As of Tuesday, June 29, 2021, Montana reported 113,690 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 114 new cases reported in the last day: 28 new cases in Yellowstone County, 24 new cases in Cascade County, 11 new cases in Flathead County, 9 new cases in Ravalli County, and more new cases in 17 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 409. Currently, 54 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. The most active cases are in Yellowstone, Cascade, Flathead, and Missoula Counties. 1,665 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Three more deaths have been reported in the last day. Nationwide, more than 604,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 33,600,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

Portland, Oregon, soared to a scorching 116 degrees Monday — hotter than Dallas, Miami and L.A. have ever been. In fact, when it comes to major U.S. cities, only Phoenix and Las Vegas have been hotter. More than 35 cities tied or set records, with many areas soaring an unprecedented 30 to 40 degrees above average.

California has banned state-funded travel to Montana and 4 other states, adding to its list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community. California Attorney General Rob Bonta added Florida, Arkansas, Montana, North Dakota and West Virginia to the list that now has 17 states where state employee travel is forbidden except under limited circumstances.

A Montana man who fired shots into a crowd at a northern Idaho bar last year has been sentenced to up to 15 years in prison. Austin Sherper, 25, of Whitefish, Montana, pleaded guilty in April to seven felonies including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.