In an era of diminished hands-on play, Columbia Falls librarian Denise Osborne is focusing on interactive science-based learning and the lifelong skills it can teach. 

A spacious home next to Whitefish Lake Golf Course; an exquisite retreat on 2.3 acres in Kalispell; and a centrally located property with Stillwater River frontage

No. 14 seed Montana (9-4), which extended its record by making its 28th playoff appearance, plays at third-seeded South Dakota State in the second round

Sally Ericsson and Tom Garwin protected their 36-acre property from development along the Stillwater River, while Mark Schmidt conserved his 30 acres of farmland along the Whitefish River

Jacobsen told commissioners that hiring Democrat Rina Fontana Moore would undermine voters. A day later, commissioners hired someone else.

Flathead Valley nonprofit leaders are working to battle rising food insecurity with a vast network of volunteers while housing advocates hope to form partnerships that will bolster affordable homeownership opportunities; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner

There are roughly 1,100 lynx in the contiguous U.S., spread across five populations

The Montana Department of Transportation aims to complete the Bridge Street Bridge replacement by next summer

Through community support and hands-on instruction, Derek Andrews’ middle school students are learning about the world around them and taking home lifelong skills

Last month, Missoula-based runner Evie Tate lowered the women’s record at the 50-mile Le Grizz footrace for the first time in nearly four decades. But even as a new generation of athletes rewrites the record books at one of the oldest ultramarathons in the world, they’re preserving the race’s rich tradition while supporting the nonprofit Glacier Institute.

A Flathead County jury in July convicted 42-year-old Del Orrin Crawford of four felonies, including a count of deliberate homicide and a separate count of attempted deliberate homicide, following a 2022 shooting outside the Southfork Saloon

Stone-Manning worked as a senior aide to Montana Democrats U.S. Sen. Jon Tester and Gov. Steve Bullock

Flathead Valley Community College students will be exhibiting and selling their art at events early next month

Senate Select Committee considers election office surveillance proposal

The Northwest Ballet Company will present its 36th production of the iconic Christmas ballet on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1