As the Trump administration rescinds NEPA regulations under an emergency authority to reduce wildfire risk, the Flathead National Forest has begun analyzing logging projects without public comment

Ryan Hunter clung to an early lead in the Kalispell mayoral race with 2,930 votes, edging out Kisa Davison's 2,667 and Sid Daoud's 1,790, according to the Flathead County Election Department’s preliminary results

Although hunter participation dipped slightly during the second week of general big game season, overall success rates remained strong across the region

The WIEC was made possible by a generous gift from Paul Wachholz, an accomplished entrepreneur himself and longtime supporter of Flathead Valley Community College

Located north of the resort community's downtown core, Viking Creek and its surrounding wetland functions as a water-cleansing "kidney" protecting Whitefish Lake. Water quality advocates say its preservation — and recent restoration — is an example of how private land stewardship can have community-wide benefits.

The provincial government imposed the administrative penalties against Glencore's EVR Operations Limited, formerly Teck Coal, for failing to comply with an order that it curb selenium and nitrate pollution in the Elk and Kootenai river watershed

More than 2,000 hunters appeared at four northwest Montana game check stations on opening weekend, with 10.6% reporting success

The Whitefish Community Foundation's annual fundraising campaign supported 85 Flathead Valley nonprofit organizations with record-breaking matching grants

Voters will cast their ballots by mail in November's municipal election, which in Whitefish features three incumbent councilors and one newcomer

With support from the wood products industry and hunting and fishing groups, the Montana Land Board's 4-1 vote ensures working forests between Kalispell and Libby remain in timber production while allowing permanent public access

How heavy music is transforming lives in the Blackfeet Nation

The 140-acre conservation easement on private land between Haskill and Lazy creeks came together through a collaboration between local landowners, Flathead Land Trust and Heart of the Rockies Institute

At the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center, budget cuts and layoffs could jettison decades of cutting-edge research propping up the ecology and economy of the Crown of the Continent

A spate of winter weather closed the scenic highway’s alpine sections on Oct. 4, but officials announced Wednesday the road was open from West Glacier to St. Mary. Closures on the Highline Trail were also lifted.

The nonprofit Climate Smart Glacier Country will host a free Oct. 23 screening of “One in Five Hundred,” a documentary about the 2022 Yellowstone flood. A panel discussion about flood readiness and lessons learned from the 1964 Flathead floods will follow.