The nonprofit this fall awarded over $24,000 to 14 Kalispell teachers through its annual Great Opportunity Grant Program. 

Amid transformational shifts in Montana’s economy, community colleges are growing local programs for rural and tribal students, rising to meet workforce needs while expanding what it means to pursue higher education

Atendees will be able to ask questions about construction and celebrate the Bridge Street Bridge on Nov. 21 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. 

Last month, Blackfeet Community College celebrated 50 years as a tribal college. Grounded in its history as a cultural institution, the college is expanding its academic programs to meet changing community needs. 

Kalispell Republican and former Speaker of the Montana House Matt Regier will serve as Senate president. Reps. Braxton Mitchell and Amy Regier will be House majority whips. 

Superintendent Tom Stack said the district’s teachers expressed interest in “having a conversation” about the four-day week during this fall’s contract negotiations 

Republicans lost some ground in the state Legislature following recent redistricting, yet maintained a powerful majority that Flathead Valley lawmakers hope will shape tax, immigration, healthcare and education policy in 2025

Republicans won two of three state Senate races and ten of 11 state House races in Flathead County

By Saturday night, nearly half of Montanans had already cast their ballots in an election that has driven the state into the national spotlight.  

Kalispell’s high school students are part of a growing wave of Gen-Z voters set to reshape the country’s electorate. Find out how they voted in Flathead High School’s mock election.

The county election department has already issued more than 21,000 one-time absentee ballots for residents wishing to cast their vote early

Facing a public that is increasingly favorable towards abortion access — and a well-funded abortion rights movement — anti-abortion groups are turning to grassroots mobilization and a more targeted message this election cycle.

Through partnerships with local hospitals and clinics, Flathead Valley Community College's Libby campus is training local healthcare workers while striving to ease a nursing shortage

President Joe Biden signed the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) into law in 2021, authorizing $1.2 trillion in spending for transportation and infrastructure. Here’s where (some of) that money went in and around the Flathead Valley. 

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