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Black Lives Matter meets Yellowstone

Wallace Stegner called national parks America’s “best idea,” describing them as "Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst." But that hasn't always been true in Yellowstone. By Johnathan Hettinger

Richard Franklin put his family vacation on hold for a few hours Saturday morning. Franklin, a Black man traveling with his family from Atlanta to Yellowstone National Park for the first time, parked near the visitor center in Mammoth Hot Springs and walked with one of his daughters toward a group of 20 or so Black Lives Matter protesters. “Mind if we join you?” Franklin asked. […]

Montana coronavirus report

As of Tuesday, July 28, Montana reports a cumulative total of 3,475 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 94 new cases since yesterday, 1,320 active cases, and 51 deaths from the disease. State officials also report that 205 of the cases have resulted in hospitalizations, with 62 patients currently hospitalized, and 2,104 patients considered recovered. [...]

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