The number of measles cases is continuing to grow, reaching 1,958 confirmed cases in 43 states through Dec. 16 and threatening to undo next year the United States’ status as a nation that has eradicated the disease, according to a report released Dec. 17 by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The increase of 46 cases in one week, including dozens more in South Carolina alone,

Gov. Greg Gianforte issued an executive order Dec. 18 declaring a wind disaster in Montana. Communities throughout the state experienced a severe high-wind event on Wednesday, with winds near 65 miles per hour and gusts approaching 100 miles per hour. Glasgow recorded a record high wind gust for December of 78 miles per hour and received 4.4 inches of snow as the result of the blizzard.