BILLINGS — Heavy rainfall has pounded Billings all week, and it finally became too much for the drains to handle. Various areas in town flooded, forcing street closures and filling basements.
“In all the 26 years that I’ve lived here, and all the 60 years I’ve been born, I’ve never seen such a thing like this. My mother-in-law is 85, and she’s never seen anything like this,” said Marla Hardt, a Billings West End homeowner impacted by the flooding, on Saturday. “All we saw was lake. It was like a lake all the way around our house. You couldn’t see our grass at all.”
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Marla Hardt
Hardt’s mother-in-law, who owns a neighboring property, was also impacted.
“She’s got about three or four inches in her basement. So we’ve got two small pumps in there pumping out the water for her. And then she also had to call someone to get it aired out, but she’s on a list,” Hardt said. “My husband got in his side-by-side and went over (to her house) at 5 a.m., right away. She was still in bed, and he went downstairs right away to check into it.”
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Hardt’s mother-in-law’s home
This flooding is far-reaching. S. Shiloh Rd. near Scheel’s quickly became a lake. MTN caught up with two fishermen taking advantage of the rising water.
“Well, I’m fishing. I knew there were fish out in this pond, and I see it’s spilling over into Shiloh. I thought if I could catch a fish in here I would be able to talk a lot of smack to my friends. So that’s kind of the plan. But so far, no luck,” said Tyler Burns, one of the fishermen, on Saturday. “I’m starting to get snagged on all kinds of things. So it’s not looking great, but I’m going to keep trying. Hopefully I’ll get something.”
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Tyler Burns
While Burns tried to hook a fish, he reflected on past floods during his 28 years in Billings.
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Taking advantage of the high water on S. Shiloh Rd.
“This is definitely the first time I’ve seen this flooding. Especially on Shiloh,” Burns said. “It’s kind of crazy.”
The Heights also saw some flooding.
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Billings Heights flooding
Downtown seemed perfectly normal in comparison to Hardt’s home.
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Downtown Billings during flood
Despite the damage, Hardt is remaining optimistic.
“We’ll get through it. We’re all okay, you know? Nothing’s been destroyed except for our basement, so we’ll get through it,” Hardt said. “It’s going to take a few days, but could be a lot worse.”
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Brandon Walker’s 19 points helped Montana State defeat Southern Miss 79-59 on Sunday night at the Basketball Travelers Invitational.
Walker had six rebounds for the Bobcats (2-4). Brian Goracke went 5 of 7 from the field (3 for 5 from 3-point range) to add 15 points. Tyler Patterson went 5 of 8 from the field (3 for 6 from 3-point range) to finish with 13 points.
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Christian Watson finished with 19 points and seven rebounds for the Golden Eagles (2-3). Cobie Montgomery added nine points for Southern Miss. Denijay Harris also put up eight points.
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Following a 34-11 victory over rival Montana to clinch the outright Big Sky Conference championship, Montana State received the No. 1 overall seed for the upcoming FCS playoffs when the bracket was announced Sunday.
The Bobcats (12-0) have a first-round bye and will host either No. 16-seed New Hampshire or Tennessee Martin in the second round on Saturday, Dec. 7.
Montana State coach Brent Vigen spoke with the media after the Selection Sunday show on ESPN, which the Bobcats and their fans gathered to watch at Worthington Arena.
For a full recap from Sunday’s event at Worthington Arena, see the video player above.
BOZEMAN — Second-ranked Montana State was seeking regular-season perfection when it welcomed rival Montana to Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
The Bobcats entered the 123rd Brawl of the Wild with an 11-0 overall record with a chance to finish 12-0 for the first time in program history and also win the outright Big Sky Conference championship.
The ninth-ranked Grizzlies, meanwhile, were 8-3 and aiming to play spoiler for Montana State while also improving their own seeding for the FCS playoffs.
Watch a condensed replay of the game between No. 2 Montana State and No. 9 Montana in the video above.
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