COVID-19
The latest news on COVID-19 and how it affects Northwest Montana.
Gianforte asks Biden to end Covid public health emergency
Gov. Greg Gianforte and a consortium of Republican governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Monday asking…
Bullock announces $123 million in coronavirus relief
Gov. Steve Bullock announced the first round of emergency grants on Tuesday funded through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security – or CARES – Act.
New Glacier Institute director navigating park closure, uncertain summer
When Anthony Nelson was a kid growing up in Minnesota, he already knew he wanted to retire in Northwest Montana near Glacier National Park.
Local retail shops, hair salons open to eager customers
The highly anticipated reopening of some local businesses began Monday after weeks of closures. Most retail shops, hair salons and the other businesses that we…
Walk-in services resume at Kalispell city offices
The Kalispell City Hall and Parks and Recreation lobbies will reopen to the public beginning Monday, May 4, with respective safety measures for social distancing in place per guidance from the Governor’s Phase 1 Di…
Some churches reopen while others continue online
It has been over a month since churches in the Flathead Valley shut their doors, and after Gov. Steve Bullock lifted the stay-at-home order for Montana on Apri…
Shelby hospital resumes services as outbreak stabilizes
After stabilizing the number of coronavirus-positive patients in need of treatment, the Marias Medical Center in Shelby has once again started offering various outpatient services.
Task force presents guidance on coronavirus relief spending
A task force appointed by Gov. Steve Bullock to make recommendations for how the state should spend $1.25 billion in coronavirus relief funding presented its guidance on Friday
Downtown Kalispell store closing due to COVID impacts
Main street businesses were given the green light to reopen from Gov. Steve Bullock on Monday, but it’s too little, too late for Flair Gifts & Cards in Kalispe…
Kalispell Regional continues ramping up services
Beginning next week, some operative and interventional procedures will once again be offered by Kalispell Regional Healthcare as part of the hospital system’s …
Glacier Park’s boat tours canceled for 2020
Due to uncertainties surrounding the novel coronavirus, officials with Glacier Park Boat Company have decided its boats will remain docked for the upcoming sea…
Columbia Falls schools won’t reopen
The School District 6 board of trustees voted Wednesday night to continue remote teaching through the end of the school year due to concerns about coronavirus,…
Another 15K people file new unemployment claims in Montana
Just over 15,000 people filed new unemployment claims in Montana last week, the first week that self-employed, contract and gig workers could file for payments under the coronavirus relief program
YWAM ministry leader organizes massive sewing project
With the help of her newfound friends around the Flathead Valley, Lakeside’s Kendra Pettry is on a mission to provide protective masks to as many essential wor…
Bullock hopes to ramp up COVID-19 testing capacity
Gov. Steve Bullock announced a plan to increase testing capacity in Montana – with a goal of reaching 60,000 COVID-19 tests conducted per month – during a call…
Districts to continue remote learning for the remainder of the school year
Kalispell Public Schools will continue with remote learning through the end of the school year on June 9.