN INVOLVED IN THE FATAL CRASH NEAR LAUREL LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS PAMELA MANGEN.

From The K-B-L-G News Center... A FATAL CRASH ON INTERSTATE-90 JUST WEST OF LAUREL AT ABOUT 11 LAST NIGHT.

While the budget is almost always the biggest story to emerge from any Legislative session, a bevy of other bills in 2009 changed state law on everything from guns to gravel pits.

A new school district superintendent will lead the way as Huntley Project High School rebuilds after last September's fire.

Organizers call it a Montana style adventure, as hundreds of competitors go the distance to complete the Annual Peaks to Prairie Race.

From The K-B-L-G News Center... THE EXERCISE IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK, AND IS DESIGNED TO RE-ACQUAINT THE PUBLIC WITH THE WARBLE OF THE SIRENS, AND TO TEST THE SIRENS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE WORKING.

BILLINGS - A Laurel man with a disabling brain injury, who was twice sued over a $3,800 credit-card debt, received a $311,000 judgment after a federal judge determined a North Dakota law firm violated debt collection laws.

HELENA - On Monday, Republican members of the evenly divided House attempted to force floor debates on five anti-abortion bills stalled in committee on party-line votes.