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12 past winners of Louisiana seafood cooking contest compete

Jun. 06, 2021 09:46 AM EDT
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — With Louisiana's coronavirus pandemic restrictions canceled, a dozen past winners will compete against each other in person this month in...

Montana ends unemployment pay boost amid worker shortage

By Iris Samuels May. 04, 2021 12:42 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana is ending its participation in the federal unemployment program that gives people extra weekly unemployment benefit payments as...

Rapid population growth gives Montana 2nd US House seat

By Iris Samuels Apr. 26, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s recent population boom will let the state regain the second U.S. House seat it lost nearly 30 years ago, according to U.S....

FILE - In this April 1, 2021 file photo Gov. Greg Gianforte receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Drew Garton at a Walgreen's pharmacy, in Helena, Mont. Gianforte has tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican governor's office released a statement Monday, April 5, 2021 evening saying that after experiencing mild symptoms a day earlier, Gianforte was tested "out of an abundance of caution." The first lady, who has not exhibited symptoms, has been tested and is awaiting her results. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, file)
Montana governor catches COVID-19, shows mild symptoms

Apr. 06, 2021 11:13 AM EDT

Tami Morrison, right, gives Lisetta White her first COVID-19 vaccination at the Oakley Lindsey Center on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021. (Katelyn Metzger/Quincy Herald-Whig via AP)
The Latest: N Korea says it still has no coronavirus cases

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2021 03:56 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2021 file photo Gov. Greg Gianforte receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Drew Garton at a Walgreen's pharmacy, in Helena, Mont. Gianforte has tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican governor's office released a statement Monday, April 5, 2021 evening saying that after experiencing mild symptoms a day earlier, Gianforte was tested "out of an abundance of caution." The first lady, who has not exhibited symptoms, has been tested and is awaiting her results. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, file)
Montana governor tests positive for COVID-19

Apr. 05, 2021 08:45 PM EDT

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, left, speaks with retired Lt. Col. Ed Saunders at a listening session for veterans at Montana State University-Billings in Billings, Mont., Monday, April 5, 2021. McDonough was visiting Montana on his first official trip since his February confirmation. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
VA Secretary McDonough tours Montana with Sen. Tester

Apr. 05, 2021 08:14 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 1, 2021 file photo Gov. Greg Gianforte receives a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine from pharmacist Drew Garton at a Walgreen's pharmacy, in Helena, Mont. Gianforte has tested positive for COVID-19. The Republican governor's office released a statement Monday, April 5, 2021 evening saying that after experiencing mild symptoms a day earlier, Gianforte was tested "out of an abundance of caution." The first lady, who has not exhibited symptoms, has been tested and is awaiting her results. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP, file)
The Latest: Montana governor tests positive for COVID-19

By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 02:28 AM EDT

Cat-Griz men's basketball games canceled due to COVID-19

Jan. 27, 2021 03:06 PM EST
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — This week’s Montana-Montana State men’s basketball games have been canceled due to a positive COVID-19 test within the Montana program,...

Attorney general orders end of suit over bar's closing time

By Amy Beth Hanson Jan. 14, 2021 04:07 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's attorney general is ordering a county attorney to dismiss a lawsuit filed against a Bozeman bar to enforce a 10 p.m. closing...

Gov.-elect Gianforte to announce COVID-19 policy next week

By Amy Beth Hanson Dec. 28, 2020 04:27 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Gov.-elect Greg Gianforte said he'll announce his recommendations for handling the COVID-19 health crisis next week, after he's...

Dr. Eric Lowe, left, is among the first six Bozeman Health employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Bozeman, Mont., Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (Perrin Stein/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
Health providers first to get COVID-19 vaccine in Montana

By Iris Samuels Dec. 14, 2020 12:46 PM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Dr. Shane Wilson performs rounds in a portion of Scotland County Hospital set up to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in Memphis, Mo. Arguments over mask requirements and other restrictions have turned ugly in recent days as the deadly coronavirus surge engulfs small and medium-size cities that once seemed a safe remove from the outbreak. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities

By Heather Hollingsworth And Ryan Foley Dec. 09, 2020 02:25 PM EST

Montana's first COVID vaccine doses to go to major hospitals

Dec. 07, 2020 01:32 PM EST
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine will go to health care workers in the state's major hospitals, Gov. Steve Bullock announced...

Montana Tech basketball paused as virus hits schools

Nov. 30, 2020 04:18 PM EST
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Tech announced Monday it was suspending activities for its men's and women's basketball teams after players tested positive for...

Greg Gianforte, Republican candidate for Montana governor, speaks to his supporters after winning the race, in Bozeman, Mont., Tuesday, Nov 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)
Republican Greg Gianforte elected Montana’s next governor

By Iris Samuels And Matthew Brown Nov. 03, 2020 09:52 AM EST

Montana virus cases hit record; numbers rise in schools

Associated Press Sep. 24, 2020 01:41 PM EDT
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Newly confirmed coronavirus cases in Montana spiked to another record on Thursday and health officials reported that the number of...

VP Pence to host rally for Montana Republican candidates

Sep. 09, 2020 06:04 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence will host a rally for Montana Republican candidates in the Bozeman area next week, following a fundraiser for...

From left, Mike Banderob, 38, Rose Banderob, 11, and Scott Banderob, 58, host a garage sale in order to raise money to pay for rent and other expenses on Friday, July 31, 2020, in Bozeman, Mont. Their landlord is planning to evict them in September, refusing to accept money from the CARES Act Housing Assistance Program or other local non-profits attempting to intercede on the Bandrob's behalf. . (Rachel Leathe/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
State says Montana rental assistance program largely unused

By Amy Beth Hanson Aug. 01, 2020 06:19 PM EDT

Natalia Afonso, 27, an international student from Brazil at Brooklyn College, sits on a stoop outside her home during an interview, Thursday, July 9, 2020, in New York. Afonso, who is studying teaching education and finished her first semester this spring, said she has lived in the U.S. for 7 years and "I don't see myself moving back to Brazil at this point. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Foreign students weigh studying in person vs. losing visas

By Suman Naishadham, Cheyanne Mumphrey And Hilary Powell Jul. 10, 2020 03:34 AM EDT