NorthWestern Energy Pitches Montana Utility Board on 9% Increase to Natural Gas Rates
The Public Service Commission is set to debate whether electricity rates should include the cost of NorthWestern’s new gas plant later this month.
Senate Tables House Bill to Split Up the State’s Public Health Department
The house bill would have created a new Department of Health Services for mental health services, substance abuse treatment, developmental disabilities and veterans’ long-term care
Homemade Sour Cream
If you make cultured buttermilk or fresh yogurt, you already use many of the techniques that create tangy, spoonable sour cream
Kalispell Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy on Blackfeet Reservation
Cameron Lee Richard Carr, 34, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl following his 2023 arrest in Browning
Judge Blocks Federal Government From Revoking Two MSU Students’ F-1 Visas
The temporary restraining order also blocks the federal government from arresting, detaining or transferring the students while litigation proceeds
‘I Feel Fear All the Time’: Flathead Valley Immigrant Communities Report Unease as Risk of Deportations Looms
Under directives from the White House, federal agencies have ramped up migrant arrests in the Flathead Valley. Fearing deportation, local Latino communities report a chilling effect, even among those with legal status.
Batter Up: New Flathead Men’s Adult Baseball League Gets Ready to Play Ball
The wood bat league will be a part of the Men’s Adult Baseball League (MABL), a national organization that boasts 325 local affiliates that have given rise to 3,200 teams and 45,000 members
Flathead Rivers Alliance Seeks Volunteers for River Ambassador Program
Volunteers are needed for a variety of summer programs designed to help protect the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act-designated three forks of the Flathead River
Republican Effort to Regulate Montana Courts Fizzles
A 27-bill GOP package to alter the judiciary is barely alive
Former Glacier Range Riders Pitcher Becomes First From Team to Appear in MLB Game
The second batter Logan VanWey faced in his MLB debut was 11-time All-Star outfielder and three-time American League MVP Mike Trout
Kalispell Man Convicted of Poaching White-tailed Deer in North Fork Area
Cody Hunter Carr, 30, was found guilty of seven criminal counts related to poaching crimes he committed in November of 2023
ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Two International Students at Montana State University
Three students at MSU and one at the University of Montana have had their F-1 visas revoked. Now a legal challenge seeks to restore the legal status of two of them.
Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $400,000
An off-grid retreat in Rollins; a historic gem on Kalispell’s east side; and a beautifully updated home in Columbia Falls
Glacier Park Pauses Trout Translocation Project in Gunsight Lake Lawsuit
The remand comes after environmental organizations sued the park over its plans to transplant bull trout into an alpine lake to help preserve the native species. Glacier’s fisheries biologists could still reboot the project following additional review.
Flathead Lakers Target Out-of-State Boaters to Prevent Invasive Species
The nonprofit, armed with a DNRC grant, is launching a project that uses state data to contact boaters visiting from states with infested waters
