Mike Mansfield, the long-serving U.S. Senate Majority Leader from Montana, who frequently frustrated hardline members of his Democratic party when reaching across the political aisle, would take keen interest in the ongoing 68th session of the Montana Legislature
A Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient who participated in the D-Day Invasion, Melcher in 2018 died peacefully sitting in his favorite chair overlooking Rattlesnake Creek in Missoula. He was 93.
The only silver lining to all of this balloon business is that Americans have been awakened to the serious security threat posed by China
As weed becomes more potent more teens are becoming dependent and dangerously ill, especially from dabbing, an increasingly popular method of inhaling concentrated THC
If only the trailblazing Kalispell legislator and journalist Emma Ingalls could see how far women have climbed in Helena
Reservations are highly recommended – even on a Wednesday evening in autumn when the celebrated singer-songwriter and her husband booked a table for two
Putting 'Christ' back in 'Christmas' doesn’t require abandoning shopping
It was forty-odd years ago that this county’s voters approved the first-ever comprehensive plan to guide growth and development in the Flathead Valley and its surrounding ecosystem
For me, John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address comes to mind – 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country'
An ethics test is just one component of the state’s efforts to educate, monitor and enforce ethical standards among Montana’s elected officials
Even as news deserts expand, individual community-targeted newspapers continue to be published in Kalispell, Whitefish, Columbia Falls and Bigfork
Much to the library director's chagrin, trustees are now scrutinizing another 2018 children’s book – the board’s fourth book challenge this year – titled, 'Why Children Matter,' by Idaho church pastor Douglas Wilson
Montana's withdrawal from the National Association of State Attorneys General was some move, considering that two years ago Austin Knudsen’s Republican predecessor was elected to lead the distinguished organization
To the Beacon’s many readers, I look forward to the day our paths cross
The rural Seeley-Swan Valley school has long struggled to make ends meet, but school board members and the county superintendent say a 2023 law requiring tuition payments was the final blow. It's one of at least nine small Montana districts to go non-operational since the law passed.
Commodity prices are up despite drought and the geopolitical climate contributing to the lowest U.S. wheat production since the 1970s. But Montana farmers say it’s not enough as input costs rise and tight margins persist.
As e-bikes explode in popularity, the mountain biking community continues to grapple with whether the new technology should be shunned or embraced