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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Landowners and environmental advocates are fighting a legal decision that allowed a coal mine expansion in southcentral Montana to continue. -
New research gives insight into the feeding behaviors of dinosaurs millions of years ago in eastern Montana. -
This summer, a handful of Montana college students will use high-flying balloons to learn about the earth’s atmosphere. -
A state law restricting drag “story times” remains on hold nearly three years after its passage. -
Organizers of the annual skijoring races in Red Lodge say events will continue as planned this weekend, despite the ongoing snowstorm and an otherwise dry season. -
Yellowstone County says an expansion and improvement project at the detention center would alleviate overcrowding and pressure on the local justice system. -
Park County commissioners say a proposed gravel mine would reduce transportation time, emissions and traffic in busier areas. Locals are pushing back back. -
Advocacy groups are pooling resources and reaching out to Tribes now in an effort to help address census undercounts on reservations. -
The 2026 Conservation in the West poll provides a snapshot of views about outdoor access in eight western western states. -
Public health services for the homeless are now available from one centralized location in Billings, a shelter on the city’s south side.
