The music starts on Friday at the free 21+ pre-party at Glacier Park VFW followed by the all-ages festival on Saturday at the Kalispell Eagles

This week's petition for an independent review panel comes as Indigenous leaders from Montana, Idaho and B.C. close ranks to resist a coal mine expansion proposal in the transboundary Elk-Kootenai river watershed until the decades-old pollution problem is resolved

The quarterly reports to the Federal Election Commission span the period from Jan. 1 to March 31. After a month of shakeups to the state’s federal races, the reports offer a first glimpse at where candidates may stand in the newly shaped primaries for the western congressional district and U.S. Senate.

The high school seniors won the Congressional App Challenge for their app, ‘Sspomo,’ which provides a centralized hub for mental health resources

Commissioners last year chose not to ratify the appointment of conservation district supervisor Michale Kopitzke, leaving his position vacant in what attorneys say is a violation of state law

Kalispell Senior Apartments, Two Mile Vista Apartments and Westwind Village Apartments would receive significant renovation while retaining their status as low-income rentals

Teachers organized a public comment period at a recent board meeting to share how last year’s cuts impacted their department. Administrators warn more cuts could come down the pike should an elementary district levy on the ballot this spring fail to pass.

Officials said the West Truman Project near Lakeside will use emergency logging and thinning to reduce wildfire risk and protect the community. The decision authorizes 2,823 acres of treatment and 5.6 miles of temporary roads.

Ostrom Price’s new memoir, “Reporter in a Small Town,” captures her experience covering the news as a radio reporter in the Flathead Valley in the ‘90s and early aughts.

Stephanie Hill, one of the school’s French instructors, said the award from the American Association of French Teachers reflects Glacier's entire foreign language department

The project, a collaboration between the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes and the city of Polson, will improve the site’s dynamic equilibrium beach. The beach absorbs the energy from waves using layers of gravel.

Instead, councilors agreed to move forward with city staff’s short-term rental policy framework, which would take a slower, more incremental approach to adjusting the city’s current structure

Despite a stop work order on the project as details surrounding the dock’s length proceeds in court, commissioners approved the extension for the lakeshore permit that was set to expire at the end of the month

The proposal from the Coalition of Advocates for Montana’s Public Schools is the first official pitch the commission has seen to alter the funding formula, though there’s been widespread consensus it needs to be changed.

The newly conserved property includes 12 miles of existing forest roads and trails, including the ridgetop trail connecting Herron Park to Blacktail Mountain