Plan would cover the disabled, parents whose income falls below the poverty line and some military veterans

Whitefish city council made a similar request to the STB in 2014

The most newsworthy events in Northwest Montana over the past 12 months

Permanent gates on Mountainside Drive put on hold while groups resolve lawsuit against city

Cross-laminated timber company continues to see major expansions, expects huge increases in production

Nearly 7,900 people skied at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Dec. 28

Man was "inflicting lethal force" on a woman when officer shot him, officials say

The top news photos taken in 2014 in Northwest Montana

Tanya Jernigan welcomes mother to Montana after winning Home for the Holidays contest

Masked man robbed Bulldog Pub and Casino on Sunday night

Sub-zero temperatures covered nearly all of Montana Tuesday morning

Lake County Leader editor Vince Lovato was arrested on Oct. 1

Montana went into trial claiming Wyoming had shorted Montana farmers about 10,000 acre-feet of water

Pickup truck failed to follow a detour and struck a patrol car

The number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms jumped by 56 percent this year