A school bus was involved in a collision in Billings on Tuesday while students were on board. The Gazette reports that at about 11:30 a.m. the bus hit a truck while turning onto Broadwater Avenue from Eighth Street West, according to Billings Police Sgt. Mitch Hart, who said the woman driving the bus southbound on Eighth told officers she entered the intersection on a yellow light. The man driving the truck said he had a green light when the bus pulled out in front of him.
The Yellowstone County commission on Tuesday approved hiring KLJ engineering to prepare a plan for the Lockwood Targeted Economic Development District. The unanimous vote follows a discussion last week where commissioners supported a staff recommendation to hire KLJ, with conditions that address potential conflicts of interest. The firm has two clients within the district.