Senate President Matt Regier claims a $126.2 million supplemental for schools was indicative of a “sloppy” legislative process — a suggestion that has drawn pushback from other legislators and education advocates
By Mariah Thomas
A beloved Whitefish cover band will reunite on New Year’s Eve at the O'Shaughnessy Center to take concert-goers back to 1985 before they ring in 2026
By Lauren Frick
For more than 50 years, the Flathead Snowmobile Association has been maintaining designated snowmobile routes across northwest Montana, providing grooming for multiuse trails and bolstering partnerships to ensure motorized access
By Maggie Dresser
For generations of local skiers, these little mountains were critical stepping stones to the Big Mountain
By Kay Bjork
From here on out, I intend to celebrate early and often
By Tristan ScottMitchell Alexander Kleinman is charged with a felony count of attempted deliberate homicide and a second count of criminal endangerment after allegedly shooting another driver in the head and firing multiple rounds at his vehicle with an 8-year-old child in the backseat
Environmental groups had argued in their unsuccessful motion for a preliminary injunction that letting hunters, trappers and wildlife managers kill up to 558 wolves would do long-term harm to their viability in Montana
Local artists create curated collection of iconic park posters that celebrate the beauty and spirit of Glacier National Park
Thoughtful gifts and festive experiences await at the businesses that make our valley special
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The school will begin the search for a new coach after the holiday break, aiming to present a candidate recommendation to the Board of Trustees by February
To give the soft porridge a cornbread-like texture, chill it in the refrigerator until it can be cut into portions and baked
The problems created by DOGE are going to be with us for a very long time
We deserve a representative who will listen to us
Montana's history in the 20th century of “Copper Kings” political corruption may end in the 21st century
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A selection of the Beacon's best imagery from the past year
From the consequences of mass firings of public land managers to trade war tensions with Canada and the Flathead’s hidden immigrant communities, here are a few of our best stories from the last year
As Whitefish enters the final stretch of a state-mandated overhaul of its 2007 growth policy, long-simmering tensions have spilled out. While city leaders acknowledge the community's frustrations with the process — as well as the difficulty of the commission's task — they remain optimistic about the end result.
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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
