The state saw about a 6% decrease, marking the first time enrollment has gone down since 2020. The full impact of expiring enhanced ACA tax credits is anticipated to come after enrollees have paid their premiums.
By Zoë Buhrmaster
Abnormally warm temperatures and minimal precipitation last month has dropped snow water equivalent levels in the Northern Rockies to below normal
By Maggie Dresser
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 ThomasThe lawsuit highlights two cases in which the DOR used comparable sales data from outside a designated 12-month valuation period for 2025 to determine property assessments, which resulted in heightened valuations and tax bills
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
The business of fueling rage with fake policy analysis and scorecards
At a time when many Montanans are struggling, Republicans offering empty words is just a whole lot of nothing
Our public lakes are slowly being treated as private amenities for those fortunate enough to own shoreline property
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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
