Billings Gazette

Larry Mayer, a photographer with the Billings Gazette, along with videographer Chase Doak, published the first photos of the suspected Chinese spy balloon that floated over Montana in February.

Two Montana photographers were the first to publish images of the big, white object floating over Billings last week — an object later identified as a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon.Larry Mayer and Chase Doak spoke with Yellowstone Public Radio’s Orlinda Worthington about how their lives have changed since that day.

The Montana News Guild, which represents staff from the Billings Gazette, finalized its first contract with newspaper owner Lee Enterprises on Nov. 1.

Another round of newsroom reductions has hit newspapers owned by Lee Enterprises. At least seven staff members have recently had their employment end with the publishing company that owns newspapers in major cities across Montana.

The Custer Gallatin National Forest recently released a plan that will guide conservation, recreation and industry decisions on more than 3 million acres for the next decade or more.

Staff at the Billings Gazette, Montana’s largest daily newspaper, voted to unionize. The National Labor Relations Board announced Thursday the mail-in vote was unanimous, although two ballots were not returned in time for the tally.

A State of Montana spokesperson says she was wrong in telling the Billings Gazette last week that a female inmate who tested positive for the novel…

The news staff at the largest daily newspaper in Montana has started the push to form a union and is asking for recognition from their employer.On May 28,…

The Billings Gazette announced it's eliminating the jobs of Editor Darrell Ehrlick and Editorial Page Editor Pat Bellinghausen on Feb. 2nd. Lee…

The Billings Gazette laid off three people from their newsroom earlier this month. The latest string of cutbacks in Billings mirror widespread newsroom…