Coronavirus

About a month into the school year, Gallatin County health officials say schools that started the school year with a mask requirement have had fewer COVID-19 cases among students.

To incentivize COVID-19 vaccinations among students the Blackfeet Nation is now offering to pay tribal members.

As COVID-19 cases overwhelm Montana hospitals, the state’s two largest universities announced expanded masking requirements.

Some Montana schools saw COVID-19 outbreaks during the first few weeks of school. Yellowstone Public Radio’s Olivia Weitz spoke with Darren Strauch, the Superintendent of Monforton School in Bozeman, after the school decided to reverse its mask policy.

Great Falls High School is suspending in-person classes for the rest of the week due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Montana Universities will begin fall classes later this month. Campus Presidents at University of Montana and Montana State University are requesting that masks be worn in indoor spaces, but have decided not to implement campus-wide mask mandates.

A recent pop-up clinic intended to encourage hesitant veterans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 reflects dwindling demand for the shot in Montana.

Yellowstone County health officials say COVID-19 related hospitalizations have increased in recent weeks.

Montana’s superintendent of public instruction “strongly recommends” school districts rescind any mask requirements for the upcoming school year,...

Federal health officials approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds Monday. Urban counties are scheduling appointments for interested...