In the Press
- 'Take the time to get it right', Latest public hearing held in Billings last week on forensic unit proposed for Laurel
Laurel Outlook · Sep 15, 2026
- Mental health facility on hold; Tragedy in the Yellowstone County
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · Sep 3, 2026
- State pursues new environmental review to revive Laurel forensic mental health facility plans
Q2 News / KTVQ · Sep 2, 2026
- New hearing planned for mental health facility near Laurel after construction halted
Billings Gazette · Sep 1, 2026
- Judge grants injunction, pausing construction of forensic mental health facility
Laurel Outlook · Aug 31, 2026
- A court ruling halts construction on Montana's proposed mental health facility in Laurel
Q2 News / KTVQ · Aug 28, 2026
- Judge rules state's mental health facility near Laurel can't proceed, for now
Billings Gazette · Aug 27, 2026
- Judge halts construction on proposed state forensic mental health facility in Laurel
Q2 News / KTVQ · Aug 26, 2026
- Music and mental health facility making headlines
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · Aug 20, 2026
- Laurel residents raise water concerns over proposed mental health site
KULR-8 · Aug 19, 2026
- State could use eminent domain to connect to Laurel water, sewer for facility
Laurel Outlook · Aug 17, 2026
- State floats seizure of Laurel water as it pursues contested mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Aug 13, 2026
- Citizen group argues to halt state mental hospital in Laurel
Q2 News / KTVQ · Aug 11, 2026
- Laurel considers joining lawsuit against state as forensic mental health facility work progresses
Q2 News / KTVQ · Aug 5, 2026
- Message sent loud and clear
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · Jul 16, 2026
- State defends actions in response to lawsuit seeking to halt Laurel mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Jul 16, 2026
- 'This is us against them' Laurel residents send strong message to state: We don't want the forensic facility here
Laurel Outlook · Jul 13, 2026
- Laurel hosts another public hearing on the proposed state forensic mental health facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jul 10, 2026
- County holds state's final public hearing for forensic mental health facility near Laurel
Billings Gazette · Jul 10, 2026
- Laurel residents press county leaders over proposed mental health site
KULR-8 · Jul 9, 2026
- Laurel residents sue state to stop forensic psychiatric facility
Yellowstone Public Radio · Jul 2, 2026
- Laurel group asks judge to pause mental health facility plan
KULR-8 · Jul 1, 2026
- Laurel group files lawsuit seeking to block state mental forensic facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 26, 2026
- LETTER: This is your town, speak up!
Laurel Outlook · Letter to the editor · Jun 23, 2026
- County sets public hearing for zoning with mental health facility planned near Laurel
Billings Gazette · Jun 23, 2026
- State formally purchases land near Laurel for forensic unit
Laurel Outlook · Jun 22, 2026
- 'I want to see our city to grow in a responsible manner' Kris Vogele to serve as interim Laurel mayor
Laurel Outlook · Jun 22, 2026
- New Laurel mayor plans to meet with governor, discusses city growth
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 21, 2026
- State officials settle on Laurel for psychiatric facility
Bozeman Daily Chronicle · Jun 21, 2026
- State officials settle on Laurel for forensic psychiatric facility
Daily Montanan · Jun 19, 2026
- One-word response from Gianforte fuels Laurel opposition to forensic facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 18, 2026
- Gianforte says he has no thoughts on opposition to proposed state hospital in Laurel
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 17, 2026
- Custer County commissioners vote no to joining lawsuit against state
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 17, 2026
- Montana Board of Investments closes deal on Laurel land for proposed forensic mental health facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 17, 2026
- Gianforte shrugs off Laurel opposition around Montana's mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Jun 17, 2026
- Laurel residents raise concerns after state buys facility site
KULR-8 · Jun 16, 2026
- State of Montana purchases land near Laurel for mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Jun 16, 2026
- Wanted: New Mayor for Laurel
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · Jun 11, 2026
- Laurel City Council puts out call for applications for interim mayor
Laurel Outlook · Jun 8, 2026
- ‘Contentious time’: Laurel City Council plans to appoint new mayor
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 5, 2026
- Laurel residents give heated input on proposed psychiatric facility
