Tom Bansak of the Flathead Lake Biological Station will co-chair the study board to investigate Canadian coal mining pollution on Montana’s international boundary

Montana's above-average winter wheat and hay harvests were a bright spot for Flathead Valley farmers growing more reliant on landowners to lease property for production as developers gobble up open space; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner

Whether it's misprinting names, party affiliations, voting districts — or, in Montana’s case, delisting a candidate because of a computer glitch — ballot blunders can and do occur during every election cycle

The trail will reopen once park rangers patrolling the area can determine that the bear — likely a grizzly — who bit a 35-year-old Washington man is no longer in the area

Participants will have the opportunity to count migrating raptors past Mount Brown on Oct. 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. near Lake McDonald Lodge

La Niña could develop in coming months, which typically brings colder Montana winters

The Flathead National Forest is seeking public input on the renewal of five existing special use permits on the non-wilderness sections of the north and middle forks

Rangers closed a segment of the Highline Trail near Haystack Butte after a 35-year-old man sustained non-life-threatening injuries early Thursday morning

Richard McAtee, a local outfitter whose repeated infractions in Montana were at the center of tensions that led to a Spotted Bear district ranger’s ouster, no longer holds a valid special use permit on the Flathead National Forest

In its 10th year, the annual fundraising campaign netted more than $5 million to support 80 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations

The 2-year-old male bear was exhibiting bold behavior that indicates it was conditioned to unnatural food sources

Arguing that the park’s proposed introduction of an “experimental population” of bull trout into an alpine lake that was historically fishless violates the Endangered Species Act, two environmental organizations on Sept. 16 filed a complaint in federal court

Dirt Rich, a local woman-owned compost facility in Columbia Falls, is closing in on a waste diversion goal of 1 million pounds. Consider it a call to action.

With spring surveys showing healthy white-tailed deer and elk populations, wildlife managers say the prospects for bagging big game in northwest Montana are the best they’ve been in years. General rifle season begins Oct. 26.

Having published the work of more than 1,000 artists and writers, the local literary journal will host a Sept. 13 event featuring singer and songwriter Rob Quist