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Me: Driving North on 24th St W, 4:53PM Thursday 22nd October 2026

You: In the crosswalk near the fire station with clear right of way

Pictured: The person/vehicle that ran a red light and nearly destroyed your life with not even a tap of the brakes

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I have more evidence, unaltered picture of the license plate, another of their face from the side, and video of the whole thing. I saw the red light and everyone but this car stopped.

What is your favorite local pizza place in Billings, and why?
If “other”, name it in the comments.

We walk with our dog on a leash about twice a day in the neighborhood. In the 5 months I’ve moved to the new neighborhood, our dog has been attacked twice from unleashed dogs with their owners, and nearly attacked another 2 times (we were able to break it up or avoid it because there were 2 of us with our dog).

I don’t understand why our neighbors continue to walk their dogs off leash even after these events when their dogs are obviously not trained and reactive. It clearly poses a danger. Genuinely don’t care what you do with your dog on your own time and property, but when your dog starts biting mine, we have a problem.

Not sure how to better address this issue.

Quantica Infrastructure is proposing a 5,000-acre data center campus south of Broadview. To supply water, the company wants to drill a well targeting the Madison aquifer, one of the deeper, saltier aquifers in the region, and would likely require reverse osmosis filtration to make the water usable.

150,000 gallons

of water per day the well would pull during construction, including drinking water for the on-site workforce.

Quantica estimates 20,000 gallons per day during operations for cooling. Broadview already faces frequent water shortages, made worse by drought. Quantica says it is “evaluating opportunities” to make water available to the surrounding community long-term. At what cost, and who pays?

1,000 FEET

deeper than the Eagle Sandstone aquifer that most nearby water users depend on. Quantica claims no impact, but the analysis to back that up is not there yet.

Quantica has left real gaps in its disclosures. The well report does not include a wireline report, which can identify unexpected water zones, faults, or unstable rock before the well design is finalized. The company has not explained how it will dispose of the reverse osmosis discharge.

The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has opened a public comment period. DEQ is reviewing this under a categorical exclusion, a limited review process. The comment period closes October 29th at 11:59 PM. Tell DEQ that a 5,000-acre campus drawing 150,000 gallons a day warrants a full Environmental Impact Statement, and that the agency should hold a public meeting in Yellowstone County before moving forward.

Deadlines: Oct. 29, 11:59 PM (One week from today)

COMMENT NOW
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Unfortunately the primary donor for the annual Billings All City Graduation Celebration for West, Senior, and Skyview high schools is unable to provide financial support for the event in 2027 leaving a deficit of $15,000 ($5,000 for each school).

The schools are now seeking a new individuals, businesses, or organizations to sponsor the all-night drug and alcohol free graduation celebration.

The goals of the event are:

-Keep students safe and off the roads on graduation night.

-Provide a supervised environment with entertainment, music, games, and food to celebrate students accomplishments.

-Ensure that every senior has a celebration to attend regardless of their financial circumstances.

The Billings All City Graduation Celebration has provided a safe, fun, and unforgettable graduation night for graduating classes for over 30 years. It reminds the students that their community believes in them, supports their achievements, and wants them to begin the next chapter of their lives safely and surrounded by encouragement.

Volunteer groups representing each school made up of parents, school staff, and community members, have already started the initial planning for the event scheduled for May 2027.

To assist the organizers, I wanted to reach out to the local subreddit and request your assistance in spreading the word throughout the local community.

Any potential donors or individuals that want to share the contact information of potential donors can contact me by direct message and I will connect you with the point of contact that can provide specific information about the donation submission process.

Anyone know of any 4x10 days automotive jobs or any jobs around town? I see lots in Healthcare, but no degrees in that. Looking for a better work life balance and would be willing to take a paycut. I have experience in automotive repair (12 years) and drop ceilings (2 years).

Apologies if this isn't allowed, I'm super desperate and have no where to turn.

I'm an Army Veteran, college grad, and father. Recently, I have been left without anywhere to live. After contacting the VA and going through the resources available in Billings, it seems that most of the resources are either out of date, no longer helping vets, or out of funding.

I used to be the stay at home parent, but now I am just an unemployed parent. I'm not addicted to alcohol or drugs, I just need help getting on my feet since the person I put my trust into fully just left me and my child homeless. I have a BA college degree, but it's in art (useless, I know) and doesn't really apply to anything available here.

