
Confection Perfection
A winding road brought Hungry Horse native Aurora Darling back to the Flathead Valley, where she now creates beautiful and delicious cakes and treats at Ephemera Confection in downtown Kalispell
By Katie CantrellA winding road brought Hungry Horse native Aurora Darling back to the Flathead Valley, where she now creates beautiful and delicious cakes and treats at Ephemera Confection in downtown Kalispell
By Katie CantrellBill allows those without a permit to carry a concealed firearm in most public settings, including banks and bars
The Legislature passed the bill last month and Gov. Greg Gianforte signed it into law on March 31
The project will begin in roughly five years or when funding is available
There were 17 grizzly bear deaths recorded in 2020 in Montana’s portion of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
With a 20% increase in skiers and snowboarders over its previous busiest winter, Whitefish Mountain Resort continues to chart record growth and invest in improvements, including plans for its first six-pack chair lift
Kalispell Downtown Association Executive Director Pam Carbonari on the city's new trail
By Justin FranzGunsmith Gene Gordner has spent his life chasing adventure, inspired by the frontiersmen of the 1800s, a fascination with history that has influenced his craft, his cowboy music and his off-the-grid cabin lifestyle
By Maggie DresserTo get you ready for the first ride of the year, we asked Mike to give us some tips
By Justin FranzHoplite Armor, a Kalispell company, has grown its sales by nearly eightfold since it launched in 2015
Action returns to the track, tennis courts and softball diamonds after a two-year hiatus
As Flathead Valley lawmakers promote measures in the Montana Legislature targeting the rights of LGBTQ individuals, local advocates and faith-based communities are sending messages of support
A rapid economic recovery is illuminating old dilemmas: a tight job market, lack of childcare and expensive housing
As Glacier National Park braces for what experts anticipate may be the busiest summer on record, administrators are introducing new tools to navigate a complex set of challenges
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Local conservation groups launch auction to benefit conservation project on Middle Fork Flathead River
Local Eureka artist and retired police chief Ian Jeffcock sources local wood to create bowls, cremation urns and more
Young people in our community deserve a thorough education with robust extracurricular offerings
Financial incentives attached to reporting and treating cases has most certainly skewed the actual numbers of cases as well as deaths
With this and other bills, our current Legislature seems determined to reserve all powers unto itself
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Gunsmith Gene Gordner has spent his life chasing adventure, inspired by the frontiersmen of the 1800s, a fascination with history that has influenced his craft, his cowboy music and his off-the-grid cabin lifestyle
From his property off the eastern shores of Flathead Lake, for years 'Jungle Jack' raised funds and awareness for grizzly bear conservation
With a 20% increase in skiers and snowboarders over its previous busiest winter, Whitefish Mountain Resort continues to chart record growth and invest in improvements, including plans for its first six-pack chair lift
Kalispell Downtown Association Executive Director Pam Carbonari on the city's new trail
COVID-19 mitigations, road construction and a pent-up demand for travel are several factors that prompted the new strategy to manage congestion problems in and around the park
Capital 67
Bozeman 52
Great Falls 66
Glacier 38
Skyview 81
Butte 58
Sentinel 66
Billings Senior 50
Flathead 58
Capital 46
Browning 50
Polson 72
Glacier 49
Helena 44
Columbia Falls 56
Ronan 55
Libby 43
Whitefish 36
Helena 50
Butte 59
Big Sky 51
Capital 47
Ronan 42
Whitefish 50
Bozeman 48
Sentinel 45
Hellgate 46
Great Falls
Capital 51
Skyview 34
Billings West 37
Glacier 28
Whitefish 37
Hardin 53
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
Bryan Bebb of the Glacier Queer Alliance on how the local LGBTQ community is responding to targeted bills advancing through the Legislature
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