Columbia Falls to Host Open House for Street Safety Redesign
The city looks to hear community comments on street designs for the Gateway to Glacier Safety and Mobility Plan
Glacier Park’s First Booking Window for Timed Entry Vehicle Reservations Opens Thursday
The reservation period for the 2025 season takes effect June 13 through Sept. 28 on the west side of Going-to-the-Sun Road and the North Fork. A second booking window for next-day reservations opens June 12.
Local Trail Groups Sound Alarm Over Proposed DNRC Timber Harvest at Spencer Mountain, Beaver Lakes
With public comment due Feb. 14, Whitefish Legacy Partners and Flathead Area Mountain Bikers are encouraging trail users to weigh in on a project that could lead to trail closures and damage
Medicaid Expansion Bill Passes Major House Vote
A bill to continue the low-income health program received a wide margin of approval Friday
Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $950,000
A Dayton retreat on 2 acres near Flathead Lake; stunning new construction in Kalispell; and a log cabin on 5 private acres near Whitefish
Se̓liš Ksanka Qĺispe̓ Dam Operator Reflects on a Decade of Tribal Stewardship
The CEO of Energy Keepers Inc., a Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes-owned corporation responsible for controlling Flathead Lake’s levels, said climate will remain a variable into the future
Winter Carnival Grand Parade
Thousands of revelers pack snowy downtown Whitefish for the 66th annual event
NeighborWorks Prepares to Deploy Homebuyer Assistance Funds to Participating Counties
The nonprofit organization is planning to roll out funds to most northwest Montana counties, excluding Flathead after commissioners rejected $4.5 million in state dollars
Former Whitefish Housing Authority Executive Director Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
Dwarne Lamont Hawkins was sentenced to four months in prison to be followed by four months of home confinement and is ordered to pay $144,842
Yaak Valley Landowner Places Conservation Easement on Homestead in Critical Grizzly Habitat
CarolAnn Berg Jackson, whose grandparents homestead the Yaak in 1916, said the 40-acre property serves as a natural movement corridor for one of the smallest grizzly bear populations in the Lower 48
Montana Senate Votes to Send Ellsworth Investigation to Department of Justice
The move was against the wishes of Republican leadership
Kalispell City Manager Pushes Back on Bills to Limit Levies During Hearing in Helena
The proposals by Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, would limit future mill levies to a 10-year term without voter reapproval and set termination dates on existing levies, allow voters to reconsider local mill levies they’ve already adopted and to approve a ballot measure.
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of McDonald Creek Homeowners
The order granting summary judgment to a California couple who built a home in Glacier National Park without a permit says a local conservation district has no authority to enforce Montana’s streambed law inside the park's boundaries
Charlo Residents Warned About Elevated Manganese in Water
Officials recommend that infants, the elderly and other compromised people not drink the town’s tap water.
Two Browning Women Dead Following Head-on Collision
Both parties were pronounced dead at the scene following the collision on U.S. Highway 2 near Browning on Feb. 4
