The Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath has signaled to lower courts that it’s time to loosen the restrictions around courtrooms that went into place early in the COVID-19 pandemic last year. He has directed the lower courts to scale back requirements on face masks and remote hearings. Right to Repair legislation would requi...
State Departments Warn Of Salmonella Cases From Live Poultry
The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services and Department of Livestock officials warn that Salmonella cases linked to live poultry are increasing. Salmonella infections aren’t only caused by eating contaminated food they can also come from contact with animals and animal environment including backyard poultry which has become a...
Grizzly Bear Euthanized After Killing Cow Outside Lewistown
Montana reported 52 COVID-19 cases in an update Sunday to the state case mapping and information website. There are 1,036 active cases and a total of 1,598 Montanans have died because of COVID-19. Active hospitalizations for COVID-19 were reported to be at 59 statewide. A grizzly bear was euthanized last week by the U.S. Department of Agricul...
Sunday COVID-19 Update
Montana reported 41 COVID-19 cases Sunday according to an update to the state case mapping and information website. Active cases in Montana are at 1,123. COVID-19 has killed 1,592 Montanans. As of the update Active COVID-19 hospitalizations were at 70 and in total 5,091 people in Montana are reported to have been hospitalized because of COVID-...
Yellowstone National Park To Resume Large Group Tours
Last year Yellowstone National Park wouldn’t allow bus traffic in the park to thwart the possibility of spreading COVID-19. This year Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks have authorized the resumption of large group tours with a few stipulations. All passengers must either be vaccinated for COVID-19 or tested 72 hours before the t...
Vaccine Bill Clears Legislature
With Mother’s Day around the corner and mothers regaining jobs lost due to COVID-19 at a faster rate than fathers, the personal finance website Wallet Hub today released its report on 2021’s best states for working moms. Montana ranks 23rd based on 17 key metrics. The data set ranges from the median women’s salary to the female unemployment ra...
Americans for Prosperity Holds Rally In Billings
Yellowstone County has recorded a second death of a resident due to COVID-19 in the month of April. A woman in her 60s passed away Sunday, at a Billings hospital. Her death is a reminder that the virus is still in Yellowstone County. Since the beginning of the month, 258 new cases have been confirmed and 34 residents have been admitted to Bill...
Yellowstone Valley Gives Celebrates Sixth Annual Fundraiser
Governor Greg Gianforte signed a bill Monday to expand access to telehealth services that were originally extended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It permanently lifts requirements like an established relationship between a patient and doctor in several cases as well as restrictions on geographic proximity and location restrictions for patie...
Legislative Session To Resume After COVID-19-Related Cancellation
Today the Capitol will be back to normal as far as the 67th Legislative Session is concerned after floor sessions and several committee hearings were cancelled last Thursday because of a lobbyist having COVID-19 and the related exposure to legislators but no lawmakers have tested positive. All legislators who are close contacts to the lobbyist...
State Legislature To Resume After Positive COVID-19 Case
The state Legislature will be back to normal Tuesday with floor sessions and in-person committee meetings with the House gaveling back in at 10 and the senate at one. This comes after fewer than a dozen legislators who were close contacts of a lobbyist COVID-19 case announced they are quarantining following public health protocols. No legislat...