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Billings Daily Digest Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Ty's Take

A house fire out at Copper Ridge, a pipeline purge down in Great Falls, another week of obits marking who we've lost, and a police department honoring a kid who stepped up when it mattered. That's the rhythm of a working town in October, nothing glamorous but all of it real. Chase Lantz got a badge he earned the hard way, the kind of recognition that sticks with a young person, and our firefighters did what they always do when someone's home is burning. Meanwhile NorthWestern keeps doing maintenance on infrastructure most of us never think about until something goes wrong. It's the machinery of a place that works, grinding along, holding together.

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Billings neighbors: Obituaries for October 13

The Billings Gazette published obituaries for several local residents who passed away in late September 2026. Notable deaths include Dr. Richard Adler, a Professor Emeritus of English, Ronald Appel, Shirley Calton, Robert Fitch, and John Stacy Wyatt, along with several others from the Billings area.

Photos: Firefighters battle house fire at Copper Ridge

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Photo: Chase Lantz given Police Department honors on Monday

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Chase Lantz inducted as Honorary Billings Police Officer

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October 12 recap: Billings news you may have missed today

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Rocky women’s soccer sweeps CCC weekly honors

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NorthWestern Energy to purge natural gas pipeline in Great Falls

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NorthWestern Energy to purge natural gas pipeline in Great Falls

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