KRTV 5:30 pm News for Tuesday, May 26, 2020:
- The Montana Department of Labor & Industry has issued more than $300 million in unemployment payments since March - but not everyone is getting the benefits they've earned right away. Mark Statham, a bus driver for Great Falls Transit, was furloughed due to COVID-19 back in March and just collected his first check last week. (link)
- There were no new COVID-19 cases in Montana, marking the fifth consecutive day without a new confirmed case. But Yellowstone County health officials reported Tuesday morning a COVID-19 related death. (link)
- In a project that had been in the works since early 2019 and under construction since February 2020, the Cascade County Jail finished installing a brand new switchboard system. The system will be more reliable and have many more features than the old system, according to Cascade County Sheriff Jesse Slaughter. (link)
- Broadwater County Commissioner Laura Obert has been charged with felony theft and official misconduct, a misdemeanor. (link)
- Sixteen graduates from Heart Butte received their diplomas over the weekend while still observing social distancing guidelines. (link)
- Shawna Applegate is a family nurse practitioner at Alluvion Health in Great Falls, and at work – she’s all business. But if you turn on the TV on Monday morning (June 1st), patients might see a different side of the healthcare provider - a wild side, which she displayed during her appearance on the game show "Let’s Make A Deal." (link)
