For the first time in five years, vehicle reservations will not be required anywhere in Glacier in 2026. Although tourism leaders generally support the new strategy, conservation groups describe aspects of the plan as short-sighted.

An "unrestricted, unlimited" permit system would produce key monitoring data to support long-range user-capacity thresholds and management triggers, while restrictions on motorized camping, human waste and fires aim to improve conditions in the near-term. The draft plan is up for public review until March 13.

A panel of school leaders from across the state, including Evergreen’s superintendent, told the School Funding Interim Commission the need for mental health support is growing, and demand outpaces available resources

Many of Main Street’s older buildings do not have fire suppression systems. The reason is a complex web of state and city regulations and on-the-ground factors.

Social service providers recently completed data collection for the annual Point-in-Time survey, which they say has become challenging in recent years as the homeless population resists participation

Three years after the Essex landmark sold to LOGE Camps, an out-of-state hospitality company, its board of directors discovered a real estate portfolio "in significant distress" and began winding down operations at all active properties. The Izaak Walton Inn is expected to close March 6.

DREAM Adaptive Recreation has been key in Kalispell resident Katie Newman’s recovery from a horse accident in 2022. Now, the organization’s programming has become a family affair as Newman’s son, Aiden, has joined in on the lessons.

Launching in 1976 with a 24-hour Rape Crisis Line, the Abbie Shelter has evolved into a six-bed facility, providing resources and court advocacy for domestic violence survivors while educating the community

The Flathead Lakers, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes sued the EPA for adopting "arbitrary" and "reactive" standards for nutrient pollution, alleging it violated the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act

Seth Bodnar said that he would be considering "a new way to serve our state and nation." The leadership transition for the university will begin immediately.

Several recent high-profile construction projects and a host of new land-use trends prompted a workshop to modernize lakeshore protection regulations last updated a decade ago

While their land valuations tell one story about their wealth, many lakefront property owners who spoke with the Beacon said they’re struggling to afford increasing tax figures and fear losing property they’ve owned for decades as the state’s new property tax code partially fell into place this year.

Teachers and staff members who participate describe several benefits from the program, which pays for them to eat with their students. They say the connections they build with their students make classroom management easier; help give valuable context to better meet their students where they’re at; and offers social safety.

With a record high of overdose-related EMS calls in Flathead County in 2025, grieving family members and recovering addicts cope with loss while drug enforcement officers and treatment experts seek to bring awareness to the valley’s growing opioid crisis

Senate President Matt Regier claims a $126.2 million supplemental for schools was indicative of a “sloppy” legislative process — a suggestion that has drawn pushback from other legislators and education advocates