Historically known as a prerelease center, the 90-bed facility and step-down program for male offenders is on track to begin reintegrating inmates into the community at the former Greenwood Inn and Suites in Evergreen
Bill Hodge, a Flathead Valley public lands advocate who has led several environmental stewardship organizations, hopes to move the conservation conversation beyond “hyper partisan politics”
Former state senator Shannon O’Brien defeated Flathead farmer and former legislator Mike Jopek
His death has come with calls for an end to political violence, and many argue his legacy lies with young people, whom he is credited with inspiring to vote for conservative candidates
Jami Leslie James, 50, was found guilty of six felony counts of sexual intercourse without consent for raping three young boys in Flathead County and Butte; the Butte-Silver Bow County jury deliberated the verdicts on Friday evening
A residence on Eagle Bend Golf Course in Bigfork; a remodeled log home in Columbia Falls; and a Kalispell property tucked away on a private road
The commission’s next meetings will be in Helena and on Zoom Sept. 15 and 16. The road show will have a stop in Kalispell on Sept. 17.
August visitation to the park dropped 4%, but Glacier National Park's overall visitation has remained steady in 2025
For now, parents are tasked with transporting their own students, but the board is working on alternative answers both for the rest of the year, and for the long term
The study found that federal programs that kill problem wolves are more effective
Jane Hyman uses a foot-powered treadle sewing machine to create her handmade waxed canvas goods at her off-grid studio up the North Fork
The North Valley Food Bank’s mobile pantry will be in the lobby of the old Glacier Gateway School twice a month, along with Land to Hand opening its own food pantry for students at Columbia Falls schools
Buoyed by a Montana court ruling upholding state residents’ right to a “clean and healthful environment,” nearly two dozen people ages 7 to 24 hope to block the Trump administration’s executive orders on energy
The airport saw a record-breaking 86,954 passengers in July, up 11.7% from the same timeframe in 2024, as construction on the facility nears completion since breaking ground four years ago
Skip the meat and fill vegetarian sandwiches with smoked beets, tangy goat cheese and spicy greens
Local conservationists say the potential U.S. Agriculture Department secretarial memorandum is part of the latest effort to roll back regulations and undermine years of collaboration in managing motorized and non-motorized use in the Flathead National Forest
A newly seated board is grappling with remediation efforts, personnel challenges and attempting to learn the ropes of serving in their roles in the small, rural district
Even before the Strait of Hormuz cut off fuel and fertilizer supplies, uncovered row crop losses have totaled $43 billion in recent years as lawmakers attempt to provide aid to farmers and push the 2026 Farm Bill across the finish line