Yellowstone Public Radio · Jun 5, 2026
- Key state official gets earful at Billings meeting over proposed state mental hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jun 3, 2026
- Laurel council president announces transition steps following mayor's resignation
KULR-8 · Jun 3, 2026
- Photos: State holds a public hearing on Laurel mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Photos · Jun 2, 2026
- Environmental assessment: Montana plans to expand proposed 32-bed facility near Laurel to 64 beds
Billings Gazette · May 29, 2026
- Mayor steps down; Laurel students shine
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · May 21, 2026
- Laurel special mayor election set for Sept. 3 after resignation
KULR-8 · May 20, 2026
- Wednesday Headlines: Mayor resigns, Primary elections, Junk food
Q2 News / KTVQ · May 20, 2026
- Laurel mayor resigns citing health concerns while facing possible recall
Daily Montanan · May 20, 2026
- Laurel Mayor Dave Waggoner has resigned his position following a citizen-led recall petition
Laurel Outlook · May 18, 2026
- School bond fails, annexation halt passes; Congrats Jim O'Neil
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · May 7, 2026
- City Council passes moratorium on annexations
Laurel Outlook · May 4, 2026
- War of Walls; Big turnout for mental health facility hearing
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · Apr 30, 2026
- Hundreds turn out for public hearing on forensic health facility at Laurel library
Laurel Outlook · Apr 27, 2026
- They came wanting answers, but left even more angry after 'listening session' in Laurel
Bozeman Daily Chronicle · Apr 24, 2026
- They came wanting answers, but left even more angry after 'listening session' in Laurel
Daily Montanan · Apr 23, 2026
- Truckload of manure outside, heated debate inside: Laurel holds hearing on state facility
Billings Gazette · Apr 23, 2026
- Photos: Laurel residents attend a hearing on the state's mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Photos · Apr 22, 2026
- LETTER: It's time to stand up for the safety of generations of Laurel school children
Laurel Outlook · Letter to the editor · Apr 19, 2026
- LETTER TO EDITORL Lack of transparency on forensic facility is appalling
Laurel Outlook · Letter to the editor · Apr 13, 2026
- Petition to recall Laurel Mayor Dave Waggoner submitted to county elections office
Q2 News / KTVQ · Apr 10, 2026
- State withdraws request for public hearing on contentious facility near Laurel
Laurel Outlook · Apr 6, 2026
- Full coverage: Laurel to serve as home base for new state mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Apr 4, 2026
- Laurel hearing set on proposed mental health facility site
KULR-8 · Apr 3, 2026
- Public hearing for Laurel forensic mental hospital delayed after zoning request withdrawn
Q2 News / KTVQ · Apr 3, 2026
- Montana board withdraws Laurel mental health hospital public hearing notice
MSU Exponent · Apr 3, 2026
- Montana board withdraws Laurel mental health hospital public hearing notice
Billings Gazette · Apr 3, 2026
- Guest Opinion: Recall effort is totally misguided
Laurel Outlook · Guest opinion · Mar 30, 2026
- County requests more information about proposed forensics facility ahead of meeting
Laurel Outlook · Mar 30, 2026
- New football coach, moratorium defeated, musical March
Laurel Outlook · Newsletter · Mar 26, 2026
- Commissioners to discuss the state's intent to build forensic facility in Laurel, meeting set for April 2
Laurel Outlook · Mar 25, 2026
- State formally announces intent to change zoning of property near Laurel
Billings Gazette · Mar 25, 2026
- Long awaited public comment period begins on state mental health facility near Laurel
Billings Gazette · Mar 25, 2026
- State moves forward, plans meeting to discuss siting Laurel psychiatric facility
Daily Montanan · Mar 25, 2026
- Laurel Council defeats moratorium on annexation requests
Laurel Outlook · Mar 23, 2026
- Laurel city council votes down annexation pause, forensic hospital plans continue
KULR-8 · Mar 21, 2026
- Laurel residents push to recall mayor over mental health facility
KULR-8 · Mar 19, 2026
- State officials planning April public meeting on Laurel state mental hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Mar 2026
- Myth vs. fact: State officials address Laurel residents' worries about forensic facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Mar 2026
- Laurel mayor breaks silence on forensic mental health facility, recall petition
Q2 News / KTVQ · Mar 2026
- City council breaks its silence on mental health facility
Laurel Outlook · Mar 2026
- Before they were against it, Laurel leaders expressed support for psychiatric hospital
Daily Montanan · Mar 13, 2026
- Rage, suspicion, fear: Why Laurel's ultra-organized residents are determined to stop a new state psychiatric facility
