With a high-stakes development deal in the balance, elected officials are urging state and federal regulators to approve a cleanup plan for the contaminated aluminum plant property near the Flathead River. Meanwhile, tribal leaders and members of a grassroots community coalition are pressing for more time and additional analysis.

Following a Wednesday closure due to winter-like conditions, park officials reopened the scenic highway late Thursday morning; trail closures remain in place

Grant Marcuccio, 32, had been missing since Aug. 18 when he separated from his climbing party near Heavens Peak to embark on a solo ascent of McPartland Mountain

Legendary outfitter Smoke Elser, 90, and co-author Eva-Maria Maggi, will be on hand to discuss their new book “Hush of the Land” at Flathead Valley Community College on Sept. 3. The memoir traces Elser’s six-decade quest to safeguard the Bob Marshall Wilderness by showcasing its wild interior to thousands of guests.

Grant Marcuccio, 32, has been missing since Aug. 18 when he separated from his climbing party near Heavens Peak to embark on a solo ascent of McPartland Mountain

Through a donation to Flathead Land Trust, local landowners aim to preserve a travel corridor for wildlife

As the Flathead Valley nonprofit fundraising campaign gets underway for its 10th year, organizers and participants highlight its achievements, including a record-breaking opening night that netted $380k

Enacted July 24, the “hoot owl” rules prohibited fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight and signaled the only time fisheries managers have imposed restrictions on the Flathead River system. The restrictions will expire Wednesday, Aug. 7.

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The restrictions, which begin Wednesday, prohibit fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight and will remain in effect until conditions improve; fisheries managers have never before imposed “hoot owl” restriction on the Flathead River system

Estimated at 160 acres, the fire is believed to have started when a tire detached from a boat trailer and ignited the grass along Highway 28

From Marion to Martin City, land managers are moving forward with three new fuel breaks totaling 1,784 acres as part of a wildfire crisis strategy to protect northwest Montana communities

As stream temperatures rise and flows diminish in northwest Montana, fisheries managers are asking anglers to limit their native cold-water trout species, or else face the prospect of closures

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