Montana Public Radio

Kayla Desroches

Kayla Desroches reports for Yellowstone Public Radio in Billings. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and stayed in the city for college, where she hosted a radio show that featured serialized dramas like the Shadow and Suspense. In her pathway to full employment, she interned at WNYC in New York City and KTOO in Juneau, Alaska. She then spent a few years on the island of Kodiak, Alaska, where she transitioned from reporter to news director before moving to Montana.

Montana Finalizes First Set Of Rules For Oil, Gas Waste Disposal

By • Jul 2, 2020

The State of Montana last week finalized its first set of comprehensive rules for disposal of oil and gas production waste.

Montana PSC Finds Deficiencies In NorthWestern Energy's 20 Year Plan

By • Jul 1, 2020

The commission that regulates electric utilities in Montana is calling into question the accuracy and adequacy of NorthWestern Energy’s 20-year energy plan.

Montana Receives Second Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases In Consecutive Days

By • Jun 30, 2020

The State of Montana reported its second highest single day uptick in COVID-19 cases on Jun. 30. This comes after a new record count was set earlier this week.

Biologist Survives Grizzly Bear Attack In Southwest Montana

By • Jun 26, 2020

 

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist doing field work in southwest Montana survived a grizzly bear attack Wednesday. 

Eastern Montana Will House Solar Project

By • Jun 26, 2020

 

A Montana electric cooperative and a large solar panel developer recently struck an agreement to establish two 550-acre solar installments in one southeast Montana county.

Montana Environmental Group Intervenes With Coal Company's Judicial Review

By • Jun 24, 2020

A coal mining company that works in Montana filed a request in May for a judicial review of a recently changed rule for power plant air emissions standards. A Montana environmental group filed a motion to intervene this past week.

Regulators Hold Hearing On Utility's Colstrip Power Plant Recovery Costs

By • Jun 24, 2020

 

State regulators Wednesday will start considering whether Montana’s largest electric utility should be able to pass costs on to customers for money it lost in the summer of 2018.

Billings Inmate With COVID-19 Not Immediately Isolated

By • Jun 22, 2020

A State of Montana spokesperson says she was wrong in telling the Billings Gazette last week that a female inmate who tested positive for the novel coronavirus had been isolated for the entire length of her illness.

Montana AG Opposes Federal Oversight Of Net Metering

By • Jun 17, 2020


Renewable energy industry advocates and Montana’s Attorney General are among those pushing back on an East Coast group’s petition that could put an end to the state’ rooftop solar program for net-metering.

Being Black In Montana: Racism Is Real

By • Jun 10, 2020


A Black Lives Matter event in Billings this weekend drew around 2,000 people who rallied in support of racial equality and justice for people of color victimized by law enforcement. Speakers talked about their experiences being Black in Montana.

Editor's note: YPR News is chosing not to bleep a racial slur in quotes in this story because we think it provides important context into the racism Black people experience in Montana.

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