COVID-19
The latest news on COVID-19 and how it affects Northwest Montana.
Gianforte allocates $5M in federal funds to cover child care costs for medical workers
Montana will disperse $5.5 million in federal funding to assist health-care workers with the cost of child care,...
Kids' Covid shots available at Flathead clinic
The Flathead City-County Health Department will begin administering Covid-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11 next week.
Gianforte nixed a kids’ vaccine campaign, so health officials plan their own
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration quashed plans for a public service campaign to promote covid-19 vaccinations for eligible teenagers over the sum...
U.S. gives final clearance to Covid-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the nation's vaccinat...
Lincoln County Sheriff's deputy recovering from Covid
After nearly losing his life to Covid-19, Ben Fisher has changed his mind about getting vaccinated against the virus.
Special counsel requests information in hospital complaint
The Legislature's special counsel has given Montana's attorney general a Nov. 5 deadline to turn over information related to his office's investigation into ...
Legal challenges stack up over state vax law and federal mandate
Two breaking legal developments on the vaccination front occurred in quick succession Friday.
Flathead health officials confirm first flu case in over a year
Flathead County confirmed its first flu case of the season on Thursday.
Relief funds recommended to recruit health care workers
A commission created to allocate federal COVID-19 relief funding to help stabilize Montana's economy recommended Wednesday that the governor allocate $4 mill...
Covid surge pushes Kalispell hospital over capacity
Logan Health opened its temporary alternate care unit this week as a mounting number of Covid-19 patients continues to tax the Kalispell hospital’s bed capac...
Dems seek investigation of AG's possible 'abuse of power'
Democratic leaders in the Montana Legislature are asking for an investigation into whether the attorney general abused his power by sending a Montana Highway...
Covid-19 treatment clinic opens at Butte hospital
The state has helped open a monoclonal antibody infusion clinic at St. James Health in Butte as part of an effort to reduce the severity of Covid-19 cases an...
Hospital: Public officials threaten doctors over Covid care
Three public officials threatened doctors at a Helena hospital after they refused to treat a Covid-19 patient with ivermectin, a drug to treat parasites that...
Nine school districts offer free Covid testing
Nine school districts are offering free rapid Covid testing to staff, K-12 students and parents at three Kalispell and Evergreen locations.
54 hospitalized with Covid at Logan Health
The number of patients at Logan Health Medical Center hospitalized with Covid-19 reached a new high Wednesday.
Covid cases stress Logan Health bed capacity
Logan Health Medical Center continues to be challenged by an influx of mostly unvaccinated Covid-19 patients, with the Kalispell hospital routinely approachi...