Last year, a federal court order shortened trapping season in grizzly bear habitat to avoid conflicts with the endangered species, as well as prevent accidental bycatch. This year, state wildlife managers have also proposed some regulations on coyote trapping.

Three-term Whitefish representative Dave Fern will head to the Senate while Debo Powers, of Polebridge, won her bid for the state House

With line times at the Flathead County Election Department averaging 3 hours throughout much of Election Day, results may not be ready until hours after polls close

In addition to the poll workers assisting voters Tuesday, the nonpartisan Montana Election Observation Initiative recruited volunteers to monitor various local election procedures.

As bull trout populations in the Bob Marshall Wilderness plummet to their lowest levels in more than 30 years, fisheries managers are seeking to limit angling opportunities originally introduced to promote the iconic species

A bull and a cow were shot and left to waste, while a third elk was shot and taken. Anyone with information should visit tipmont.mt.gov or call the local game warden.

General hunting season kicked off Oct. 26 with nearly 2,000 hunters stopping at regional game check stations on Saturday and Sunday; overall, 10% of hunters reported game, a 3% increase over last year’s opening weekend

According to a two-year average captured in 2022 and 2023, annual statewide spending by nonresident visitors totaled $5.82 billion, including $1 billion in Flathead County; at nearly $2 billion, more than one third of all tourist spending was concentrated in the Glacier Country travel region

Covering eastern Flathead County, the race for House District 11 pits Republican Ed Byrne against Democrat Jennifer Allen, who views the uphill battle as an outreach opportunity

As Montana’s youth suicide rates continue to outpace the national average, with Flathead County ranking near the top, local coaches, educator, and prevention experts say stories of strength and resilience are important mile markers in the marathon of mental wellness.

A new detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a backyard poultry flock marks the 25th Montana flock linked to the ongoing national outbreak that began in early 2022

Since September, crews have crack sealed the roadway shoulders and installed new signage on approximately 7 miles of MT 35 southeast of Creston; work will be completed in 2025

Wildlife managers in northwest Montana are promoting additional harvest opportunities in Hunting District 170 to assess the prevalence of CWD in the area, per the agency's CWD Management Plan

Grizzly No. 399 died Tuesday night on a highway in Snake River Canyon south of Jackson, park officials said in a statement Wednesday, adding the driver was unhurt

Wildlife officials confirmed the disease in a symptomatic buck at the Flathead County Landfill. The detection signals the neurological disease’s first known occurrence in wild deer populations in the Flathead, even as it has gained prevalence in the Libby area since 2019 and was detected in a local game farm in 2020.