A winter storm shut down a 20-mile section of Glacier National Park's famed alpine highway during the first official weekend of summer, restricting vehicles from Avalanche to Jackson Glacier Overlook

Glacier National Park officials will evaluate and reopen the Sun Road’s upper reaches when conditions improve. The temporary closure extends from Avalanche to Jackson Glacier Overlook.

A bear relocated for killing sheep was shot and killed weeks later after charging a Swan Valley landowner, raising more questions about the conflict-response criteria for a population of grizzlies that wildlife managers say has met its recovery goals

The group aims to qualify the issue to appear before voters in 2026.

A winter storm watch this weekend warns of up to a foot of snow above 6,000 feet, possibly triggering a temporary closure of Glacier Park’s Going-to-the-Sun Road

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At Flathead Running Company, the valley’s only run specialty store located in downtown Kalispell, Plains native Casey Jermyn and his staff aim to unite the region’s sprawling running community.

The recent release of a federal-led plan coincides with unprecedented tribal involvement, including the creation of a transboundary cultural council that includes CSKT members

In advance of its full opening, the iconic alpine highway’s eastern segment will open on June 14, allowing motorized access between St. Mary and Logan Pass; next-day vehicle reservations will become available at 7 p.m. tonight

Warm temperatures and depressed flows typical of mid-July are already affecting Montana’s river basins, setting the stage for a summer of angling restrictions and ecological stressors

Rangers urged visitors to be careful with food and other attractants after two black bears received food rewards, requiring one to be euthanized

Although road construction in the park will be minimal in 2025, a multi-year infrastructure project in the Swiftcurrent Valley restricts personal vehicles in the park’s popular Many Glacier area. And for the first time, visitors will reserve a time block when they make their vehicle reservation.

Separate from the shuttered aluminum plant’s federal cleanup plan, state, tribal and federal trustees are seeking a "baseline" restoration of the contaminated site while taking steps to quantify and recover damages from corporate polluters. A public meeting to discuss the draft assessment plan is set for next week in Columbia Falls.

With designated camping, a slopeside disc golf course and 24-hour access to the lodge, adventures abound at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area

At Gov. Greg Gianforte’s 2025 fire season forecast, experts said a multi-year drought, scant snowpack and global weather patterns are combining for a potentially historic fire season; meanwhile, a wildfire in Plains has grown to 915 acres