Laurel mayor Dave Waggoner responded to the petition to recall him as mayor and the state forensic mental health facility coming to Laurel after months of declining comment.

Montana's Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is progressing with plans to build a new forensic mental ...

To understand the controversy surrounding locating a psychiatric hospital in Laurel, city officials have heard hours and hours of testimony objecting to the concept — even though nothing ...

Before at least one state legislator was against a state psychiatric facility in Laurel, he was for it. And despite accusations of the community of backroom deals and discussions by Laurel’s city ...

For the first time, residents in Laurel are hearing from the state of Montana about the forensic mental health facility planned for a 114-acre lot just outside of Laurel city limits.

Locals in the small Montana town are indignant about how an unwanted development came to their backyard. Some are refusing to be pushed aside.

The Yellowstone County Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday a petition to recall the mayor by a group of Laurel residents meets Montana’s statutory requirements for signature gathering. Mayor Dave Wag ...

The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Friday that Laurel will be the future site for a 32-bed forensic mental health facility eyed for Eastern Montana.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. LAUREL — The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services announced Friday that Laurel ...