As of Thursday, May 27, 2021, Montana reports 111,623 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Montana, with 129 new cases reported in the last day: 28 in Yellowstone County, 19 in Gallatin County, 18 in Flathead County, 14 in Cascade County, 11 in Missoula County, and more new cases in 19 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana has increased to 817. Currently, 66 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Cascade, Yellowstone, and Flathead Counties. 1,610 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Three more deaths have been reported in the last day. Nationwide, more than 592,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 33,200,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Legal challenges to Montana’s university campus concealed-carry gun bills are headed for District Court. The Montana Supreme Court dismissed two petitions Wednesday seeking the court’s stay on a new law allowing concealed carry of firearms on college campuses that goes into effect next week.

Three environmental interest groups have petitioned the Biden administration to reinstate federal protections for wolves in response to new laws in Montana and Idaho directing state wildlife managers to reduce wolf populations. The petition was submitted to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Deputy Director Martha Williams, formerly the director of Montana’s Fish, Wildlife, and Parks agency. The petition requests that receive emergency relisting under the Endangered Species Act.

Bozeman city commissioners have allocated $2.17 million in tax dollars to fund a workforce housing project in midtown Bozeman. The 9TEN project, planned behind the U-Haul building on what will become part of North 8th Avenue, will include 90 units restricted for sale at affordable price points. The project will also include 2,500 square feet of commercial space.