Rosendale, who is eyeing a challenge to incumbent Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat, maintains that a Montana biomedical research facility in Hamilton has a dangerous link to the pandemic
Avalanches in the Cooke City area have killed 22 snowmobilers and two skiers since 1998, making it one of the deadliest locations for snowslides in the U.S.
Last year, the nonprofit organization served 781 new families and recorded 20,000 pantry visits, doubling the number of visits recorded over the past two years
Although federal wildlife managers will adopt a first-of-its-kind National Recovery Plan to support the conservation of wolves in the northern Rockies, environmental groups are considering a legal challenge
The neurological disease, which is contagious, rapidly spreading, and always fatal, is currently known to infect only members of the cervid family — elk, deer, reindeer, caribou, and moose
Regulators to send letter to utility asking about energy purchases, Colstrip downtime, revenue
James Cameron McNeely, 43, of Browning, admitted to stealing $78,000 from the tribal government that employed him
Flathead Electric Cooperative say the temporary closure of MT 35 is necessary to prevent the rotting Ponderosa from toppling power lines
The 112-year-old bridge’s structural integrity has been deteriorating for years and is slated for replacement; however, a recent inspection prompted its emergency closure on Jan. 31
The Republican governor responded to prominent anti-transgender commenters who alleged the state’s child welfare division had 'kidnapped' a Glasgow teenager last fall and sidestepped a new state law barring minors from gender-affirming care
Presented by Winter Wildlands Alliance, the 19th annual festival is screening documentaries and ski movies about mountain snowsports, athletes, arts and the environment
The new online resource promotes responsible living, community connections and sustainable practices in Flathead County
The Coalition for a Clean CFAC is asking the EPA and Montana DEQ to reevaluate its proposed remedy involving the off-site removal of hazardous waste from the former aluminum plant
About 300 surviving animals in the contiguous U.S. live in fragmented, isolated groups at high elevations in the northern Rocky Mountains
Working with the nonprofit Flathead Land Trust, Charles and Renate Jaquette placed their 497-acre, topsoil-rich tract of land on Egan Slough into a conservation easement
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The Center for Asbestos Related Disease has served as the small town’s screening clinic for more than two decades, offering care during one of the largest public health disasters in U.S. history. After filing for bankruptcy and losing a federal grant to continue funding its services, the clinic will close permanently at the end of August.
Built in 1942 by U.S. Sen. Burton K. Wheeler and his wife, Lulu, the cabin is nearing its final stage of a multi-year, $1.5 million transformation into the Waterton Glacier International Peace Center
As the state’s Aug. 10 withdrawal deadline nears, pressure is building for either independent Seth Bodnar or Democrat Alani Bankhead to leave a contest they’re both determined to stay in.
