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Omicron continues as dominant variant in Gallatin County

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly two years ago, several variants of the coronavirus have developed, including the most recent omicron strain. New case records have been shattered by this variant, with five days this January having seen over one million new cases in the U.S.

COVID-19 cases surge before students’ return to campus

Ahead of the start of the spring semester on Wednesday, Jan. 19, Gallatin County is seeing a record number of COVID-19 cases higher than the wave of cases during the final months of 2020. Driven by the Omicron variant, which is now the most prevalent strain in the state

The Kaimin: UM and MSU face off in Brawl of the Wild food and blood drives

The Kaimin: UM and MSU face off in Brawl of the Wild food and blood drives

Exuberant nurses sporting bright red T-shirts greeted students three at a time in a small office inside the University of Montana pharmacy school Nov. 5. While feel-good pop relics of the 2000s provided background sound, people lay back in leather chairs squeezing stress balls as Red Cross volunteers

COVID-19 wave pressures Gallatin County healthcare system

COVID-19 wave pressures Gallatin County healthcare system

Gallatin County is experiencing a high level of transmission of COVID-19, part of a growing surge of cases placing stress on the local health care system and limiting the ability of contact tracers to investigate positive cases. As of Friday, Sept. 24, the seven day average of new daily

COVID-19 cases on the surge

Although COVID-19 may seem like old news, there is currently an alarming rate of cases and hospitalizations throughout Montana. The Gallatin City-Council Health Department announced during its press conference on Friday, Sept. 3, that Montana had 6,086 active cases of SARS-CoV-2 —the number of active

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital unveils new Critical Care Unit

Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital unveils new Critical Care Unit

After two years and thousands of dollars worth of work, Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital announced in a press release on Monday, Sept. 14, that they were ready to begin welcoming new patients into the brand new Patient Care Tower and Critical Care Unit. The Caring Forward Campaign, launched by Bozeman

Montana's mental health facility

The Extreme History Project returned on Oct. 11 with another lecture at the Museum of the Rockies. This month’s topic was Warm Springs, one of Montana’s oldest, continuously-functioning asylums for the mentally ill. The lecture was hosted by Lesley Gilmore, the director of historic preservation for CTA