From Glacier Park to the Bob Marshall Wilderness, the Trump administration’s cuts have gutted a federal workforce responsible for maintaining safety, access and ecological health across millions of acres of public land in Northwest Montana

In a multi-agency partnership to account for the recovery setbacks posed by train-caused grizzly bear deaths in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, BNSF has pledged $2.9 million in funding to mitigate bear-human conflicts on the landscape.

Having lost the use of its ball field after 50 years, the Bigfork Youth Baseball Association is seeking dollar-for-dollar matching donations for construction of its new field through May

The reservation period for the 2025 season takes effect June 13 through Sept. 28 on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork. A second booking window for next-day reservations opens June 12.

With public comment due Feb. 14, Whitefish Legacy Partners and Flathead Area Mountain Bikers are encouraging trail users to weigh in on a project that could lead to trail closures and damage

The CEO of Energy Keepers Inc., a Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes-owned corporation responsible for controlling Flathead Lake’s levels, said climate will remain a variable into the future

Subverting the expectations of seasonal sweets, the milkshake might be the hottest winter dessert trend you’ve never heard of, and Norm’s News has been serving them all-yearlong for 82 years

CarolAnn Berg Jackson, whose grandparents homestead the Yaak in 1916, said the 40-acre property serves as a natural movement corridor for one of the smallest grizzly bear populations in the Lower 48

The proposals by Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, would limit future mill levies to a 10-year term without voter reapproval and set termination dates on existing levies, allow voters to reconsider local mill levies they’ve already adopted and to approve a ballot measure.

The order granting summary judgment to a California couple who built a home in Glacier National Park without a permit says a local conservation district has no authority to enforce Montana’s streambed law inside the park's boundaries

Officials recommend that infants, the elderly and other compromised people not drink the town’s tap water.

In a demonstration of the popularity of private land conservation, Sen. Tony Tezak, R-Ennis, offered to kill his bill to limit the terms of conservation easements to 40 years. He then allowed dozens of people to testify against his own measure, including ranch families, timber interests, hunting and fishing advocates, and business leaders.

The committee will call 14 witnesses, including current Senate President Matt Regier

Rep. Tom Millett, R-Marion, says House Bill 242 would sharpen the enforcement teeth for wardens who since 2017 have issued twice as many warnings to boaters who drive by stations than citations.

In Northwest Montana, large private landowners with open access policies have turned out to support legislation that would give game wardens broader authority to enforce rules on chunks of private land open to the public for hunting, fishing and recreation