Public health officials in Montana are reporting a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases and are seeing the highest rate of related hospitalizations in the country.

Federal health officials anticipate similar numbers of COVID, RSV and flu hospitalizations as last season. The 2023/2024 landscape looks a little different thanks to new vaccines and treatments.

The state will no longer publish COVID-19 data on its online dashboard starting in early May.

If you recently received a nutrition assistance card from the state health department you didn’t apply for, you may not want to throw it out. The cards come from a delayed program to help feed students during the summer.

The Montana Emergency Rental Assistance program is coming to an end. The Department of Commerce says that they will stop accepting new applications after Jan. 20th due to diminishing federal funding.

The number of flu cases and hospitalizations is already approaching the typical average for an entire season.

J.R. Myers’ frustration grew as he read the email: To attend a local economic development council meeting in Browning — the largest community on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northwestern Montana — he had to bring proof he was vaccinated against covid-19.

COVID-19 cases around the U.S. and in Montana are far below where they peaked earlier this year. However, the virus is still present and health care workers say they face harassment from patients and family members over restrictions meant to prevent spread of the illness.

How Republicans in Montana hijacked public health and brought a hospital to the brink.

New COVID-19 boosters targeting the latest variants of the virus are expected to be available in Montana starting this week.