Laurel

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.

The city and county of Missoula are applying to participate in the state’s approval process for a proposed gas-fired power plant in southeast Montana.