Billings Police Department

Chief St. John: "Support has just been amazing. Very appreciative of that. He is in stable condition, doing well, on the way to recovery."

A Billings Police Officer is continuing to receive treatment at a local hospital after being shot by a suspect on Saturday morning, March 18th. This is now the second Montana police officer in two weeks to have been shot in the line of duty.

It seems like everybody has cameras. The Billings Police Department has rolled out a new voluntary program to help save time when reviewing neighborhood cams after a crime occurs. Learn more here.

In the ongoing saga of threats across Montana toward schools, this time a student has been charged.

Shanyel StrangeOwl is currently missing and might be with Lawrence Demarais.

BPD is now encrypting transmissions on their radios, which means you cannot listen in.

"Suicide is the number 1 killer of law enforcement officers, divorce rates are between 60 and 80 percent, alcohol abuse is high, and retention of officers is low. Occupational and traumatic stress are principal factors driving these statistics."

Despite news reports, a spokesman with the Billings Police Department confirmed that the incident in a Billings emergency room involved a male who identifies as a woman.

Tonight, Billings Police responded at 5:11 PM to Billings Clinic ER after reports of a suspect with a gun.

A Billings woman was struck by a train and sustained very serious injuries. The train has halted traffic on S. 27th Street as it hasn't moved due to the police investigation.