Lincoln County commissioners filed a petition last year to undo safeguards protecting Lake Koocanusa from the mining contaminant selenium. Plaintiffs accused local officials of "doing the bidding for a foreign mining company."
By Tristan Scott
DREAM Adaptive Recreation has been key in Kalispell resident Katie Newman’s recovery from a horse accident in 2022. Now, the organization’s programming has become a family affair as Newman’s son, Aiden, has joined in on the lessons.
By Lauren Frick
As homeowners, builders and architects embrace Northwest Montana’s natural contours — ridge lines, dense alpine forests, crystalline lakes, and the ever-changing theater of weather rolling in from the Continental Divide — the region is experiencing a design renaissance
By Colton Martini
Bob Mislivec has played the accordion since he was 10, carrying on a cultural tradition and finding serendipitous connections. Over the last couple decades, he’s become a staple of the North Fork and Badrock Canyon music community.
By Zoë Buhrmaster
Behind lawmakers’ efforts to curb drunk driving in a state with the highest rates in the nation is a nonprofit that started with a simple solution: handing out coffee cards to those who choose not to drive home drunk. The impact has been wider than the Montana Bar Fairies’ founders imagined.
By Mariah ThomasFollowing an environmental assessment, state officials are poised to approve a project that includes the construction of six new wells to eliminate “forever chemicals” detected in municipal wells that exceed national water quality standards. DEQ is accepting public comment on the assessment until Feb. 8.
After an angler hooked a pike at the popular family fishing site last fall, officials are trying to determine how the nonnative species ended up there. Tipsters with information about the illegal introduction could be eligible for a $3,500 reward.
How a simple ticket can change everything
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Local artists create curated collection of iconic park posters that celebrate the beauty and spirit of Glacier National Park
Hauck, the Big Sky's all-time leader in overall wins and conference victories, announced his retirement at a Wednesday morning press conference
The local craft distillery has doubled its staff and has grown to distribute vodka, gin, agave and whiskey across the state and in northern Colorado while curating specialty cocktails at its tasting room in downtown Whitefish over the last 10 years
Our public lakes are slowly being treated as private amenities for those fortunate enough to own shoreline property
For decades I have seen a small group of people have undue influence on Whitefish
APR's model romanticizes a pre-settlement prairie at the expense of those who have managed these lands responsibly for over a century
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Launching in 1976 with a 24-hour Rape Crisis Line, the Abbie Shelter has evolved into a six-bed facility, providing resources and court advocacy for domestic violence survivors while educating the community
The Flathead Lakers, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes sued the EPA for adopting "arbitrary" and "reactive" standards for nutrient pollution, alleging it violated the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act
Seth Bodnar said that he would be considering "a new way to serve our state and nation." The leadership transition for the university will begin immediately.
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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
