Aaron Bolton
Aaron is Montana Public Radio's Flathead reporter.
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The Red Cross has, for the first time, declared a national blood donation crisis. Some hospitals say they're rationing blood products. And blood banks are scrambling to encourage donations.
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A surge in COVID hospitalizations in Montana just won't end. Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte is being criticized for his response.
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To keep emergency services afloat in rural areas, communities will have to go beyond volunteer-based programs to get people to distant hospitals, experts say. Meanwhile, some 911 calls go unanswered.
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When the tribe closed some the roads to Glacier National Park, businesses worried for their future. But it worked, and with one of the nation's highest COVID-19 vaccination rates, they've reopened.
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A global microchip shortage has impacted car production down in the U.S., which has led to a shortage of rental cars. Here's what that means on the cusp of the summer travel season.
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The Blackfeet tribe in Montana, nearly 100% vaccinated, controls half of Glacier National Park's entrances, which closed last year. Now they can re-open, benefitting people on and off the reservation.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs isn't waiting for rural vets to get vaccines on their own. Instead, the department is using medical records to bring the most vulnerable to pop-up vaccine clinics.
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Early studies suggest exposure to wildfire smoke makes people more susceptible to coronavirus infections, increasing the risk of severe COVID-19 and death. But there are still a lot of unknowns.
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Montana has one of the country's lowest coronavirus infection rates, and is reopening to tourists. But the Blackfeet Nation, whose reservation borders Glacier National Park, is moving more cautiously.
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Members of a synagogue added armed guards to services following harassment by a neo-Nazi website. They also coordinated harassment responses with police, and say more towns should do the same.