Nicky Ouellet
Yellowstone Public Radio News DirectorNicky is MTPR's Flathead-area reporter.
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As of mid-day Friday 731 bills have been introduced, and Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed 2 bills into law. This week, we’re watching bills about vaccines,… -
This week, Montana Representative Matt Rosendale became the third Congressman in Montana’s history to officially object to another states’ electoral… -
Jess Sheldahl: For YPR News, I'm Jess Sheldahl. Details about who will next receive the covid-19 vaccine in Montana and when are emerging, nearly 17,000… -
More than 3,000 people in Montana have been hospitalized with severe cases of COVID-19. One hospital in Billings has started celebrating each recovered patient's return home with a new code: Joy. YPR New’s Nicky Ouellet reports on Billings Clinic’s send off for one of their own. -
Montana Nurses Association Calls For Five Week Pause To Flatten Coronavirus CurveJust stay home. That’s what the Montana Nurses Association is asking Montanans to do for the next few weeks as coronavirus cases continue to surge and strain the state’s health care system. YPR News’ Nicky Ouellet spoke with MNA Chief Executive Officer Vicky Byrd over Zoom about the mitigation efforts they’re asking the public and elected officials to take now to save lives. -
Gov. Steve Bullock and health officials today asked Montanans to stay home as COVID-19 numbers flare across the state. The plea comes as the disease rises… -
The 2020 election is over in Montana. Who won, what do the results say about Montana, and where are we headed?In this final episode of Shared State,… -
It's less than two weeks before election day and Montana on Thursday again set a new record for COVID-19 cases reported in a single day with more than 900. Whoever is elected as Montana's next governor will inherit oversight of the state's response to the pandemic. Yellowstone Public Radio's Nicky Ouellet and Rachel Cramer discuss what the candidates are and aren't saying about how they'd handle the public health crisis. -
As an uncertain deadline for the census looms, organizers and Get Out the Count workers are rushing to get as many people counted as possible. -
Hospital administrators in Montana say the recent rise in COVID-19 infections statewide could strain the health care system in coming weeks as patients become more ill and cold and flu season picks up. Health experts are making a plea for Montanans to “do their part” after more than 700 people have been hospitalized with the virus since it arrived in the state.
