COVID-19

The financial website Wallet Hub reported this week that Montana is ranked the fourth safest state during the COVID 19 pandemic.

The reasoning behind this is because, could we see some changes coming before the fall season starts.

Plus, with the state lifting restrictions, but Gallatin County keeping their restrictions in place, we wanted to get reaction from Bozeman business owners still being harmed by the restrictions. We spoke with Rockin R' owner Mike Hope.

Setting the stage for his relationship with various media sources throughout the state, Governor-elect Greg Gianforte held a ZOOM press conference on Monday to mainly address issues related to the COVID 19 pandemic, but also to answer other policy questions.

Biden will deliver remarks in Wilmington, Delaware on Tuesday afternoon, where he’s expected to speak on the $900 billion coronavirus aid bill passed by Congress on Monday.

Governor Bullock recently announced that the state’s anticipated allocation of vaccine doses through the end of the year has been reduced by the federal government by 20% from 60,000 down to 48,000 along with other states across the nation.

A group in Bozeman working with an attorney in Missoula filed a lawsuit in Helena District Court on Monday to block Governor Steve Bullock’s COVID 19 mandates regarding masks and that forced bars, taverns and restaurants to limit capacity and hours.

As of Friday morning, Montana has confirmed 66,436 positive COVID-19 cases.

The number of Americans hospitalized with the virus has eclipsed 100,000 for the first time. And new cases have begun topping 200,000 a day.

The go-ahead Wednesday for the vaccine from American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech comes as the virus surges again in the United States and Europe.