In this March 17, 2020 photo, the marquee at the Babcock Theatre in Billings, Mont. reads "Wash your hands. We will be back" on March 17, 2020. The theater closed in response to the coronavirus. (Casey Page/The Billings Gazette via AP)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 8:58 p.m.
Closures expanded, jail guard tests positive for virus
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's governor ordered bars, restaurants, movie theaters, gyms and other gathering places statewide to close Friday and braced the state for an extended shutdown of many public functions in the rush to stem the spread of the coronavirus.