Newsletter

As technology continues to become more prevalent in our lives, the idea of an “e-voting” system for a national election would not seem out of the realm of possibility.  Many have voiced concerns about the security and potential corruption that would come with electronic methods of voting. Those fears were recently confirmed when researchers from the University of Michigan successfully hacked through security functions of an online voting project in Washington D.C. within 48 hours.

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Michael Hossack of the Doobie Brothers died Monday (March 12) of cancer. The drummer, who was in the band from 1971 to 1973 and then again from 1987 to 2010, was 65 years old.

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ZooMontana's first WinterFest fundraiser concert has been pushed back to April 28.  The concert was originally planned for March 24, but a scheduling conflict forced the date change, according to the Billings Gazette.   Headlining will be Dennis Quaid and the Sharks at the Babcock Theatre beginning at 7 p.m.

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The annual SXSW interactive conference in Austin is sometimes plagued with snail-slow internet speeds (when you can connect at all). But this year it’s been a little easier to find a wifi hotspot: just look for a homeless person. Yes, homeless people are now being used as wifi spots.

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Keri and I took a short trip to Las Vegas recently, and one of our stops in Vegas was Gold and Silver Pawn on Las Vegas Boulevard.  Gold and Silver Pawn is the store that is the home of the History Channel's Pawn Stars.

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Get ready! The largest solar flare in five years is racing toward Earth and is threatening to disrupt power grids, GPS and airplane flights.

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Believe it or not, it's pretty easy to get your hands on $1000.  All you have to do is like the Billings Seize the Deal on Facebook, and you could win that cool $1000 in the blink of an eye.  But what would you do with all of that cash?  We've got a few ideas that are exclusive to the Billings area.  Here are five different ways that we'd blow $1000 in Billings, Montana.

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With the average price of gas approaching four dollars a gallon, the question becomes whether Americans are going to start to seriously changing their current driving habits and vacation plans, in light of this hike.

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The non-profit  Billings Roller Derby Dames have been nursing injuries and getting conditioned for the 2012 season, and the season is about to begin!   But first, a couple of fun fundraisers this weekend.

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Is there anything lower than stealing money from Girl Scouts selling cookies? A shameless Houston, TX area thief did just that, snatching $200 from the scouts of Troop #29152, who were hawking their thin mints in front of  a local Wal-Mart.

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Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow will be making headlines across Montana next week.

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Lead singer of the Monkees, Davy Jones passed away today, February 29, at the age of 66.

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