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Spielberg Comes to Libby

The famed director spent the summer of 1989 filming the romantic comedy-drama "Always" in Northwest Montana, utilizing both the scenery and the local residents

By Brian D’Ambrosio
Profile

The North Forker and the Statesman

Over seven decades, Larry Wilson has watched the remote North Fork evolve in ways both obvious and subtle, and he has spent his life working to channel those changes to the benefit of this wild and rustic place he calls home

By Katie Cantrell
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Trending in the Kitchen

Curating and customizing the area that tends to be the primary gathering space of any home

By Colton Martini

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Recreation

An Unforgiving Winter

Avalanche fatalities nationwide this winter have already surpassed yearly averages, while the increasing ages of victims reveals experience does not necessarily equal expertise

Environment

This Land is Whose Land?

With hundreds of thousands of timberland acres changing hands in recent years in Northwest Montana, difficult questions over access and usage are coming into focus alongside the region’s legacy of conservation

Food

The 2021 Food Issue

Highlighting the region's signature dishes, revealing hidden culinary secrets and showcasing cupcake creativity at its finest

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An Unforgiving Winter

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Ink Evolution

Local tattoo artist Wade Byrd has gained a reputation for his stylish realism and recently relocated his shop Artifaction Tattoo Studio to downtown Kalispell

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Thu. 2/18/21 4:26 pm

A man who spotted “the dogs that were on the news” said they were headed north.

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Basketball (Boys)

  • Thursday, Feb. 18

  • Flathead 58

    Capital 46

  • Browning 50

    Polson 72

  • Glacier 49

    Helena 44

  • Columbia Falls 56

    Ronan 55

  • Libby 43

    Whitefish 36

  • Tuesday, Feb. 16

  • Helena 50

    Butte 59

  • Big Sky 51

    Capital 47

  • Ronan 42

    Whitefish 50

  • Saturday, Feb. 20

  • Bigfork 67

    Anaconda 48

  • Browning 51

    Whitefish 53

  • Polson 51

    Ronan 43

  • Flathead 50

    Helena 47

Basketball (Girls)

  • Thursday, Feb. 18

  • Glacier 54

    Helena 47

  • Flathead 35

    Capital 54

  • Browning 75

    Polson 34

  • Whitefish 68

    Libby 28

  • Columbia Falls 56

    Ronan 38

  • Tuesday, Feb. 16

  • Bigfork 38

    Missoula Loyola 72

  • Whitefish 43

    Ronan 30

  • Hellgate 30

    Capital 44

  • Helena 45

    Sentinel 36

  • Saturday, Feb. 20

  • Capital 63

    Glacier 44

  • Helena 44

    Flathead 30

  • Whitefish 31

    Browning 39

  • Ronan 50

    Polson 34

  • Bigfork 30

    Anaconda 69

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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

An Unforgiving Winter

USGS scientist Erich Peitzsch talks about what has been a deadlier than normal avalanche season and a study that revealed what kind of backcountry user seems to be getting caught in deadly slides most often

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