At $273 million and counting, Montana’s just-ended 2024 U.S. Senate race is the state’s most expensive political race ever, and likely its last big-dollar federal election for the foreseeable future

Last year, a federal court order shortened trapping season in grizzly bear habitat to avoid conflicts with the endangered species, as well as prevent accidental bycatch. This year, state wildlife managers have also proposed some regulations on coyote trapping.

A cozy bungalow near City Beach in Whitefish; a beautiful custom home in Silverbook Estates; and a one-level home nestled on Eagle Bend Golf Course

Superintendent Tom Stack said the district’s teachers expressed interest in “having a conversation” about the four-day week during this fall’s contract negotiations 

The accident occurred on U.S. Highway 93 just north of Tronstad Road

Republicans lost some ground in the state Legislature following recent redistricting, yet maintained a powerful majority that Flathead Valley lawmakers hope will shape tax, immigration, healthcare and education policy in 2025

It is doubtful the changes would survive under President-elect Donald Trump

The purchase adds Eddie’s to a growing list of the hospitality company’s properties in and surrounding Glacier National Park

Dan Dickman was presented with the 53rd annual Flathead Legacy Award

U.S. District Court Judge Dana Christensen granted the 50-bed, low-barrier homeless shelter a preliminary injunction, allowing the facility to remain open this winter as the lawsuit proceeds

Visitors will now choose a time block in which they can enter the park on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork

The commission is set to maintain the all-Republican streak that’s dominated the board for more than a decade

Capitalizing on his primary win against an incumbent Republican, the 19-year-old ultraconservative political newcomer defeated Democrat Beth Sibert to represent Evergreen and north Kalispell in the 2025 legislative session

Three-term Whitefish representative Dave Fern will head to the Senate while Debo Powers, of Polebridge, won her bid for the state House

Cook widely varied vegetables to perfection in a single pan by chopping them to a similar size and adding them in stages