As of Sunday, April 11, 2021, Montana reports 106,183 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 42 new cases reported in the last day: 16 in Missoula County, 8 in Yellowstone County, 6 in Flathead County, 3 in Lewis & Clark County, 3 in Sanders County, and more new cases in 4 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 1,100. Currently, 48 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Gallatin, Yellowstone, and Missoula Counties. 1,523 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 561,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 31,200,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

A proposal in the Montana Legislature to reduce some federal stimulus grants to local governments with stricter COVID-19 regulations than state recommendations is ruffling feathers in Bozeman.

After a year as dramatic as 2020, it only makes sense that Shakespeare is back. Montana Shakespeare in the Parks will be returning this summer with its five-state touring production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Cymbeline,” visiting more than 60 towns and putting on plays for free in public parks.