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Bullock tells Trump Montana needs testing supplies or faces "some real problems"

Gov. Steve Bullock told President Donald Trump on Monday that Montana needed medical supplies and testing equipment, saying the current shortage could lead to “some real problems” as coronavirus spreads across rural America.

6.5 magnitude quake rattles Idaho, western Montana

Bullock confirms fifth death; issues directive preventing evictions, foreclosures

Missoula County postpones fee increase for building permits, but with caution

Riverfront Triangle project on pause; developers watching markets "day by day"

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Politics

March 31, 2020

Bullock confirms fifth death; issues directive preventing evictions, foreclosures

Calling it a ripple effect of heartbreak, Gov. Steve Bullock on Tuesday announced Montana's fifth COVID-19 death, and issued a series of directives intended to provide relief to renters and hospitals as their bills come due.

Bullock tells Trump Montana needs testing supplies or faces "some real problems"

March 31, 2020

Coronavirus stimulus hands health industry billions not related to pandemic

March 31, 2020

Coronavirus and the states: Plastic bag bans on hold; nuclear plants run low on gloves, masks, wipes

March 30, 2020

Montana Supreme Court: Local police can't make immigration arrests

March 28, 2020

Business

March 30, 2020

State: All incoming visitors, residents to Montana must self-quarantine for 14 days

Visitors and residents who arrive in Montana from another state or nation must self-quarantine for 14 days, the state said on Monday evening. The new order was the first issued by Gov. Steve Bullock this week and follows a number of advisories from last week, including a travel warning, a stay-at-home directive, and the extended closure of schools and many businesses.

Uncertainty: New listings up in Missoula housing market; more sales fall through

March 30, 2020

Virus could spur avalanche of tort and employment litigation

March 30, 2020

Market calm may give way to another week of upheaval

March 30, 2020

Missoula Food Bank suspends food donations, volunteer assistance

March 30, 2020

Environment

March 30, 2020

Community spread now evident in Missoula; healthcare worker tests positive

Health officials on Monday said they're now seeing signs of community spread in Missoula, and at least one local healthcare worker has tested positive with COVID-19.

Two more COVID-19 deaths announced in Toole County; 177 cases across Montana

March 30, 2020

Need a break? Get outside but keep your distance and know where to go

March 30, 2020

Judge OKs loosening of Obama-era restrictions on fracking

March 30, 2020

Coronavirus cases climb to 12 in Missoula County; state reports second official death

March 30, 2020

Community Voices

March 31, 2020

Fighting boredom with banjos and Russian grammar: Tips from polar explorers on enduring isolation

Due to Antarctica’s extreme winter, which includes four months of total darkness, polar explorers endured intense confinement in close quarters for long periods of time.

Montana Viewpoint: Conspiracies neglect the human, economic toll of pandemic

March 31, 2020

Census: 10 minutes of your time will help shape Montana's next 10 years

March 30, 2020

Voices: Coronavirus and climate change and the need to plan ahead

March 30, 2020

Voices: BLM resource plan overlooks Montanans; caters to oil and gas

March 30, 2020

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March 23, 2020

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