Kayla Desroches
ReporterKayla Desroches reports for Yellowstone Public Radio in Billings. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and stayed in the city for college, where she hosted a radio show that featured serialized dramas like the Shadow and Suspense. In her pathway to full employment, she interned at WNYC in New York City and KTOO in Juneau, Alaska. She then spent a few years on the island of Kodiak, Alaska, where she transitioned from reporter to news director before moving to Montana.
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The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy reservation in northcentral Montana is suing Choteau County over the way they elect county commissioners, saying it violates the Voting Rights Act. -
MetraPark, one of the state’s largest event venues, is debuting new rodeo grounds at the 110th MontanaFair in Billings this week. -
Alongside poultry and goats, cattle is a big-ticket item for kids raising their own livestock in the Billings area as part of local 4H programming. -
Buildings impacted by groundwater pollution would receive mitigation devices under the Environmental Protection Agency's suggested plan. -
The Trump Administration is greenlighting a controversial coal mine expansion in southeastern Montana at the Rosebud Mine, which feeds the Colstrip power plant. -
A Billings community health and wellness center is holding a series of workshops aimed at bringing Indigenous teachings into the city. -
A Laurel resident died at a Sibanye-Stillwater mine site over the weekend. An investigation is ongoing. -
While western Montana deals with drought and fire, southcentral and southeastern Montana are seeing elevated storm activity and increased risk of flash flooding. -
An artist who paints the forms and textures of rock is bringing her craft to an art residency in southcentral Montana. -
A comic book and gaming convention in Billings hosts the artists behind tabletop and card games like Magic the Gathering and gives local artists a space to display their work.
