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Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. Mountain America Foundation, FHLB-Des Moines Make $171K Grant to City of Billings, Montana (thecudaily.com) — Billings residents are a step closer to a new South Park pool thanks to a $171,488 grant from Mountain America Foundation and FHLB Des Moines. The funding helps replace the aging swimming facility with a modern aquatic complex featuring zero-depth entry, play features, and community space, promising affordable summer recreation, water-safety opportunities, and seasonal jobs for families across the city.
2. Billings Man Charged With Deliberate Homicide After 47-Year-Old Woman Is Found Shot Dead on Carlton Avenue Southwest, Police Say (parktelegraph.com) — Billings police have charged a 31-year-old local man with deliberate homicide after a 47-year-old woman was found fatally shot Thursday afternoon in southwest Billings on Carlton Avenue Southwest. Officers and medical crews could not save her, and investigators are still determining what led to the shooting, though they say there is no known ongoing threat to the public.
3. The Last River Still Running Wild Through A Major City (worldatlas.com) — Billings' unique relationship with the free‑flowing Yellowstone River takes center stage here, highlighting how an undammed, shifting river still runs right through town without floodwalls or concrete channels. The story explains the history behind keeping the Yellowstone wild, the ecological benefits, and why Billings is the largest U.S. city that still lives beside a truly unregulated river.
4. Breast cancer survivors celebrate hope at Q2's Pink Breakfast (ktvq.com) — Billings breast cancer survivors gathered at Q2's studios before sunrise for the annual Pink Breakfast, sharing hugs, stories, and plenty of pink decorations. Local survivors and caregivers emphasized how routine mammograms caught cancers early, how community support eases the journey, and how staying active, hopeful, and connected helps them move forward together after a life‑changing diagnosis.
5. MSU Billings students revive The Retort newspaper for first time in years (ktvq.com) — Montana State University Billings students are bringing back The Retort, a long-dormant, student-run newspaper they hope to relaunch by Halloween. Without a formal journalism program on campus, interested students are using the paper to build reporting, writing, and communication skills while creating a stronger platform for student voices and concerns at MSUB.
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