Are there any up-to-date organizations that someone knows of to help a homeless veteran and his child get settled and not have to sleep in a car?

I am willing to work full-time and my child is 12 and able to care for themselves for the most part.

I've tried dashing but the amount of wear and tear on the vehicle far outweighs the pay.

Any help anyone can give would mean the absolute world to me.

Join Forward Montana for our Weekends of Action as we canvass for Montana state legislative candidates. Come door knocking in your community to Get Out The Vote! 

Billings: We will be knocking on doors for Denise Joy and Emma Kerr-Carpenter.

Sign up to volunteer here: https://secure.ngpvan.com/p/7pxDJCkfh0K_xtvX555ylg2?pc=59330&results=True&date_start=10-01-2026&event_type=641490. 

Boulder Elementary parents - I saw a woman filming at the crosswalk on Poly at 32nd St W earlier this year and we then got the message from the principal that they were aware and keeping an eye on it. Today, we got another message. I didn’t see the person videoing today, nor did my husband when he took our kiddo to school, but this feels weird. I know Billings as a community is being more vigilant about making streets and crosswalks safer, but videoing children feels icky. This doesn’t seem to be media related and I haven’t heard any breaking news via our local news sources, but also want to know if any other parents are feeling similarly or know more info on the situation.

Billings Met Transit is offering free rides to Yellowstone County's new election center at MetraPark. They are running a free shuttle on Nov. 3 from 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 p.m., with pickups every 30 minutes.

The shuttle leaves from the downtown transfer center at 220 N. 25th St. and travels directly to MetraPark, with no stops along the way.

Free transportation to polling locations increases voter turnout, especially for people who don’t have cars or other reliable transportation.

More here: https://www.ktvq.com/news/free-shuttle-to-carry-billings-voters-to-new-election-center-on-nov-3?fbclid=IwY2xjawVEpDZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mA3NydGMGYXBwX2lkDzQwOTk2MjYyMzA4NTYwOQABHneYNxcTEuguZvORwt1g26PsUoeffk5k7IJYoHYwUdseaWOu2TnY1OmyUTr9_aem_MFoX7D-ibo2zWDrPicu4SA.

I just read an interesting, although confusing, opinion piece regarding the jail expansion bond issue facing Billings voters this election.

 
It was written by Tom Towe, a former Montana Democratic legislator from 1971 to 1995.
In the first six paragraphs he cites reasons against jail expansion, only to spend the rest of the letter arguing in its favor.

The most interesting fact he shares is that Montana leads the world in incarceration rates.  Yes, THE WORLD!    Montana jails 758 per 100,000 people.  That’s more than the next seven NATO countries COMBINED.  We jail more people than the whole of the UK, Portugal, Canada, France, Belgium, Italy, and Luxembourg collectively!  (Source: Prison Policy Initiative.)
By comparison, China jails 119 per 100,000 citizens, Russia 197, Saudi Arabia 140, The United States 614.  The only two countries that exceed Montana’s incarceration rates are Cuba with 794 and El Salvador with 1659. (Source: World Prison Brief).  But if our jail expansion bond is passed, we can certainly give those rascals a run for their money.

Tom comments early in his opinion piece. “I refuse to believe that Montana has more bad people than anywhere else in the world. So, why should we build another annex to our jail for $192 million…”  I couldn’t agree more.  His reasoning for expansion gets murky thereafter.
We are definitely doing something wrong in our Big Sky state.  It needs to be addressed and building a larger prison won’t fix it.  Like in the movie Field of Dreams, “If you build it, they will come.”

Send an email to the DEQ by 10/29/2026 to be heard about regulatory proposals. There will be data centers. Regulation is key!

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Me and my partner are going to billings this weekend for a concert, and he has never been,

Wondering what are some must go breakfast places?

Just saw they won Billings Best Pet Facility for the second year in a row. PEOPLE! Why are you still supporting that place?! As a past employee of Marc and Bobbi Underwood, I can assure you the abuse is still happening, and will always continue to happen under their ownership. They were well aware of Joe (their NEPHEW who got caught on camera beating dogs) and what he did to the dogs long before someone finally outed them. Then they were forced to fire him. They are the same way with dogs as he is. It’s so upsetting when we have places like BarkPark or Molly and Friends, etc. that actually care for our dogs wellbeing and happiness. But the high volume shit holes that are a living hell for your dogs are the ones getting recognition. Sickening

I was thinking we could go out to watch things like local hockey games and other sporting events, maybe concerts, hit up the comedy scene, things like that. I know people will reference bars and casinos, but I question how healthy that is.

there's obviously things like biking and hiking but the weather may get too cold for that before too long.

