Proceeds from the annual screening on Nov. 14 go toward extracurriculars for Columbia Falls students and teachers, building on a record Great Fish Challenge haul

One of the Democrats’ pickups in the state House came from Flathead County candidate Paula Koch

The Frontier Institute, Montana GOP and other plaintiffs say I-194 violates the First Amendment, while the initiative’s backers say they are confident in its legal footing

The former U.S. attorney bested both an independent and Democratic challenger Tuesday night, winning with 49% of the vote statewide

Two of the measures amended the state’s Constitution, enshrining nonpartisan judicial elections and placing guardrails on government interference in the referendum process. A third creates a new law, and aims to remove dark money from Montana’s elections.

The Missoula smokejumper and union leader is the first Democrat Montanans have sent to the U.S. House in three decades; Republican Aaron Flint conceded around midnight

Polls are closed as voters across Montana cast ballots for local, state and federal offices

Local candidates for the state House and Senate raised nearly $358,000 for the general election, with the two north valley House races drawing the most money

The new location will be at Canyon Elementary School and will be open every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. starting Nov. 3.

While some local politicians point to redistricting, which split the solidly blue city of Whitefish in half, as part of the reason the races are competitive, the north part of the valley has long seen its districts switch partisan hands

They join more than 30 artists who will perform in the Flathead Valley from July 16-18. Tickets go on sale Nov. 6.

The school district last year proposed a charter school focused on trades education. After it didn’t receive approval from the state’s Board of Public Education, Columbia Falls went back to the drawing board to resubmit its pitch, with the hopes of moving the effort forward in 2027.

The Lake County district has been Republican-held for more than a decade and appears to favor conservative upstart Finley Warden, but Democrat Dalton Bradford hopes a favorable national environment and stronger local organizing can flip it.

Ross, who teaches at Evergreen Junior High, says “every student deserves to be seen.” He’ll represent Montana in the 2027 national program.

The former Green Beret and University of Montana president says he’d answer to voters, not parties, but polls show him trailing Republican Kurt Alme by 8 to 19 points.