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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Administrators are exploring steps to train teachers and keep students in school.
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Laurel residents and environmental groups challenged the zoning of the property where NorthWestern Energy is building a natural gas plant.
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Smoke and a burnt smell around Billings can be traced back to a fire at the Phillips 66 refinery.
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Researchers are trying to pinpoint aquifers in Montana that could bolster water supply.
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A performance audit of the Montana Public Service Commission details issues with staff morale in the wake of a 2021 financial audit that flagged misused funds, poor internal controls and an unhealthy work culture.
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A manga about students trying to take down an alien teacher will remain in Billings high school libraries following a narrow vote this week.
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After years of planning, Yellowstone Club is creating snow using water produced from its own properties and the Big Sky community.
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The legislatively-formed commission is making recommendations for the distribution of $300 million to support mental health and developmental disability service systems statewide
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Newspapers newly archived online include those published on the Blackfeet, Flathead and Fort Peck Indian Reservations.
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Several advocacy groups say protections for water quality at animal feeding operations are insufficient.