Proposed by Sen. Bob Phalen, R-Lindsay, the bill is similar to a law in Louisiana under litigation in federal court

Since launching in 2005, the BNSF Avalanche Safety Program has helped significantly reduce train derailments caused by avalanches in John F. Stevens Canyon along the transportation corridor adjacent to the Middle Fork of the Flathead River

A stunning single-level home in Kalispell; new construction on the outskirts of Columbia Falls; and an updated residence in a prime Whitefish location

Educators from across Montana weigh in with personal stories in support of a new bill targeting the state’s teacher shortage

Phase two of the city’s Main Street Safety Action Plan affords community members an opportunity to comment on the proposed street revamps before they are finalized by engineers in the third phase

Educators at St. Matthew's Catholic School say demand for Catholic education in the Flathead Valley has grown precipitously in the post-pandemic years. Now, the Flathead Valley’s only Catholic school is also its fastest growing. 

The storm is expected to enter the Flathead Valley on Friday with rising temperatures and mixed precipitation followed by an Arctic airmass on Sunday

The legislation, sponsored by Sen. John Fuller, R-Kalispell, passed its first committee on a 6-3 party-line vote

Agencies and nonprofits across northwest Montana said key programs — from revolving agricultural loans to road repair projects — faced an unclear fate under the short-lived federal funding freeze that was set to take effect yesterday

Kalispell Public Works recommended two new well sites to replace two city water sources that were found last year to contain "forever chemicals" known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)

Douglas Darren Malatare was sentenced after a federal jury convicted him of fentanyl distribution that caused the death of a 49-year-old man on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation

One bill would allow the Montana Missing Indigenous Task Force to raise money, another would ask OPI to create curriculum to prevent human trafficking

Industry leaders are working to expand access to childcare and brainstorm ways to accommodate the workforce in Flathead County; plus, Market Metrics and Financial Corner

The open house will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 4 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Smith Valley School

The Montana State Senate, in a rare move, will investigate one of its own for a government contract already deemed “fraud” and “abuse”