Researchers at the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station discovered plastic pollution in Northwest Montana’s largest lake. Their study clarifies where the pollution develops and how it can be limited.
By Denali SagnerTourism-dependent businesses like restaurants, bars, hotels, guides and private campgrounds can get up to $25,000 in grant funding under the program
Central Committee sent out ‘call to action’ to support trustee candidate who submitted challenge to LGBTQ book
Montana is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to activate its Individual Assistance program
The decision, unthinkable just a few years ago, was the culmination of decades of efforts by abortion opponents, made possible by an emboldened right side of the court that has been fortified by three appointees of former President Donald Trump
The nonprofit youth mountain bike team provides both competitive and noncompetitive coaching for ages 5 to 17, growing to 70 kids in its second season
Hiker and biker access on the Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to Big Bend for the first time this season; crews to begin plowing Big Drift Monday
By Tristan Scott
Citing high COVID-19 community levels, masks are now required for all people entering federal buildings in Glacier National Park, regardless of vaccination status
By Denali Sagner
As the North Fork Flathead River Valley grapples with new residents and record visitation to Glacier National Park, incidents involving unsecured garbage and food-conditioned bears last year led to the management deaths of a beloved resident sow and her three cubs. This year, locals are ramping up outreach efforts to be a bear-smart community.
By Tristan ScottHiker and biker access on the Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to Big Bend for the first time this season; crews to begin plowing Big Drift Monday
Recognizing the spring's top high school athletes from throughout Flathead County
The late Flathead native became an internationally renowned photographer for his landscapes, depictions of cowboy life and high fashion
Abortion providers in Northwest Montana say their patients are scared, panicked and confused as they prepare for nationwide access restrictions following the Supreme Court draft leak that would overturn Roe v. Wade
Surging summertime crowds have prompted a ticketed-entry strategy to manage congestion problems in and around the park, and persistent overcrowding could mean it’s here to stay
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The nonprofit trail-building organization is growing a network of single-track trails in Columbia Falls and beyond
The Northwest Montana History Museum’s new exhibit “Kalispell: Montana’s Eden,” will open to the public on June 30
Enabling innovation and upward mobility means both preparing the next generation and making Montana competitive for business
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My guess is if you’re in love with Montana, you’re also in love with its legendary cast of writers, living and deceased
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Hiker and biker access on the Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to Big Bend for the first time this season; crews to begin plowing Big Drift Monday
Crews recovered a 43-year-old man’s body near West Glacier after his boat flipped in rapids below Moccasin Creek; sheriff urges boaters to avoid rivers until flows are lower
As communities in southern Montana reel from devastation, including Yellowstone National Park, the Flathead Valley and Glacier have avoided serious consequences despite record rainfall
The late Flathead native became an internationally renowned photographer for his landscapes, depictions of cowboy life and high fashion
Flathead County Sheriff urged "precautionary evacuations" of low-lying residential areas; evacuations in effect for some Kalispell and Columbia Falls regions
Loading ...A six-part series on notorious Flathead Valley militia leader David Burgert, who vanished into the wilderness after a shootout with sheriff's deputies in 2011
Host Micah Drew is joined by the second of two interns joining the Flathead Beacon newsroom this summer
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