Forest Service Approves First Swan Valley Logging Project Since Scrapping Mid-Swan Plan
The 2,307-acre Piper Creek Project is the first of several expected in the valley; a second, Quill Pig, is open for comment through Nov. 3
By Jules Lingenfelter
The Daily Roundup
The Daily Roundup: Alley Rally, FAMB Party and a Record $10.8 Million for Local Nonprofits
Cyclists take to Kalispell’s alleys Saturday, and more than 4,000 donors power a record Great Fish Community Challenge
By Maggie DresserThe Latest
MONTANA'S BRAND OF BANKING
Flathead Living
The Case for Going in Circles
In 'The Way Around: A Field Guide to Going Nowhere,' Missoula author Nicholas Triolo delivers a meditation on movement — and what circling back can teach us
By Maggie Doherty
‘It’s Three Steps from the Field to Our Plate’
At Two Sisters Cafe, Susan and Beth Higgins are serving up Blackfeet-raised bison, with a side of education, for the unversed tourists and seasoned travelers alike
By Jules Lingenfelter
More Dirt to Play On: Flathead Area Mountain Bikers Blaze New Trails
The nonprofit organization is making headway on two new trail systems in the Whitefish Range and Crane Mountain in Bigfork
By Zoë BuhrmasterNEWS & FEATURES
Lakeside Sewer District Pauses Annexations as Capacity Nears
With room for just 39 more units, the district is turning away new annexations until its expansion project comes online in 2028
Kalispell Man Pleads Not Guilty to Homicide in Apartment Complex Shooting
Evergreen Special Education Teacher Kenny Ross Named Montana’s 2027 Teacher of the Year
Open House District 6 Seat Pits Homeschool Dad Against Navy Veteran
Samaritan House Secures $2.6M Federal Grant for Family Housing Expansion
Flathead County Crisis Assistance Team Lands $2.45M Federal Grant to Add Staff
OUTDOORS
Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Adopts New Fishing Rules, Orders Anglers to Kill Flathead Brown Trout
Commissioner Ian Wargo’s amendments prompt FWP to commit to stakeholder meetings on lake trout suppression and Flathead Lake management
They’re Onto Us
Glacier National Park Closes Going-to-the-Sun Road for the Winter
Glacier National Park Officials Confirm Two New Cases of Tularemia
At Ninth Circuit, a Fight Over What ‘Recovered’ Means for Montana’s Wolves
Speed to Burn
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Come Enjoy the Flavors of FVCC’s Grand Wine Tasting and Help Make College Possible
FVCC’s largest scholarship fundraiser takes place on Oct. 30 at Wachholz College Center on its Kalispell campus. Tickets go on sale Sept. 15.
NEWSLETTERS
SPORTS
Wall of Fame Induction to Kick Off Kalispell Crosstown Football Rivalry
Braves and Griz alum Dylan McFarland will be inducted into the Legends Wall of Fame during the crosstown clash between the Wolfpack and Braves football squads on Thursday night
Whitefish High School Girls Golf Team Claims 2026 Class A State Title
Whitefish Volleyball Program to Commemorate Nearly Half-Century Legacy
Glacier High School Flag Football to Represent Montana on National Stage
2026 Flathead Valley Fall Sports Preview
How Two Kalispell Women in Their 50s Became Record-setting Powerlifters
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Whitefish Native Selected as Finalist in Nationwide Songwriter Festival Contest
Tim Torgerson will perform alongside nine other finalists as part of the Whitefish Songwriter Festival’s first-ever “It’s All About the Song” Songwriting Contest on Sept. 18 at the O’Shaughnessy Center
Quick Potato Salad
Creamy Salad Dressing Base and Variations
Vegetable and Shrimp Fried Rice
Wachholz Center Announces Fall Lineup of Free and Discounted Community Events
Curried Sweet Potato and Mango
OPINION
Shannon O’Brien Deserves Respect for Putting Montana’s Future First
O’Brien is hardly alone in her assessment that Seth Bodnar is the candidate who represents our values and can beat Kurt Alme
Our Ballooning National Debt
Republicans have a record of catering to the rich rather than requiring them to pay their fair share
Aaron Flint’s Loyalty Is Not to Montana and the Constitution
That Flint openly touts Trump’s “complete and total endorsement” of him provides Trump with the unspoken guarantee that Flint will never hold him accountable
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Businesses Report Flat Summer Tourism Despite Inflation, Smoke and Airport Runway Closure
Economic headwinds have triggered a shift in spending trends as visitors seek low-budget trips while weather, the airport runway rehabilitation project and Glacier Park’s new entry system have caused fluctuating visitation patterns
2026 General Election: A Northwest Montana Voter’s Guide to Local, State and Federal Races
Absentee ballots went out Oct. 9, and Election Day is Nov. 3. Flathead Valley voters will weigh an open U.S. Senate seat, an open western congressional seat, a state Supreme Court contest, three ballot measures and a full slate of legislative and county races. Here’s what to know.
At Ninth Circuit, a Fight Over What ‘Recovered’ Means for Montana’s Wolves
Federal wildlife officials and hunting groups say wolves in the Northern Rockies have recovered; conservation groups say the agency ignored historic range where wolves no longer live
Police Blotter
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