Montana Free Press · Mar 12, 2026
- Everyone agrees Montana needs more state psychiatric beds, no one in Laurel wants them there
Daily Montanan · Mar 12, 2026
- Yellowstone County Attorney approves petition to recall Laurel mayor
Daily Montanan · Mar 12, 2026
- Plans moving ahead for new forensic mental health facility in Laurel
KULR-8 · Mar 12, 2026
- County officials approve recall petition targeting Laurel Mayor Dave Waggoner's removal
Q2 News / KTVQ · Mar 12, 2026
- State health director says concerns over Laurel mental health facility are overblown
Montana Public Radio · Mar 10, 2026
- Laurel city council pushes back on annexation for mental health facility
Montana Public Radio · Mar 6, 2026
- Laurel residents file petition to recall mayor
Q2 News / KTVQ · Mar 2026
- Petition underway to recall Laurel Mayor Dave Waggoner
Laurel Outlook · Mar 2026
- Laurel City Council hears more about upcoming mental health facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Mar 2026
- Laurel residents raise concerns about mental health facility, public input laws
Montana Public Radio · Feb 13, 2026
- City of Laurel officials are releasing emails with the state about state mental forensic hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Feb 2026
- Laurel promises public input on state forensic mental health facility annexation
Q2 News / KTVQ · Feb 2026
- Laurel officials say public process beginning on state mental forensic facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Feb 2026
- State officials cancel Laurel meetings on proposed forensic mental hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Feb 2026
- Inside the push for Laurel to be picked as the state's forensic
mental health facility
Billings Gazette · Jan 30, 2026
- Inside the push for Laurel to be picked as the state's forensic
mental health facility (Free access)
Billings Gazette · Jan 30, 2026
- Laurel locals speak out against site location for state
psychiatric facility
Montana Free Press · Jan 30, 2026
- 'Inappropriate location:' Laurel City Council hears from crowd
about forensic facility concerns
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jan 27, 2026
- Laurel city administrator's August email to state on facility
Billings Gazette · Jan 27, 2026
- Laurel School Board opposes state forensic detention facility
in writing
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jan 27, 2026
- Montana Mental Health Facility: Laurel Site Buy-Sell Agreement
Initiated
Billings Gazette · Jan 21, 2026
- State identifies 114-acre site in west Laurel for new forensic
mental health facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jan 21, 2026
- Montana state forensic mental health facility plans advance
without local feedback
Q2 News / KTVQ · Jan 19, 2026
- Public Letter to Laurel Community
Matt & Elizabeth Gilg · Jan 2026
- Laurel officials react to city's selection for new state mental
hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Dec 4, 2025
- New mental health facility requires more funding than $27M
lawmakers approved, state says
MSU Exponent / Missoulian · Dec 4, 2025
- In Laurel, details thin about proposed state-run mental health
facility
Montana Free Press · Dec 4, 2025
- Other counties surprised by Laurel's selection for new state
mental hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Dec 1, 2025
- Official DPHHS Announcement: Laurel Selected for New Behavioral
Health Facility
Montana DPHHS · Nov 28, 2025
- Laurel chosen as site for new $26.5M state mental-health
hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Nov 28, 2025
- CAO Markegard's Letter to BOI: Revealing Summer Tour of
Specific Site
City of Laurel · Nov 17, 2025
- State officials review Miles City and Hardin proposals for
state mental health facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Nov 21, 2025
- Only two towns submit proposals for an eastern Montana mental
health facility
Montana Free Press · Nov 14, 2025
- DPHHS Director's Official Letter to BOI: 32-Bed Forensic
Facility Specification
Montana DPHHS · Oct 6, 2025
- Gianforte orders restart of planning for eastern Montana state
hospital
Q2 News / KTVQ · Sep 10, 2025
- "Hot Potato" - Montanans in the dark about Billings site
selection
Montana Free Press · Aug 29, 2025
- Billings leaders respond to pause on state mental hospital
siting
Q2 News / KTVQ · Aug 20, 2025
- County Commissioner lauds state for pausing plan for eastern
Montana mental facility
Q2 News / KTVQ · Aug 20, 2025
- New state mental health facility gets chilly reception from
leaders in Yellowstone County
Billings Gazette · Jul 28, 2025
- State of Montana Identifies Billings as the Likely Site for New
Mental Health Facility
NAMI Montana · Jun 27, 2025
- Montana lawmakers approve $124M to revamp behavioral health
system
Montana Free Press · May 2, 2025