Lawmakers' political lode star is guiding the state to give our surplus federal money back to local people. And we’ll take it. 

The balloon's presence in the sky above the United States before a military jet shot it down over the Atlantic Ocean with a missile Saturday further strained U.S.-China ties

Hosted by the nonprofit Friends of the Flathead Avalanche Center, the four-day event runs Feb. 8-11 and features mini-clinics, a keynote speaker, après activities and a raffle

In Montana — home to Malmstrom Air Force base and dozens of nuclear missile silos — people doubted Beijing's claim that it was a weather balloon gone off course

In an adjusted version of the park’s reservation system, entry tickets are being released in blocks 120 days in advance, and on a rolling basis 24 hours in advance

About $157 million will go to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes in Montana after the federal government signed the tribes' water rights compact in 2021

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have provided “substantial” evidence that grizzlies have recovered from the threat of extinction

The abrupt decision by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken came despite China’s claim that the balloon was a weather research “airship” that had blown off course

Three elected officials are targeting the most vulnerable while issuing false claims about homelessness and supportive services

With five recent cases of EHM detected in Flathead County horses — four of them fatal — event coordinators have called off two weekend rodeos

In their current forms, the bills would authorize per-taxpayer rebates of up to $1,250 on 2021 state income taxes and up to $1,000 on 2022 and 2023 property taxes

People gathered Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned the groundhog from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he has seen his shadow

As facilities with skilled nursing and 24-7 caregivers shut their doors, families are seeing their loved ones shipped hundreds of miles away — only to see that facility close a few months late

Recent increases in violent incidents at the library’s flagship branch prompted trustees vote to add unarmed security guard

Frozen strawberries convert easily into a syrup because they retain their taste and texture when drained of juice