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• Authorities kill wandering bighorn to protect wild sheep

  December 14, 2011 7:04 PM

  BIG TIMBER - A bighorn ram that had wandered into the immediate vicinity of domestic sheep near Big Timber was removed by law enforcement authorities Wednesday. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks regional wildlife manager Ray Mule' said the wild bighorn sheep had been spotted earlier in the week about... more »

• Fire out and contained near Big Timber

  November 11, 2011 7:16 PM

  BIG TIMBER, MT - Fire crews left the scene of the Cheatham Wildfire about six miles west of Big Timber, around 4:00 Friday afternoon. The fire started at 6:30 Thursday evening, west of the DeHart Trail interchange, near mile marker 361 on Interstate 90. The fire burned about 300 acres... more »

• UPDATE: Firefighters battling grass fire near Big Timber

  November 10, 2011 10:16 PM

  UPDATE: BIG TIMBER, MT- Fire crews continue battling the Cheatham wildfire about six miles west of Big Timber. The blaze has consumed about 250 acres. Sweet Grass County Department of Emergency Services Coordinator, Brooke Osen, reports it is 0% contained. She says no structures are threatened. According to... more »

• Big Game Season off to slow start in south central Montana

  November 2, 2011 1:08 AM

  BILLINGS - Statistics gathered at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks check stations over the weekend show that the big game harvest in south central Montana is running well below the long-term average. Although the overall number of hunters who stopped at check stations during the second full weekend of... more »

• Rafting accident prompts search near Big Timber

  July 29, 2011 1:09 AM

  BIG TIMBER - Reports out of Sweet Grass County indicate that a search effort is underway for two men, believed missing following a rafting accident Thursday afternoon. A landowner in the area tells Q2 News that a raft overturned in the Boulder River with three people on board. A woman... more »

• Motel used in film "The Horse Whisperer" damaged in fire, no one injured

  January 12, 2011 7:12 PM

  BIG TIMBER, MT - A fire damaged part of the Lazy J Motel in Big Timber, Wednesday afternoon. The Big Timber Volunteer Fire Department received the call a little before 2 pm of the fire at 172 Big Timber Loop Road. Firefighters contained the fire by 4:00, according to Brooke... more »

• Jack Horner, Teacher's Count Program honors Big Timber science teacher

  November 30, 2010 9:19 PM

  BOZEMAN - On Tuesday, the Teachers Count Program honored Big Timber Grade School science teacher Rolland Karlin with a $1,000 check for his teaching efforts. The event took place at the Museum of the Rockies where professor and paleontologist Jack Horner presented Karlin with a check from Staples and... more »

• Blowing snow causing poor visibility on Interstate 90

  November 25, 2010 1:10 AM

  The Montana Department of Transportation reports severe driving conditions because of poor visibility on Interstate 90 from Reedpoint to Park City. The Montana Highway Patrol had requested that the highway be closed. However, Department of Transportation snow plows are still on the road. Drivers have reported that traffic is getting... more »

• Sweet Grass County Sheriff's Office investigating early morning assault in Big Timber

  October 21, 2010 8:38 PM

  BIG TIMBER, MT - The Sweet Grass County Sheriff's Office is investigating an assault that happened early this morning in Big Timber. A 62 year old woman called 9-1-1 to report that a man had broken into her house and assaulted her. Within minutes, law enforcement officers and... more »

• Hunting numbers down in south central Montana

  November 23, 2009 6:20 PM

  Billings -- Montana Fish, Wildlife , and Parks officials report that last weekend was one of the busiest of the season in south central Montana. However, the number of big game animals being harvested is lower than usual for this time of year. Weekend reports from the Big Timber, Columbus,... more »