O-Score proof
UNOFFICIAL / SINGLE-SOURCE (Montana Free Press): Yellowstone County $175 million jail bond and $20 million levy short 56% to 44%, by more than 7,000 votes
10O-Score10 · Widely covered0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 5 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Widely covered) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Widely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched). 41 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 8:13 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:apnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:apnews.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:apnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:reuters.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:reuters.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:reuters.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:wsj.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:wsj.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:wsj.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:cnn.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:cnn.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:cnn.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:npr.org" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:npr.org" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:npr.org" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:npr.org" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:npr.org" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:npr.org" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:npr.org" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail bond site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County 175 million jail site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Billings jail bond levy site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Yellowstone County jail expansion vote site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026, 8:13 AM ET | initial | 10 Widely covered | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Yellowstone County jail bond”, “Yellowstone County 175 million jail”, “Billings jail bond levy”, “Yellowstone County jail expansion vote”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.