Phase None: Bullock says the state can't afford a return to stay-at-home restrictions as COVID-19 spreads uncontrolled

At Billings Clinic, the emergency room is turning away ambulances.

In Bozeman, health care workers who are supposed to be quarantined because of exposure to COVID-19 are having to work.

Ravalli County emergency room doctors say the community is "on the brink of disaster."

As COVID-19 continues to spread uncontrolled across Montana, four hospitals are operating beyond their capacity, schools and businesses are closing and officials are pleading for people to follow public health guidance.

"The alarm is undoubtedly ringing loud. It will be a long winter for our state and our nation," Gov. Steve...