
Commodity Prices Spike as Fertilizer Supply Dwindles
Fertilizer prices have more than doubled this year as the war in Ukraine halts exports
By Maggie DresserFertilizer prices have more than doubled this year as the war in Ukraine halts exports
By Maggie DresserThe assault at Robb Elementary School was the deadliest shooting at a U.S. grade school since a gunman killed 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, almost a decade ago
Wilson Dane Huyser is charged with a felony count of criminal endangerment after a woman was injured from a ricochet gunshot wound
The move is in defiance of a court order that had blocked the Republican-controlled state Legislature's bid to restrict transgender rights
Supreme courts in Alaska, Florida, Kansas, Montana and Minnesota have ruled that their constitutions protect the right to abortion
The state superintendent’s proposed elimination of a mandated school counselor ratio sparks concern about mental health services for students
20 Grand has survived a revolving door of members, a pandemic and a near breakup. But the band continues to keep the funk alive in the Flathead.
By Maggie DresserNorthwest Montana is sprinkled with hundreds of lakes, ponds and reservoirs with dozens of them offering public access for paddling adventures
By Kay BjorkInspired by Scandinavian and Japanese aesthetics, Beck & Cap reframes the idea of Montana log furniture
By Katie CantrellOpponents of the ordinance expressed concerns about its potential for unintended consequences, including transforming traditional neighborhoods into ‘investment properties’
Local marathon enters 15th year with new partnerships, a big field and bigger goals
Author, illustrator and Flathead resident Jonathan Fetter-Vorm reflects on the 10-year anniversary of his debut book, a graphic history of the first atomic bomb
With no general election challenger, four Republican candidates square off in a primary for a seat as the highest elected official in Flathead County
The Flathead County Sheriff’s Office is operating with about the same number of resources it had a decade ago, even as the valley’s population, 911 call volume and violent crimes continue to spike
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Flathead Valley recreation groups adopt kindness campaign to avoid conflict on region’s growing network of multi-use trails
Flathead Valley artist Jaimé Bell will be teaching her methods during KALICO classes through early June
It’s imperative Montanans has someone on the PSC with strong professional and personal integrity
The bills we passed expanded telehealth, protected Direct Patient Care, and allowed doctors to dispense medicine to their patients
Social Security tax relief is a matter of fairness for middle-income retirees
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A multi-agency manhunt on Sunday led to the capture of Garry Douglas Seaman, 63, who was arrested near his Flathead County residence
Joe Ledwidge brings house-made Detroit deep dish, Sicilian and New York style pizzas to Kalispell
Without rural mail delivery, Bad Rock Canyon residents will have to travel to Columbia Falls or West Glacier to pick up mail and packages
Opponents of the ordinance expressed concerns about its potential for unintended consequences, including transforming traditional neighborhoods into ‘investment properties’
Wilson Dane Huyser is charged with a felony count of criminal endangerment after a woman was injured from a ricochet gunshot wound
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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 and Flathead Beacon editor in chief Kellyn Brown discuss the four-way primary race for the county commission
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