Despite garnering wide support during the 2023 legislative session, a bill to redistribute marijuana tax dollars to county roads died after a large bloc of lawmakers abstained from a vote to override the governor’s veto

Voters on May 7 will elect three trustees to serve on the Kalispell school board and will decide whether or not to renew a sunsetting elementary technology levy and approve a $1 per-month high school levy. Read the Beacon's interviews with each candidate.

Brian Putnam is a mechanical engineer and former Montana state legislator and North Dakota school board trustee.

Cameron is an accountant and landlord who has three children in the Kalispell Public Schools.

Hickethier is the director of the Immanuel Foundation, the nonprofit organization of the Immanuel Lutheran Communities in Kalispell, and is a former employee of Flathead Valley Community College and the Kalispell Public Schools.

Incumbent trustee Linden has served on the Kalispell school board since 2020 and has two children currently enrolled in the district.

Incumbent trustee Corrigan is a five-year school board member, former board chair and retired Kalispell Public Schools educator.

Democrat Steve Paugh and independent Colton Little hope to oust incumbent Republican Rep. Braxton Mitchell, who has made a name for himself as a high-profile Gen-Z conservative

The Steamboat Landing project seeks to bring 252 housing units to Somers. The Flathead County Planning Board in March tabled consideration of the subdivision following a request by the developer.

No injuries have been reported. Officials from six local fire departments were on scene on Wednesday afternoon.

The small, rural elementary school district will become the fifth in Flathead County to adopt the reconfigured learning schedule

In an April 9 complaint, a coalition of school officials and students argued that a 2021 law requiring parental notification for lessons on sex and gender targets LGBTQ+ communities and complicates curriculum development for teachers and administrators

A complete and ongoing updated guide to the candidates running for state House and Senate in the Flathead and Tobacco Valleys in 2024

The Flathead County Election Department received training last week from the Montana Secretary of State's office on election software and best practices. 

Following the emergency closure of Bigfork’s Bridge Street Bridge, an analysis last month determined that safety and utility complications make constructing a temporary pedestrian crossing unfeasible