BILLINGS, Mont. - Originally, there were 17 Republican presidential candidates. Only Donald Trump remains, making him the presumptive nominee. But on June 7, when Montanans head to the polls, voters will see the names of several other Republican candidates who have suspended their campaigns on the ballot. What happens if voters choose to vote for a candidate who's dropped out of the race? Political Analyst Lee Banville said if a candidate gets enough votes, a few of the deleg

BILLINGS, Mont. - A Montana man searching for dinosaur bones on his property makes a discovery. Now, more than a decade later, researchers learn it was a much bigger find than originally thought. In 2005, Dr. Bill Shipp, a retired nuclear physicist, said he was exploring his property near the Judith River Formation with a paleontologist, when they spotted a large dinosaur bone. Shipp said it took two years to excavate the bones. It took another year to have them professionall

BILLINGS, Mont. - Donald Trump announced earlier this week his plans to hold a rally in Billings this month. We spoke to KULR-8 Political Analyst Lee Banville about Trump's announcement to visit Montana. Banville said Billings has a higher percentage of Republican voters than western Montana, which is probably why Trump chose to hold his rally in the Magic City. Banville said Trump's visit to Billings serves two purposes. "He's sort of making sure that he's locking everything

BILLINGS, Mont. - Former President Bill Clinton held a rally Friday night as the face of the Hillary for America campaign in Montana. We asked KULR-8 Political Analyst Lee Banville about Bill Clinton campaigning in Billings for his wife. Banville said in 1992, when the former president was elected, Bill Clinton made a big point of saying you were essentially getting two for one. Not only were you getting the former governor of Arkansas, but also Hillary clinton who had a long

BILLINGS, Mont. - Thousands of people gathered in Missoula and Billings Wednesday to hear U.S. Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders speak. On the same day of Sanders' rallies, the Hillary Clinton campaign made an announcement: Bill Clinton will visit the Magic City on May 20. KULR-8 Political Analyst Lee Banville said, with both campaigns making appearances in Montana this month, this is probably the point where Montana's role in the 2016 presidential

BILLINGS, Mont. - U.S. Senator Jon Tester meets with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and said its time for Congress to do its job. Tester said he spoke to Judge Garland about several subjects, from upholding the second amendment and protecting civil liberties, to reforming campaign finance laws. Tester said it's been 57 days since Garland was nominated to the Supreme Court. Since that day, Tester said Republicans have refused to hold a hearing on the nominee, in spite o

BILLINGS, Mont. - KULR-8 Political Analyst Lee Banville said the recent announcements by Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders show the Democratic race for the presidential nomination is not over. Banville said it has essentially been eight years since we've had this much action in the Montana primary, when Barrack Obama won over Hillary Clinton in Montana and the other states that vote that day. Banville said we're seeing a similar contest play out this year, but we'r

BILLINGS, Mont. - It looks like the board is set for the presidential primaries. So where does that leave states that haven't had their primaries yet? Montana's primary isn't until June 7. KULR-8 Political Analyst Lee Banville said, with one of the last primaries in the country, Montana often misses out on the whole presidential campaign. And he said it has happened again. But with Donald Trump the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and Hillary Clinton the probable n