State facilities face a capacity shortage as inmate population surges

Following a Wednesday closure due to winter-like conditions, park officials reopened the scenic highway late Thursday morning; trail closures remain in place

Dispatches from the first day of school at the West Valley School District

Dwarne Lamont Hawkins' time as executive director of the Whitefish Housing Authority ended in March

Lewis Anthony Crooks has been booked in the Flathead County Detention Center on pending charges of criminal endangerment

As the city’s population grows and major developments within the municipality come to fruition, officials are working to upgrade Kalispell’s road infrastructure to bring connectivity and safety to motorists, pedestrians and cyclists

As the Flathead Valley continues to grow, city planners work to enhance road infrastructure safety in Kalispell, while recreation advocates in Columbia Falls and West Glacier continue building new multi-use trails as part of the Gateway to Glacier Trails

Prosecutors say they filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. and reached a $10.8 million settlement with the hospital where he worked

David Elven Kellogg in May pleaded guilty to a felony count of sexual intercourse without consent and a second felony count of sexual abuse of children in Flathead County District Court as part of a plea deal

The lawsuit marks the third U.S. Senate election in a row that state Democrats have sued to block Greens from fielding a candidate

Grant Marcuccio, 32, had been missing since Aug. 18 when he separated from his climbing party near Heavens Peak to embark on a solo ascent of McPartland Mountain

Montana students apply for federal financial aid at strikingly low rates, foregoing millions in monetary support for post-secondary education. According to education experts, a lack of incentives to apply, knowledge barriers and government distrust may explain the phenomenon. 

A Somers home just minutes from Flathead Lake; a Bigfork rancher on a corner lot with mountain views: and an immaculate Kalispell home in Silverbrook Estates

Thirty-four new short-term rentals have received permitting this year, with about half of those due to enforcement action from the city and the other half due to new owners taking action to comply with city code.

The abortion rights and election overhaul measures faced months of litigation and diversions