An increase in property taxes had been forecast in a preliminary budget approved earlier in the summer, with city administrators attributing the change to a combination of factors, including an increase in taxable value

The city budget’s significant growth is largely due to the passage of the public safety levy approved by voters in March

One player and a coach were responsive, another player was receiving treatment in the ICU as of Monday evening

Through a donation to Flathead Land Trust, local landowners aim to preserve a travel corridor for wildlife

Students in Kalispell, Columbia Falls, Evergreen, Fair-Mont-Egan, Helena Flats, Smith Valley, Marion and Swan River will receive free meals at school this year thanks to the federally funded Community Eligibility Program

A single-level home conveniently located in Columbia Falls; an off-the-grid residence on more than 4 acres in Somers; and a mobile home near Flathead Lake public access in Woods Bay

The district will utilize non-traditional classroom spaces this fall as crews continue to replace the high school’s decaying roof and address water damage from recent rain  

Proponents said the rules would increase oversight of abortion clinics. Opponents testified they could be forced to shut down.

Local officials urge recreationists to wear life jackets on the water following multiple fatalities in Flathead, Lake and Lincoln counties as activity on the water rises and resources become strained

In some ways, the whole concept of a workshop among peers is in the spirit of how Russell and his wife Nancy spent their time at the Bull Head Lodge on Lake McDonald

Flathead High School choir director Jennifer Stephens and former Glacier High School choir director Nathan Connell founded a new nonprofit to provide choral opportunities for elementary-age kids

NeighborWorks Montana and the Whitefish Community Foundation partnered this spring to establish a relocation fund for Spring Creek Mobile Park residents and have supported eight individuals and families after exceeding the fundraising goal

Zain Alexander Rayne Glass on Aug. 15 pleaded guilty to a felony count of negligent homicide in the September 2022 stabbing that killed Lukas Davis

Gianforte endorsed a ‘homestead exemption’ but offered limited feedback on the group’s other proposals

In a victory for abortion rights advocates, the court unanimously upheld a district court ruling that a 2013 state law infringed on Montanans’ constitutional rights to privacy and bodily autonomy