The state is planning to start checking eligibility of Medicaid enrollees starting July 1, six months ahead of federal guidelines. Health care advocates are concerned the accelerated implementation will result in eligible patients losing their coverage.
The district will ratify a contract with Lisa Bloom, who currently works as the director of curriculum, assessment and professional development, at a later date
As the war in Iran bottlenecks supply chains, the price increases have added to steep input costs for local producers. Meanwhile, low commodity prices remain a barrier to offsetting those costs.
Conservation groups sued the Flathead National Forest last year, arguing that approving a fuels reduction project to lower the risk of wildland fire on nearby communities violated federal law
From starting the year with a transportation roadblock to ending it with the departure of three teachers, the small, tight-knit district has spent much of the year building a plan to guide it into a changing future
Daniel Baca and Jeremiah Hall, raised in Kalispell and Olney, are part of the team behind the first crewed moon mission in over 50 years
Independent abortion providers in Whitefish and Missoula challenged the new restrictions in a 2024 lawsuit, securing a preliminary injunction that the high court upheld on appeal from the state health department
Ahead of the June 2 primary, incumbent Flathead Republicans who voted for property tax reform are facing down their own party, fending off challengers from the right in campaigns to retain their seats as attack ads, mailers and endorsements inundate their districts. Can they stay above the noise?
The high country could see more than 12 inches of snow by Friday, potentially adding to river basins as snowpack deficits persist
The federal lawsuit claims that Hecla's Libby Exploration Project south of Libby threatens water quality and protected species, including those in a federally designated wilderness area
Since the Trump administration launched the drug coupon website in February, officials have touted “huge savings for Americans.” In the Flathead Valley, pharmacists describe the program's benefits to patients as more complex.
Acclaimed long-time National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb will talk about her trailblazing four-decade career at the Wachholz College Center on April 7
Four area teams will look to defend their state titles as another year of high school competition winds down
While strong residential development has contributed to market fluidity, rising interest rates, changing state policies and economic uncertainty will likely impact the housing market as the busy summer season heats up
Ahead of a high-risk fire season, the Trump administration is revamping its wildland firefighting apparatus by reallocating 3,900 firefighters to the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. The strategy to streamline the federal response has raised concerns among some state lawmakers.
The move rankled some local Republicans, who defended incumbent Sheriff Brian Heino at the Flathead County Republican Central Committee's Thursday night meeting and on social media, saying the local party’s endorsements in primary races have widened divides
Industry professionals and local tele-vangelists will converge March 28-29 at Blacktail Mountain Ski Area for the second-annual TeleFestivus, which celebrates the region's history — and its future — as a breeding ground for top tele skiers
The county Republican central committee plans to endorse candidates in local legislative races again as campaigning ramps up. Democrats have also fielded candidates in each of the area’s legislative races, a feat the local chair called “a sign of growing energy.”
