Rims

The closures affect public areas of the Rims and around Zimmerman Trail from July 4th until the morning of July 5th.

It looks like a helicopter pad, but who would put THAT at the bottom of the Rims?

A man was located by authorities with a "serious injury" near the "lollipop water tower" along the Rims, and was transported to a local hospital. Detectives are currently on the scene of the incident.

MTN News reports that on Monday, the Billings City Council delayed approving a contract with a firm to remove rocks that fell from the Rims and damaged a vehicle and a home on June 26th. The Council was considering a $350,000 contract with GeoStabilization Incorporated...

Q2 reports that questions remain about liability after a boulder fell and damaged a home in the Billings West End. City and Yellowstone County officials are struggling with who is legally responsible for the area in question. Smaller pieces of the boulder broke off and came into a home’s living room just before 9 p...

The Gazette reports on massive boulders, dislodged from the face of the Rimrocks, crashing toward a home below and across the street from the home of Keith Ratcliff on Wednesday at around 8:20 p.m. Billings Police and Fire Departments responded to the 3000 block of 37th Street West...

Billings City officials are cautioning the public that they believe that the rock slide that damaged a home and crushed a truck on Tuesday might not be safe yet. City engineers are monitoring multiple areas for potential instability and believe that more rock could fall in the area...

Q2 reports Billings Fire Chief Bill Rash says the department plans to close public areas along the Rims again this year for the Fourth of July. After years of closing the Rims for the holiday, the Billings Fire Department opened the Rims last year again, just as an experiment...

The Gazette reports an attempted kitten rescue went awry Wednesday night on the Rims below Swords Park when a young woman found herself stuck after she made her way down the rocky terrain trying to rescue the stranded animal. A friend with her called 911, and Billings firefighters responded shortly after 10 p...

The Gazette reports that, following a coroner’s inquest, a jury came to the decision Wednesday that Billings Police officers were justified in shooting and killing Ryan Edward Lowell at the conclusion of a nearly hour-long standoff on the Billings Rims last May...