Nadya Faulx
News directorNadya joined Yellowstone Public Radio as news director in October 2021. Before coming to YPR, she spent six years as digital news editor/reporter for the NPR affiliate in Wichita, Kansas, where her work earned several Kansas Association of Broadcasters awards and a regional Edward R. Murrow award for Excellence in Social Media. Originally from Texas, Nadya has lived and worked in Colorado, Illinois, Washington, D.C.; and North Dakota. She lives in Billings with her cat, Dragon, and dog, Trooper, and enjoys hiking, crocheting, and traveling as often as possible.
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A new mural in an alleyway in downtown Billings memorializes the hundreds of community members lost to COVID-19.
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Police Chief Rich St. John said at a news conference on Monday a six-year veteran of the police department shot the man in the lower abdomen as officers responded to a report of a domestic dispute between the man and a woman.
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The performance features five artists from different musical backgrounds, with storytelling woven throughout courtesy of Washington State Poet Laureate Rena Priest.
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With the north loop reopening, 93% of the park’s roadways will be accessible.
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The city said Wednesday evening the plant is operating “at a level that can meet the community’s essential needs,” but urged residents to continue to save water.
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After earlier attributing the declaration to Gov. Greg Gianforte, his office later said Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras had signed the order.
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The park announced Thursday that Mount Doane is now First Peoples Mountain.
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Less than six months since legal recreational marijuana sales began in Montana, voters in Yellowstone County are being asked whether to stop them. A question on Tuesday’s ballot could essentially reverse a 2020 vote and block the recreational industry in Yellowstone county entirely — an industry supporters say brings in tax dollars and jobs, while opponents say it’s bad business for Montana.
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The Billings Logan International Airport hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday for its new concourse.
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Sweeney was in his first term as a Montana state senator and was one of three Democrats running in the state's eastern congressional district.