The new policy creates guidelines for houses under 400 square feet and puts the city in line with state code

Economic headwinds have triggered a shift in spending trends as visitors seek low-budget trips while weather, the airport runway rehabilitation project and Glacier Park’s new entry system have caused fluctuating visitation patterns

Planning Director Erik Mack says the developer hasn’t met all required conditions; commissioners will take up the first phase again Nov. 10

Republican Steve Gunderson, who sat out the 2025 session, and Democrat Jonathan Jameson, a geosteering specialist, are competing to succeed term-limited Sen. Mike Cuffe

‘The Montana Plan’ would limit businesses from contributing to candidates, political parties and state ballot issues if passed, drawing opposition from the Kalispell Chamber of Commerce

Anthony A. Williams, 19, of Eureka, died on Oct. 13 at the scene in the parking lot of PJ’s Rentals on Seventh Avenue East North; two others were wounded

The former Green Beret and University of Montana president says he’d answer to voters, not parties, but polls show him trailing Republican Kurt Alme by 8 to 19 points.

The retired Air Force lieutenant colonel won the Democratic primary in June and has resisted calls to drop out in favor of independent Seth Bodnar. She says Montana’s underdog story mirrors her own.

A single-level Bigfork home near downtown; a Marion residence on just over an acre; and a Whitefish A-frame with a Finnish sauna

A pharmacist and farmer from Havre, whose party has disavowed his candidacy, says voters are ready for change

A first lawsuit, filed in January over Senate Bill 542, took issue with the process lawmakers went through to pass the bills. The second, filed earlier this week in Gallatin County District Court, claims SB 542 violates equal protection guarantees for taxpayers.

Republican Aaron Flint still leads in cash on hand and outside spending. In the Senate, joint fundraising committees put Kurt Alme on top, though independent Seth Bodnar’s campaign outraised Alme’s own.

Parkline Partners is seeking $13.9 million to connect 3rd Avenue West, demolish Herberger’s, improve Center Street and 5th Avenue West and extend utilities to the west side of the mall’s property

Trustees unanimously approve a three-and-a-half-year contract that includes a $30,000 retention incentive, days after unions voted no confidence in the HR director

Kaleb Anthony Hilliard, 21, faces four felony counts after a shooting outside PJ Rentals in Kalispell that left one dead and two wounded, charging documents say