Workplace culture is among the qualities local experts believe can reduce employee turnover and mitigate costs

Local avalanche educators launched a new Community Fireside Chat series this year to promote an open dialogue between backcountry users and professionals, allowing people to share their traumatic avalanche accidents while passing on knowledge

Starring South African actor Sharlto Copley as Kaczynski, much of the new biopic was filmed in and around Lincoln

For the organizer of the Joe Cosley Pancake Ride, a no-frills, 150-plus-mile gravel bike race in northwest Montana, the ride’s epic dimensions are dwarfed by the caliber of its riders — and by the stacks of pancakes they eat along the way

Two decades ago, a research wolf from Banff, Alberta traveled 300 miles down the spine of the Rockies into Northwest Montana, where its tracking collar was recently recovered, shedding light on the natural dispersals of wolves as they move between places of protection and peril

As housing demand continues to outpace supply, nonprofit agencies are using creative financing and city officials are approving record multi-family housing developments

After a decade together and 100s of shows, the curtain falls on a celebrated cover band that specialized in New Wave songs from the ‘80s and left its imprint on the local music scene

At The Wich Haus in Whitefish, seasoned gourmands Orion and Ellie Heyman furnish farm-to-table fare in accessible fashion

Over the last year ImagineIF Library staff has described a majority of trustees as creating a hostile environment that is antithetical to the organization’s philosophy

Healthcare’s labor shortage amid the pandemic is leading to stress and burnout among nurses as they seek early retirement, accept temporary travel jobs or change careers

Whitefish Veterans Support Team offers therapeutic retreat for paratroopers who assisted in withdrawal of forces from the War in Afghanistan, expands nonprofit stature on Big Mountain

Dispensary owners have been preparing for recreational marijuana sales since 2020, ramping up supply to prepare for at least a doubling in sales

In Kalispell, permitting for residential development has set new records for three consecutive years, mirroring growth in Whitefish and Columbia Falls

A selection of the Beacon's best news, sports and feature images from the past year

Moments after a 26-year-old hockey novice’s proudest sporting moment materialized with a game-defining goal in Whitefish’s adult hockey league, he was on his knees saving the life of a 67-year-old local legend