Events start on Friday with the beginning of the Whitefish Arts Festival, and continue into the next week when the Bigfork Summer Rodeo’s four-night run kicks off on July 5.
By Mike KordenbrockThe driver lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into trees about 30 feet off Whitefish Hills Loop
The announcement means most of the park will be open again after June 13 flooding closed America's first national park and forced 10,000 visitors to leave
A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison Wednesday
Longest-serving trustee resigns in wake of newest board appointment; charity organization strikes library foundation from community giving campaign
Businesses are reporting a lower demand for tourism that’s comparable to 2019 as weather, high fuel prices, airfare and inflation disrupt travel plans
Due to late-season snowpack, Going-to-the-Sun Road won’t fully open before Fourth of July; hiker and biker access has opened to Big Bend
By Tristan Scott
Hiker and biker access on the Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to Big Bend for the first time this season; crews to begin plowing Big Drift Monday
By Tristan Scott
Citing high COVID-19 community levels, masks are now required for all people entering federal buildings in Glacier National Park, regardless of vaccination status
By Denali SagnerAdam Meier is leaving as director of the Department of Public Health and Human Services on Aug. 12 due to an ongoing family health issue, the governor's office said in a statement
The nonprofit youth mountain bike team provides both competitive and noncompetitive coaching for ages 5 to 17, growing to 70 kids in its second season
The late Flathead native became an internationally renowned photographer for his landscapes, depictions of cowboy life and high fashion
Abortion providers in Northwest Montana say their patients are scared, panicked and confused as they prepare for nationwide access restrictions following the Supreme Court draft leak that would overturn Roe v. Wade
Surging summertime crowds have prompted a ticketed-entry strategy to manage congestion problems in and around the park, and persistent overcrowding could mean it’s here to stay
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Every summer, members of Whitefish’s cycling community rally around long distance cyclists covering a transcontinental route from Canada to Mexico
For the simplest side, grill the broccoli and sprinkle it with some smoked sea salt and perhaps a squeeze of fresh lemon
Idealistic? Yes. But our founding fathers based our republic on idealism.
In a way, Yellowstone introduced me to the outdoors
Gianforte has let Montanans down, not because he took a vacation, but because he was secretive about it
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Due to late-season snowpack, Going-to-the-Sun Road won’t fully open before Fourth of July; hiker and biker access has opened to Big Bend
Hiker and biker access on the Going-to-the-Sun Road opens to Big Bend for the first time this season; crews to begin plowing Big Drift Monday
Longest-serving trustee resigns in wake of newest board appointment; charity organization strikes library foundation from community giving campaign
Researchers at the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station discovered plastic pollution in Northwest Montana’s largest lake. Their study clarifies where the pollution develops and how it can be limited.
Search teams recovered the body of John Fitch, 43, on June 21 after his raft flipped in rapids below Moccasin Creek
Loading ...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 is joined by the second of two interns joining the Flathead Beacon newsroom this summer
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