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Join for less today. Learn more: Find out what’s on with our weekly Television newsletter! Potassium-rich foods help lower blood pressure Billings businesses ready to get back to normal after COVID-19 closures Juliana Sukut 20 hrs ago Cricket Clothing Co., a retail store in Downtown Billings, has been closed since March 18. Aside from a few online purchases, the small clothing store has been completely shut down. Local News Construction worker hit, injured in crash spree on Billings South Side Mari Hall 5 hrs ago At least one person, a construction worker, was injured in a series of crashes involving one truck Thursday evening on Billings’ South Side. Local News With appointments down, Billings hospital staff assemble masks and gowns in production line Mari Hall 7 hrs ago Instead of furloughs and layoffs, Billings Clinic and St. Vincent Healthcare are reassigning staff to work in production lines making masks and other supplies for hospital use and for other organizations responding to the pandemic. Local News Yellowstone County will follow Bullock reopening directives Rob Rogers 8 hrs ago As the county begins to reopen, Felton said the health department is anticipating COVID-19 cases to pick back up. Business Owner of Spring Creek mine to lay off 130 workers Tom Lutey 11 hrs ago The owner of Montana’s largest coal mine is laying off 130 workers, citing a slowdown in coal demand related to the COVID-19 pandemic. State & Regional Montana reaches 442 COVID-19 cases, 306 recovered HOLLY K. MICHELS 15 hrs ago The cases added Thursday were two in Yellowstone County and one in Gallatin. The Latest Local News April 23 recap: Billings news you may have missed today 5 hrs ago Thursday’s news: What you missed while you were at work. State & Regional State urges judge to reject group’s proposed electronic signature gathering process SEABORN LARSON Updated 3 hrs ago State attorneys this week urged a District Court judge to reject a group’s proposal to gather signatures for a recreational marijuana ballot i… Crime & Courts Laurel man gets 6 years for having half a pound of meth to sell Juliana Sukut 7 hrs ago A Laurel man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison after he admitted that he bought and transported about a half a pound of meth… State & Regional University of Montana researchers working toward COVID-19 vaccine MATT NEUMAN Updated 4 hrs ago Researchers at the University of Montana are working to develop a COVID-19 vaccine with the help of a $2.5 million grant from the National Ins… Local News Stockman Bank offers online lesson for Teach Children to Save Day Billings Gazette 8 hrs ago Friday, April 24, is National Teach Children to Save Day. Each year, Stockman Bank employees visit Montana classrooms to give a savings lesson… State & Regional Wyoming receives 50,000 protective face masks from Taiwanese government Nick Reynolds 9 hrs ago The shipment provides the state with a much-needed influx of personal protective equipment as federal officials have largely left states to pr… Local Events News North Dakota nursing home sues state over banned in-house beauty salon North Dakota sets all-mail June primary due to virus fears Wyoming now at 332 confirmed coronavirus cases Photos: Pinwheels for Prevention marks Child Abuse Awareness month Wyoming county seeks to acquire U.S. lands along rivers Wyoming health officer to begin releasing ’modified’ public health orders next week, governor says US delays approving oil pipelines after environmental ruling Butte’s An Rí Rá is next festival to cancel More Local News Sports Jeanann Lemelin among double winners at Montana State Billings Buzzie Awards Calgary Stampede canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic Scoreboard: Your Sports Former Billings West softball coach on disappointment: ’Make the best of what happens’ Former Montana State football player Mitchell Herbert preps for brother’s draft night, med school From Peerless to the Pentagon: Despite distance, Joe Puckett still livin’ ’The Dream’ through Class C basketball Montana East-West Shrine Game canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic NFL Draft: History of the top 10 NFL picks More Sports Entertainment 10 movies that everyone is streaming right now Movies in a Minute: ’Upload’ Movie reviews: ’Upload’ suggests another reality might not be so bad after all John Roberts on overindulging on reading and the guilty pleasure of music production Shane de Leon on seizing time during a pandemic ’The Chi’ star arrested for drugs, weapons in Mississippi With new time and busier schedule, HBO’s ’Axios’ thinks big Online conspiracy theorist twist singer’s COVID-19 death More Entertainment Extras Enter our Save it for a Rainy Day Sweepstakes View All Photos +50 Homes Recently Listed in the Billings Area Homes Recently Listed in the Billings Area +19 Celebrity Birthdays: April 23 Celebrity Birthdays: April 23 +30 Photos: At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana Photos: At least 7 dead as storms hit Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana +25 Today’s top pics: Coronavirus Outbreak and more Today’s top pics: Coronavirus Outbreak and more +77 Photos: Notable Deaths in 2020 Photos: Notable Deaths in 2020 Nation & World Arizona US Senate race: Martha McSally vs. Mark Kelly Somber Congress delivers nearly $500B more in virus aid Virus in review: House passes relief bill; unemployment soars higher. Get caught up here. Britain launches COVID-19 vaccine study, latest in race Virus pushes US unemployment toward highest since Depression More Nation & World Opinion 10 insights on today’s news that will make you smarter tomorrow Guest view: Why I’m running with Whitney Williams Gazette opinion: Let’s get trails funded without delay Guest view: Schweitzer supports Graybill From the publisher: Announcing a new grant program to provide marketing assistance to local businesses impacted by COVID-19 More Opinion Trending topics Homes Recently Listed in the Billings Area Cities with the most cost-burdened households Giant asteroid flying by Earth next week looks like it’s wearing a face mask 10 movies that everyone is streaming right now Movie reviews: ’Upload’ suggests another reality might not be so bad after all More Trending topics ’); window.removeEventListener(’scroll’, throttledFlip); } } }, 100); window.addEventListener(’scroll’, throttledFlip); }); Local Businesses R.S.D. Inc. 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