Montanans are receiving unsolicited packages of seeds that appear to be from China. The Montana Department of Agriculture is urging residents not to open or plant the potentially invasive seeds. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Montana man hospitalized after being mauled by grizzly bear
A Montana man was hospitalized Tuesday after being mauled by a grizzly bear in an abandoned barn, officials said. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Yellowstone County reports another death; 5 deaths reported statewide in Montana
A man in his 40s in Yellowstone County died of COVID-19 at his home Sunday, RiverStone Health announced Tuesday morning. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Helena City Commission funds SRO program for next year, sets date to reconsider contract
The Helena City Commission voted Monday to continue the city’s contract providing school resource officers to its local school district until June 2021 and engage the school district over the next year on a new path forward. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Interim chancellor appointed at MSUB
Montana State University Billings has appointed an interim chancellor, a week after Chancellor Dan Edelman announced he was stepping down due to a medical condition. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
COVID-19 death caps ‘deadliest week yet’ for Yellowstone County, health officer says
Another person in Yellowstone County has died as a result of COVID-19, bringing the county death total to 22, with 18 of those deaths coming since July 6. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
41 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in Montana
Another person in Montana has died of COVID-19, bringing the statewide death total to 47, according to a Monday morning update on the state’s case tracking website. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
89 new COVID-19 cases added Sunday in Montana; active cases statewide at 1,217
Montana has added another 89 new cases of COVID-19, according to testing numbers updated on the state’s case tracking website Sunday using data from the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Northern Cheyenne people’s camp emerges from need for police amid pandemic
The Northern Cheyenne People’s Camp has transitioned from staffing an emergency response to the outbreak of COVID-19 to providing law enforcement on the reservation. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Montana entertainment, hotels slow to recover from recession’s worst
Hotel, entertainment and recreation businesses in the category continue to recover jobs, but employment remained lower in June than for the same month a year earlier. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Watch now: Demonstrators protest mask order outside Capitol, governor’s home
Many chanting “Bullock must go,” about 100 people attended a protest of Montana’s mask order Saturday outside the state Capitol before many of them took their message to Gov. Steve Bullock’s home. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Montana sets new record of 224 new cases of COVID-19
Montana reported its highest daily tally of cases of COVID-19 Saturday at 224 new cases, with the majority confirmed in Gallatin, Big Horn, Missoula and Yellowstone counties. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Cooking out this weekend? Bring some sizzle to campfire fajitas
The secret to success could be a brief trip to the freezer ahead of time. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
15th Canyon Creek COVID-19 death was 80-year-old resident, health department confirms
Yellowstone County’s public health department confirmed Friday that a 15th Canyon Creek Memory Care resident died Thursday at the facility in Billings. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Body of Ronan man recovered from Flathead River
The body of a Ronan man has been recovered from the Flathead River in northwestern Montana five days after he was swept away while he and a friend were cliff jumping. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Missoula man charged with felony stalking
A Missoula man was charged with stalking and six counts of violating a protective order and was seen in the Justice Court of Ravalli County on July 20. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Ravalli County public health nurse resigns
Ravalli County public health nurse Karyn Johnston completed her last day on Thursday, resigning on the heels of Public Health Officer Dr. Carol Calderwood’s resignation. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Big Horn County jailer tests positive for COVID-19
A detention officer at the Big Horn County jail has tested positive for COVID-19, the county announced in a press release on Thursday. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
14th Canyon Creek resident dies in COVID-19 outbreak
The COVID-19 outbreak at Canyon Creek Memory Care in Billings has led to the death of another resident of the senior care facility. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Northern Cheyenne marchers call for support, better law enforcement
Dozens of Northern Cheyenne who have assumed the role of law enforcement in Lame Deer marched from a camp they’ve kept in place since the rise of COVID-19 to the Little Wolf Capitol Building, demanding support from their leadership. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Body recovered from Yellowstone River at Huntley Bridge
Members of the Yellowstone County Sheriff’s Office and other first responders gathered at the Huntley Bridge early Wednesday to recover a body from the Yellowstone River just before noon. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
Judge orders Helena Farmers’ Market to cease after operating without permit
A district court judge has issued an order temporarily ceasing the weekly Helena Farmers’ Market, which was held without a permit Saturday. Top Featured Tags: – Montana News Press Release Distribution Service