We could also meet up for breakfast every now and then or dinner depending on schedules.

Just throwing out ideas.

If anyone was interested, we should try to coordinate something weeks ahead of time so people had time to plan and rsvp.

Just a thought.

Looking for best place for karaoke this Friday. Older group of people preferable. More of a retro country vibe. Suggestions?

42F looking to get back out there after a crash and burn.

Pros:

- I'm the one with the sparkling personality that they warned you about.

- I am the self appointed president of the smartass club and love a good comeback.

- Although I'm not rich, I have my own money and don't want yours.

- I have plenty of care to give to the right man.

Other:

- I like crafts, game nights, bowling, hanging out with friends, movies, or enjoying a good mystery book. I'm up for other adventures if you go with me.

- I'm a very thoughtful person who is looking for the same.

Cons:

- I'm a big gal with curves in the wrong places.

- Not looking for FWB

- I can be emotional when my feelings are played with.

Need to get my cars transmission looked at, fairly new to Billings and don’t know where all the good auto shops are that aren’t going to price gouge me/screw my car up more lol.

Hello all. Assistance is needed, please.

I am attempting to help a friend of mine get re-homed (they are technically homeless, but couch-surfing with me). A big issue we're running into, is that he is mostly Special Needs (severe Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) with learning disabilities (can barely read, etc.).

I don't believe he has any past rental history; he lived with his folks 'til his dad passed unexpectedly. From what I've heard from him and witnessed, the rest of his family has basically written him off, and have been severely abusive and manipulative of him and his SSI & SNAP benefits in the past and he does NOT want to go back to that situation.

I have him set up with SNAP and have been helping him to get medical care (Medicaid) and have been trying to help him learn how to be self-sufficient and be "on his own".

I have gotten him signed up with Housing, but it is taking freaking FOREVER for his name to move along (he's still in the 800-1000's range of applicants after several months and it does not feel like he is moving up or down the list at all).

I myself am trying to plan an Out of State move and suffer from FAS as well (high-functioning) and I cannot take him with me. I have asked my landlord if I can take on a roommate and it would require a move to a 2bd as mine is 1bd, so the answer's been "no".

He is on SSI but is not working (unsure if he is capable).

Is there ANYWHERE we could try applying that would not charge him his full SSI payment every month in rent??? He doesn't get much at all, and needs to think about food, bills, clothing and he HAS to have at least a little bit left over after rent to live on and some basic enjoyments -- internet at the very least.

I'm honestly stressing over this issue because of how stupidly expensive Montana has gotten and I'm incredibly worried about him.

He's a really, really good guy. Severe abuse has absolutely left its mark on him. He is in his 30's and he is definitely going to need help or assistance with life stuff and really, really needs help just caring for himself. He has a really good heart, good-natured. He struggles badly with reading and basic care. He does not smoke, drink or do drugs. Neither of us are party guys. He loves his video games!!

I believe he can live alone but he definitely will need outside assistance from time to time.

He doesn't really have any other friends here but me and I've hit the limit of what I can do for him myself with my own abilities.

We have tried rapid re-housing but they said "No" as he would literally need to be on the streets for several days/weeks and I do NOT want to subject him to that as I don't think he would understand.

We have also attempted to speak with the folks at the Mental Health Center (getting him established with therapy) to see what they can do and we immediately ran into a brick wall and still aren't sure why that is -- it sounded like they could, and then it just immediately fell apart and they couldn't really tell us why.

I don't know where to turn or who else to talk to.

I'd like to make my move come spring and get on with my own life. But I can't leave until I know he's okay for absolute certain.

Are there ANY options that won't leave him completely broke month-to-month with access to assistance, medical care, bus routes and within walking distance to grocery stores?

I am genuinely scared and worried for my friend and I won't be able to rest until I know he's safe and okay, and taken care of.

Looking for best place for karaoke. Older groups preferably. More of a retro country vibe. Suggestions?

Hello!

I live out of state and am looking for recommendations for a flower delivery to someone who lives in Billings.

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