As of Thursday, March 24, 2022, Montana reports 272,356 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 52 new cases of coronavirus infection reported since yesterday: 10 new cases in Roosevelt County, 7 new cases in Flathead County, 4 new cases in Missoula County, 4 new cases in Yellowstone County, and more new cases in 16 more Montana counties. The number of active coronavirus cases in Montana is 414. Currently, 30 people are being treated in Montana hospitals for COVID-19. 3,240 people have died in Montana of COVID-19. Nationwide, more than 973,000 Americans have died of COVID-19. There have been 79,800,000 cases of coronavirus in the US, and counting.

The first boats of the year carrying invasive mussels into Montana were intercepted last weekend. Three boats carrying invasive zebra or quagga
mussels were discovered at a Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks inspection station near Anaconda.

Captive customers of NorthWestern Energy, alleging they’ve been overbilled for years for power plants due to a state law written especially for the
utility, got their day in court Wednesday in Missoula. The plaintiffs are challenging the constitutionality of Montana’s pre-approval law, which
allows customers to be committed in advance to paying for power plants before financial risks are fully realized. The plaintiffs argue that
customers have been overbilled millions of dollars since the law was created in 2007.