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Montana health and law enforcement officials say a sharp increase in overdoses and deaths from synthetic opioids last year isn’t showing any signs of…

State health officials heard opposition Thursday to a policy changing how transgender Montanans can amend their birth certificates. The public hearing…

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…

Montana on Wednesday released an updated COVID-19 vaccine plan that incorporates new federal guidance on how shots will be distributed to critical groups…

The rising number of children entering Montana’s foster care system appears to be slowing after years of sharp increases that burdened the state justice…

Montana’s health department issued a warning Thursday about a popular electronic cigarette they fear is addicting a new generation to nicotine.The warning…

Health care providers who take care of some of the most vulnerable people in Montana say they’re thankful for state budget restorations, but they hope…

Access to mental health services, something already hard to get for some Montanans, took a step backward this year because of state budgeting issues.In…

The number of flu cases in Montana continues to climb, with 859 new cases reported last week, the most recent reporting period. A month ago about 500…

Eighteen Montanans have died of the flu this season. The state health department says that all but three counties have reported at least one case of…