Management goals across the 28,300-acre project area include reducing fuel density and mitigating fire behavior near communities in the wildland-urban interface; plans include expansion of cross-country ski area

Applicants, on average, shared that they had moved 1.5 times in the last three years, and 60% of applicants said they were at risk of leaving Flathead County due to lack of affordability or an inability to pay rent

A complete and ongoing updated guide to the candidates running for state House and Senate in the Flathead and Tobacco Valleys in 2024

The Flathead County Election Department received training last week from the Montana Secretary of State's office on election software and best practices. 

The idea that the community may view tourism more negatively than in the recent past is supported by the results of a survey issued last fall

A Flathead County jury in January convicted Steven Justin Hedrick of a felony count of deliberate homicide after he shot his neighbor during a January 2023 altercation over noise levels

Montana leads the nation in highest percentage of kids to lose coverage

Following the emergency closure of Bigfork’s Bridge Street Bridge, an analysis last month determined that safety and utility complications make constructing a temporary pedestrian crossing unfeasible

Terms of the 2,400-acre land sale require EPA to finalize remediation plan for the shuttered aluminum plant’s contaminated property that follows waste-in-place recommendation

The approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, also granted last year, allows for a higher spring lake level, increasing the likelihood of refilling the lake to full pool by summer

Republican states including Wyoming, Idaho and Montana refused to provide wolves to Colorado, which eventually got them from Oregon

The city council recently revisited homeless population issues and councilors requested a work session and public hearing in May to brainstorm solutions, including potentially revoking the Flathead Warming Center’s conditional use permit

Gianforte blamed President Joe Biden for illegal immigration and for the rise in fentanyl seen nationwide

Indigenous Ascent Coalition teamed up with the Big Sky Skimo Cup to introduce Browning High School students to the world of competitive ski mountaineering

About 30 to 40 volunteers are needed for the river ambassador and citizen science monitoring programs to help protect the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act-designated three forks of the Flathead River