Aaron Bolton
Aaron Bolton joined the KBBI News Department in 2017 after spending his first year reporting at KSTK in Wrangell. He grew up in southern Minnesota and graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2015 with a degree in journalism. Befrore moving to Alaska, Aaron reported for Radio K in Minneapolis. He spent his free time going to local concerts and promoting shows and music festivals. Since making the move to Alaska, he spends time in the backcountry snowboarding whenever possible. He's also an avid hockey player.
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Some states are aggressively promoting the new COVID-19 vaccination shots for kids ages 5 to 11. But Montana is not among them. The state also didn't promote vaccinations for 12 to 18 year olds.
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Smoke from wildfires is driving people indoors in places where COVID-19 vaccination rates are low, potentially heightening the risk of more infections.
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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 highest rates of vaccine hesitancy are concentrated in Western states. Local health officials in Montana are going the extra mile to make it easier for people to get shots.
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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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An entire county health department in Montana quit because local elected leaders undermined their virus prevention advice. That's making it tough for the county to successfully distribute vaccines.
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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.
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A record number of grizzly bears were killed this year near Glacier National Park. They're dying at record levels — at the same time the White House wants to remove them from the endangered list.