Facing a legislative mandate to reduce the wolf population, state wildlife managers describe crafting a balanced plan that accounts for competing interests. Republican lawmakers, pushing a slate of anti-wolf bills, say the plan isn’t tough enough.
Local builders are preparing for rising material costs and sourcing adjustments due to tariffs; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner
Even as park officials bolster the workforce with seasonal recruits, challenges persist as scores of Glacier Park employees face a March 26 deadline to accept buyouts or early retirement
As tariff-induced tensions escalate between the two countries, business owners in Eureka say they continue to see regular Canadian customers, attributing a drop in travel to the pandemic-era border closure and the weak dollar that has chilled Canadian spending in recent years
As the Montana Legislature hits its halfway point, dozens of natural resource bills have emerged regarding land-use policies, outdoor recreation, fish and wildlife initiatives, and more. Some have died — like a bill to reclassify e-bikes as nonmotorized vehicles and a measure to restrict state land leases with nonprofit organizations — while others have advanced.
An uptick in reporting and testing requirements has placed an undue burden on Montana’s small school superintendents. Five schools in Flathead County are set to lose their top administrators this year.
At the Legislature, Medicaid expansion is poised for extension; a new Flathead County program offers free heart screenings; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner
In many cases, laid-off seasonal employees had worked for the U.S. Forest Service for years or even decades — cleaning campgrounds and clearing trails, supporting firefighters and securing funds for wildfire mitigation — but their probationary clocks were reset last year during an agency-wide “temporary-to-permanent” workforce conversion initiative
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
The Blackfeet are rebuilding food security and traditional knowledge through their blossoming bison program
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
Industry leaders are working to expand access to childcare and brainstorm ways to accommodate the workforce in Flathead County; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner
The Kalispell Republican is presiding over a state Senate mired in internal conflict as he attempts to pass a slate of conservative legislation
Remnants of a bygone era fade with the passing of luminary George Ostrom, who died on Jan. 1 at age 96, but the memory of his compelling life remains ever vivid
Federal regulators on Friday afternoon published a record of decision approving a cleanup remedy for the contaminated aluminum plant property near the Flathead River. Federal and state regulators estimate that the actual cleanup activities, once initiated, will take two to four years to complete.
Facing a legislative mandate to reduce the wolf population, state wildlife managers describe crafting a balanced plan that accounts for competing interests. Republican lawmakers, pushing a slate of anti-wolf bills, say the plan isn’t tough enough.
Local builders are preparing for rising material costs and sourcing adjustments due to tariffs; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner
Even as park officials bolster the workforce with seasonal recruits, challenges persist as scores of Glacier Park employees face a March 26 deadline to accept buyouts or early retirement
