Kayla Desroches
ReporterKayla Desroches reports for Yellowstone Public Radio in Billings. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and stayed in the city for college, where she hosted a radio show that featured serialized dramas like the Shadow and Suspense. In her pathway to full employment, she interned at WNYC in New York City and KTOO in Juneau, Alaska. She then spent a few years on the island of Kodiak, Alaska, where she transitioned from reporter to news director before moving to Montana.
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Volunteers took their love of reading to elementary school students in Billings this week. -
A man who had a ski accident in Red Lodge was transported to a hospital in Billings and later passed away this week. -
Federal volunteers from across the state are meeting in Helena this week for the annual ServeMontana Symposium, an opportunity for AmeriCorps members and other volunteers to train and network. -
Today, we have stories about the closure of federal buildings in Montana and Wyoming, legislation that aspires to ease the cost of solar power for Montana customers and more. -
More than half of short-term rentals in Billings could be operating under the radar. -
Today, we have stories about zoning complications in Gallatin County, the fate of pandemic-era health insurance subsidies and more.
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Snow-logged homes in Billings and other communities in south central Montana could see the first melt of the season later this week, when temperatures rise after back-to-back snowfall events. -
On today's episode, we have stories about a change-up in the position of Montana’s U.S. Attorney, how unhoused people in Billings are faring in negative temperatures and more.
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It's Black History Month, and one group in Billings is encouraging a love of reading and appreciation for Black writers. -
Local organizers are crowdfunding a billboard to extend support to members of the LGBTQ+ community.
