Wendy Nielsen

MISSOULA – Nearly 94% of Montana’s travel-related businesses said they have been impacted by COVID-19, and 83% of Montana residents and visitors to the state are concerned about their personal health. This is according to surveys conducted March 11-27 by the Institute for Touri…

Actions will extend federal food assistance for more than 100,000 Montanans, increase food supply at food banks and streamline nutrition assistance for new mothers and children
 
MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today announced that in the coming days and weeks, he will extend federal food assistance …

Shelby, Mont- The Toole County Health Department and Marias Medical Center has reached a level within COVID-19 response to establish a central point of contact for news media and interest parties to coordinate incident information activities within Toole County.
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KSEN/K96—Bozeman Trophy Athlete’s of the Week played big at last week’s State Tournament and capped off remarkable seasons.
Our female Athlete of the Week has been sparking the Shelby Lady Coyotes during the final weeks of the regular season and thru the District…

We face a public health challenge that our country is unfamiliar with, but we’ve faced challenges before and answered the call. I know we’ll do it again.
To slow transmission and get off the curve to save lives, we must ask swiftly and wisely to contain the spread of C…

MISSOULA – Thirty-six percent of travel business owners around Montana had already experienced cancellations due to the coronavirus before any confirmed cases existed in Montana. Nearly fifty percent of hotel/motels and other accommodation businesses had cancellations due to the coronavirus as…

The state recognizes the substantial economic impact that some businesses have experienced due to novel coronavirus or COVID-19. The Department of Commerce in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration are working to hard to make emergency funding available for those businesses
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This week, I announced a set of directives and guidance to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect vulnerable Montanans, including closing our public K-12 schools, adhering to social distancing, and limiting visitation at nursing home facilities
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KSEN/K96—Bozeman Trophy Athlete’s of the Week both led Browning out of the Western A Divisional last weekend and into the State A Tournament this week.
Our female Athlete of the Week, Browning Sr. Dulci Skunkcap who was instrumental in leading the Lady Indians back from an openi…

KSEN/K96—Bozeman Trophy Athlete’s of the Week came up big on the biggest stage of the season so far in the District Basketball Tournaments. Our male Athlete of the Week didn’t come from the Championship team or the runner-up or 3rd place for that matter but from…

KSEN/K96—Bozeman Trophy Athletes of the Week had a heckuva weekend and a heckuva year on the mats. Co-male Athlete’s of the Week both advanced to the Championship round of the State B-C Wrestling Tournament in Billings. Both lost in that Championship match but still memorable p…