Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

More than 20 states either don’t release or have incomplete data on the rapid antigen tests now considered key to containing the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 6 million Americans. The lapses leave officials and the public in the dark about the true scope of the pandemic as untold numbers of cases go uncounted.

Since the pandemic began, there’s been a steady back and forth in the criminal justice system about the health and safety of inmates. Advocates fear that detention could become a death sentence if inmates contract COVID-19. Law enforcement officials say they have to weigh mass releases against public safety. Charles Bolte brings us one inmate’s fight to stay alive.

DENVER ― Dental hygienist Jennifer Geiselhofer often cleans the teeth of senior patients who can’t easily get to a dentist’s office. But until recently, if she found a cavity, there was little she could do.

HELENA, Mont. — Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning caused fires scorching parts of a Northern California forest that hadn’t burned in 40 years.

Montana’s mask mandate is now just over a month old. While public health experts and studies say masks are key to slowing the spread of the novel...

With the fall semester fast approaching, colleges and universities in Montana are preparing to offer a mix of in person, online and hybrid courses to keep students safe from COVID-19. YPR News’ Jess Sheldahl reviewed state, tribal and private institutions’ reopening plans and shares her reporting with Nicky Ouellet.

This story is part of a series that looks at potentially lasting ways Montana adapted during the pandemic. It’s funded in part by the Solutions Journalism…

The state health department wants to resurrect a ban on flavored e-cigarette sales in Montana. A temporary ban enacted late last year expired several...

Next week, Montana lawmakers will hold their first in person interim legislative meetings since the novel coronavirus pandemic began. Related safety…

Montana lawmakers on June 9 formed a bipartisan working group to consider the possibility of a remote 2021 legislative session. Legislators also sparred…