Lockwood News

Construction of a long-anticipated railroad to carry coal from a mine near Roundup to Eastern and Western markets has begun near Broadview as Yellowstone County and railroad representatives signed an agreement.

Most schools in Billings failed this year to meet the federal standards required for proficiency in math and English.

Voters in Lockwood will decide for a fifth time whether or not they want a sewer system, and this latest vote will have two major changes from the previous four elections.

More than 500 registered voters here will have to double check their ballots for the Lockwood sewer bond issue.

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More than 50 claims in the settlement of a class action lawsuit in the Lockwood solvent Superfund site were filed by the deadline last week.

A 21-year-old Billings man was stabbed early Wednesday morning in Lockwood. Yellowstone County sheriff's deputies were called to a disturbance and possible burglary on the 3900 block of Bluebird Lane at about ...

A grass fire came dangerously close to Interstate 94 Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews say they're unsure how it started, but they got it quickly under control.

Lockwood Fire Chief Bill Rash said the fire is controlled and burned about three acres between mile markers 2 and 3 on the interstate.

Students return to Shepherd School on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Registration for new students takes place Aug.

A fire on land adjacent to Shooter's Bluff Trail in Huntley on Saturday afternoon destroyed a vehicle and nearly demolished a trailer house, as well.

Fire crews spent Friday night on the Sage Hill fire, initially reported Thursday night near Pictograph Cave State Park southwest of Highway 87 East.

From The K-B-L-G News Center... THE WILDFIRE THAT BROKE OUT LATE LAST NIGHT NEAR PICTOGRAPH CAVES STATE PARK, ABOUT THREE MILES SOUTHWEST OF BILLINGS, HAS GROWN TO BETWEEN 150-TO-200 ACRES.

This year, the Lockwood Lions will finally have a new den. The school's $13.4 million building and renovation project is nearly complete.

A barn and large pile of tires caught fire Friday afternoon south of Billings. The fire on Arrow Creek road, about 10 miles south of Billings and just off Interstate 90, was reported around 2 p.m. Lockwood, ...

Firefighters on Thursday night were responding to a grass fire in the area of Sage Hill Farms southwest of Highway 87 East.

The fate of centralized sewer service in Lockwood lies in the hands of residents, Lockwood Water and Sewer Board Chairman Carl Peters said at a public meeting Wednesday night.

A man accused of driving under the influence of prescription medication on Interstate 90 was charged Monday in District Court.

County search and rescue crews are scouring the Yellowstone River near Colson Park at this hour.

A Billings man has been charged with five felonies after leading sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase and allegedly trying to run over a deputy before being shot.