Ed Kemmick
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Candid cameras: Video cameras an increasingly useful law enforcement tool
On June 6, 2012, a woman called 911 to report that she was following a driver who appeared to be drunk. → Read More
Stunning new library to open Monday
The new Billings Public Library, which will throw open its doors for the first time Monday, probably wouldn't have been built without the jump-start of a $2 million donation. → Read More
All good things, and good weeks, must end
Fifteen years later, I still love telling people that I once got paid to drive back roads from Yaak to Alzada, starting at the Dirty Shame Saloon and ending at → Read More
Billings crews still catching up with last week's storms
Even as a fresh winter storm blew into town Tuesday afternoon, Bill Kemp was talking about cleaning up after the freezing rain, heavy snows and high winds of last week. → Read More
Billings looks to island lease to expand trail system
The city of Billings is considering leasing a 71-acre parcel of land along the Yellowstone River from the state of Montana. → Read More
Separation anxiety: Conservation groups split over use of riverfront center
Two conservation groups that have worked together for years in Billings may be parting ways. → Read More
State seeks new sentence in teacher-student rape case
The Montana Attorney General's Office has asked the state Supreme Court to vacate the 31-day sentence imposed on a Billings teacher who admitted raping one of his students and send → Read More
Billings attorney to be publicly censured by state high court
A Billings attorney accused of making threats against another attorney will be publicly censured by the Montana Supreme Court and placed on probation for a year. → Read More
For widow, no rejoicing over settlement — just vindication
Therese Bieber recently ended her lawsuit against the city of Billings, after the city's insurer agreed to a $900,000 settlement. → Read More
Guardrail damage closes Zimmerman Trail
Zimmerman Trail between Rimrock Road and Highway 3 was closed Tuesday afternoon and will remained closed until a damaged guardrail is repaired. → Read More
Organizers 'ready to roll on' West End dog park
Plans are coming together to build a new dog park on the far West End — an expansive 22-acre park that would meander along both sides of Canyon Creek. → Read More
Claiming harassment, Billings assistant fire chief resigns
A year after he was disciplined for insubordination, Assistant Billings Fire Chief Frank Odermann has resigned, saying Chief Paul Dextras placed him in “an atmosphere of intolerable, harassing, retaliatory, and → Read More
Many Billings drivers stopped, only half cited, for cellphone use
So far this year in Billings, police officers have issued 342 citations to people caught using a cellphone while operating a motor vehicle. → Read More
Huntley Project School planning big Veterans Day tribute
WORDEN — Fifth- and sixth-graders at Huntley Project Elementary School are pulling out all the stops for this year's Veterans Day celebration in Worden. → Read More
Hanel coasts to re-election; council has 3 new faces
Billings Mayor Tom Hanel won an overwhelming re-election victory in Tuesday’s municipal election, according to final but unofficial results. → Read More
BLM names suspect in Pompeys Pillar vandalism
The Bureau of Land Management has identified Cole Randall as the man suspected of carving his name and the date at Pompeys Pillar National Monument last month. → Read More
Disciplined landfill workers say firefighters' scavenging went unpunished
Three city employees who were disciplined last year for taking goods from the landfill are complaining that the city refused to punish firefighters engaged in similar activities. → Read More
Protesters call for end to government shutdown
A group of protesters gathered at the Billings office of U.S. Rep. Steve Daines on Monday, urging him to “shut down the shutdown.” → Read More
West End wetlands would provide recreation, clean water
A 70-acre recreation area with a large lake, wetlands and trails planned for the West End of Billings will be designed to double as a natural water treatment plant. → Read More
City orders owners of rock-damaged house to demolish structure
The owners of a house that was seriously damaged when a huge boulder fell from the Rimrocks in October have been hit with a code violation notice from the city → Read More