Everybody Solar Installs Solar Panels, EV Charging Station at Glacier Conservancy Workforce Housing
The collaboration is the nonprofit’s latest step towards reducing emissions and housing costs
By Anusha Mathur
The Latest
December 2
Broadwater County Attorney Announces Candidacy for Montana Supreme Court
Cory Swanson’s entry into the race cues up a contest with former federal magistrate court judge Jerry Lynch for the court’s chief justiceship
December 2
U.S. Proposes Plan to Help the Snow-dependent Canada Lynx Before Warming Shrinks its Habitat
The recovery plan says protecting 95% of current lynx habitat in the lower 48 states in coming decades would help the species remain viable
December 2
Big Game Hunting Totals Reflect Sow Season
White-tailed deer, elk harvests were on par with last year’s totals in northwest Montana
December 1
County Election Administrator Files Petition to Annul Kalispell Election
Election officials seek to redo Kalispell election after administration error disenfranchised up to 1,413 voters
December 1
Transient Man Sentenced to 170 Years in Kalispell Fitness Center Murder
A Flathead County jury in July convicted Jonathan Douglas Shaw of two felony counts of deliberate homicide and attempted deliberate homicide following a September 2021 shootout
Flathead Living
Dimming the Friday Night Lights
From musical theater to martial arts, the art of balancing your children’s extracurricular activities and interests is a rarefied parenting skill
By Katie Cantrell
The New Guard of Glacier Mountaineering
For more than 40 years, the Glacier Mountaineering Society has helped its members explore the farthest reaches of Glacier National Park while promoting an ethic of stewardship and safety. Now, following the recent deaths of some of its most dedicated members, the next generation of climbers is taking up the mantle.
By Tristan Scott
The Main Street Mission
An interview with Kalispell Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lorraine Clarno
By Beacon StaffNEWS & FEATURES
Counties Continue Push for Reduced School Tax Mill After Supreme Court Favors State
The Montana Association of Counties asked the governor’s office to reconsider its directive to collect the full state-level school equalization tax this year, which is set to bring in an additional $99 million in revenue
Montana’s First-in-the-nation Ban on TikTok Blocked by Judge Who Says it’s Unconstitutional
Montana Miner Backs Off Expansion Plans, Lays Off 100 Due to Lower Palladium Prices
Babb Man Sentenced for Assaulting Ex-girlfriend
Opponents Want Judge to Declare Montana Drag Reading Ban Unconstitutional Without Requiring a Trial
Young Activists Who Won Montana Climate Case Want to Stop Power Plant on Yellowstone River
OUTDOORS
Glacier National Park Hikes Fees at Front-country Campsites
National Park Service officials say the first major fee increases since 2007 will align campground rates in the park with those outside of Glacier
Flathead Rivers Alliance Receives Grant to Improve ADA Accessibility
Wolverines Threatened with Extinction as Climate Change Melts Their Snowy Mountain Refuges, U.S. Says
Summer Turns to Winter
Montana’s Outdoor Recreation Sector Grew 14% in 2022
New Study Details Shrinking, Vanishing Glaciers Across Lower 48
Sponsored Content
Sponsored by Whitefish Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine
Enjoy Freedom from Chronic Pain
Whitefish Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine focuses on clinically proven, results-driven methods that provide long term relief for patients
Sponsored by Shop Local
The Beacon’s Shop Local Magazine Hits Newsstands
From Main Street to mom-and-pop, find out why local matters
Sponsored by Logan Health
Build Your Screening Schedule this Breast Cancer Month
Our communities are better equipped than ever to catch breast cancer in the early stages
Newsletters
Sign up for our newsletter and get the best of the Beacon delivered every day to your inbox.
Sign up for hand-picked Police Blotter entries delivered once a week to your inbox.
SPORTS
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area Gears Up for Opening Day
With high hopes for an incoming storm, Blacktail anticipates solid snow cover, encourages public to snow dance
A Week from Opening Day, Whitefish Mountain Resort Optimistic About Upcoming Season
Whitefish Sprinter Signs with Griz
No. 11 Delaware Blue Hens to Visit No. 2 Montana Grizzlies in 2nd Round of FCS Playoffs
North Dakota State Bison Set Up Another Meeting with Montana State Bobcats in FCS Playoffs
Defending Champion South Dakota State Again Appears the Team to Beat in FCS Playoffs
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Christmas, Holiday Parades and Events Get Rolling in the Flathead with December’s Arrival
Festive lights, live music, hot drinks, and Santa Claus will feature prominently in a slate of events that begins Dec. 1
Chocolate Rum Balls
Maple-Glazed Carrots
Inspired By Heather Cahoon’s Poetry, Glacier Symphony Performance to Feature Original Composition
Vegetarian Mushroom Gravy
Renowned Photographer to Share Stories from a Career Spent Documenting the Extraordinary
OPINION
Agreement Developed in Secret by White House Diminishes Power Supply
If enacted, the 220,000 Montanans served by these co-ops could lose access to this power
Legislature’s Work on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
We worked to improve public safety by cracking down on violent criminals, helping crime victims, and supporting law enforcement
Can You Make Charitable Giving Less ‘Taxing’?
In addition to considering gifts for your loved ones, you might want to think about charitable gifts as well
Share a letter or guest column with the Flathead Beacon.
Editor's Picks
Tribes Set End-of-Year Ultimatum for U.S. and Canada to Address Transboundary Mining Crisis
At a pair of recent binational meetings, tribal and First Nation governments said any solution to pollution in the international watershed must include IJC intervention, with Sen. Tester urging a unilateral reference if Canada refuses to engage
Incumbents Prevail in Kalispell, Whitefish Municipal Races
City council elections were held Nov. 7 in Kalispell, Columbia Falls and Whitefish, where voters also approved reallocating a portion of the resort tax for community housing
As Kalispell Pushes Outward, West Valley School Feels the Effects
Hundreds of housing units are cropping up in the once-empty area northwest of Kalispell. With limited resources at its disposal, one small, rural school district is left to accommodate the wave of new children moving to the area.
Police Blotter
Reader Poll
Loading ...
Recent Podcasts
Project 7
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
Held v. Montana
Flathead Beacon editor in chief Kellyn Brown is a cohost for today's episode, and asks host Micah Drew about the upcoming climate change lawsuit Held v. Montana
Support independent journalism.
Join the conversation by subscribing to the Flathead Beacon Editor’s Club.
Join the Editor's Club