KTVQ-TV (Billings, MT)

KTVQ, which broadcasts on virtual channel 2, is a CBS-affiliated TV station located in Billings, Montana. The station is owned by Evening Post Industries and is a member of the Montana Television Network, a collection of CBS-affiliated stations across the state. KTVQ transmits its digital signal on VHF channel 10, which has been assigned to the previous analog channel 2. For those using cable, you can find KTVQ on Comcast channel 5.

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Family looking for justice for Billings Heights man beat to death 1 year ago

3 days ago | ktvq.com | David Jay

More than a year after a deadly attack in the Billings Heights, an 18-year-old now faces a homicide charge.
Montanans respond to attacks on Iran's nuclear sites and retaliation

4 days ago | ktvq.com | David Jay

Iran targeted short and medium-range missiles at the largest us military base in the Middle East. These attacks come after the United States struck three key Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday. “That's impressive,” said State Sen, Ken Bogner, R-Miles City.
Concerns rise over sale of Wyoming public lands in 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

4 days ago | ktvq.com | Charlie Klepps

CODY — Concerns are rising in Wyoming over the potential sale of some of the state's public lands as part of the proposed Big Beautiful Bill by President Donald Trump. The bill, which focuses on the nation's budget, will allow for 0.5 - 0.75 percent of US Forest Service or Bureau Land Management to be sold in 11 western states. The sale of the land would lead to affordable housing and aims to be done in areas near cities.
Yellowstone County commissioners remember John Ostlund

1 week ago | ktvq.com | David Jay

The plane crash that took the life of longtime Yellowstone County Commissioner John Ostlund continues to bring out messages from friends and colleagues. Ostlund died Thursday when he crashed his Cessna plane into a field south of Billings. A preliminary report from the Federal Aviation Administration shows the plane struck power lines, crashed and burst into flames.
Q2 Billings Area Weather: A chance of storms this evening as summer kicks off

1 week ago | ktvq.com | Miller Robson

BILLINGS — A large upper trough moving into the Pacific Northwest will bring a chance of more showers and thunderstorms on Friday with some storms possibly turning strong to severe, especially in the east, with large hail and strong winds being the main threats. Temperatures will range from the 70s in the northwest to low 90s in the east. A chance of showers and thunderstorms remains in the forecast on Saturday.
‘He was all in’: Friends to honor Al Hogan's impact on Columbus Nitro Hillclimb

1 week ago | ktvq.com | Scott Breen

COLUMBUS — For over 40 years, Al Hogan called the Columbus-Absarokee area home. He had a passion for engines and motorsports, often described as someone who "never let grass grow under his feet." The Yellowstone and Stillwater rivers border the area, and one specific motorcycle hill, thanks to Hogan. With this year’s Nitro National Pro Hillclimb beginning Friday outside of Columbus, a key figure will be missing.. Hogan passed away from pancreatic cancer three months almost to the day, on March 15.
Out & About: Songwriter Festival, Pollinator Fair, and celebrating Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

1 week ago | ktvq.com | Cody Boyer

9th Annual Red Lodge Songwriter FestivalAs John Denver put it while writing Rhymes and Reasons (what he had said was one of his best-written songs while he was still with us), there’s nothing “like the music of the mountains and the colors of the rainbow.” For nearly the last decade in Red Lodge, this is a statement known well by both the community and songwriters who flock to the area during a June weekend, stringed instrument in-hand.
Friends, colleagues remember Yellowstone County Commissioner John Ostlund

1 week ago | ktvq.com | David Jay

Friends and colleagues are remembering Yellowstone County Commissioner John Ostlund, who died Thursday in a plane crash at the age of 73. “I feel bad for Christie (Ostlund's wife) and the whole family. It's a tragedy and, you know... Our condolences go out to her," said Bill Kennedy, a current Billings City Council member and former Yellowstone County commissioner who served with Ostlund.
Q2 Billings Area Weather: Daily scattered showers & t'storms Friday & Saturday

1 week ago | ktvq.com | Jason Stiff

BILLINGS — Thursday was a very warm final full spring day for much of Montana and Wyoming, with highs 10-15 degrees warmer than average. We didn't have as much severe weather, but strong thunderstorms will still rumble through this evening, before falling apart long before sunrise Friday. Lows will remain in the 50s and lower 60s. A large trough of low pressure is moving from the Pacific Northwest toward the northern Rockies, and it will be affecting our weather from Friday through Sunday.
Gianforte vetoes community solar bill

1 week ago | ktvq.com | Keila Szpaller

Gov. Greg Gianforte vetoed a bill to boost private community solar projects across Montana, arguing it gives “vast, unfettered discretion” to the Public Service Commission to determine solar credits. “While I appreciate the sponsor’s commitment to expanding energy production and his good intention with Senate Bill 188, the bill’s lack of guidance to and guardrails on the PSC gives me great pause,” said Gianforte, a Republican, in his veto letter. Sponsored by Sen.