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.
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Gateway towns to Yellowstone National Park have been devastated by flooding. Some residents worry the high water will wash away the summer tourist season.
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Unofficial election results for the District 5 Public Service Commission seat show Republican candidates Annie Bukacek and Derek Skees both won 31% of 35,500 votes cast. Bukacek has a lead of 74 votes. -
Penny Ronning beat out Skylar Williams and the late Mark Sweeney in the Democratic primary for Montana's eastern district U.S. House seat. Ronning will now advance to the general election.
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In 2016 Montana became one of the first states to adopt numeric standards for certain river systems. Now, under a law passed during the last legislative session, it’s become the first to repeal them.
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Advocacy groups are asking the federal government to issue emergency protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, the only gray wolf population not on the Endangered Species List.
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A NorthWestern Energy contractor is reapplying for a floodplains permit for a planned pipeline in Laurel after Yellowstone County withdrew its permission amid opposition from residents there.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte held a roundtable in Billings last week to talk about public safety challenges and solutions.
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The state of Montana is warning residents of a scammer targeting electric utility and co-op customers and attempting to defraud them of hundreds of dollars.
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Laurel residents say they're worried a future natural gas plant and supporting infrastructure could hurt the quality of life in their neighborhood.
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Six Montana residents have been charged with participating in the Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021.
