Laurel

Dozens of Laurel residents attended a tense public hearing at the Billings Hotel and Convention Center on election day to weigh in on a forensic behavioral health facility proposed just outside Laurel city limits.

Riverside Park, south of Laurel, is the site of a former prisoner of war camp and Depression-era barracks.

Laurel residents and environmental groups challenged the zoning of the property where NorthWestern Energy is building a natural gas plant.

Laurel Emergency Services is asking for the community’s financial support through the approval of a mill levy to pay for addition staffing for the ambulance service.

NorthWestern Energy says it plans to appeal the decision.

Representatives from Yellowstone County, Billings and Laurel signed a memorandum of understanding last month to establish a Local Governing Authority made up of council and commission members from each of the three communities.

Conservationists and residents this week protested a planned 175-megawatt natural gas plant in Laurel, just southwest of Billings.

Environmental organizations and residents near a planned natural gas plant in Laurel are fighting to stop its construction even as it proceeds.

A NorthWestern Energy contractor is reapplying for a floodplains permit for a planned pipeline in Laurel after Yellowstone County withdrew its permission amid opposition from residents there.

Laurel residents say they're worried a future natural gas plant and supporting infrastructure could hurt the quality of life in their neighborhood.