During a work session on Monday, city councilors discussed potential improvements to its grant process for housing initiatives using the levied dollars, while also floating around the idea of increasing the resort tax to bring in more funds to address the city's housing challenges.
By Lauren Frick
The project proposes treatment in roadless areas, recommended wilderness and along a Wild and Scenic-designated segment of the Middle Fork of the Flathead River. Proponents say it is needed to reduce the risk of wildland fire and restore forest health.
By Tristan Scott
Lepe worked with Kalispell restaurant owner Ruby Valera to blend traditional Spanish fare with Montana’s rustic regional flair for a dining experience that is both upscale and accessible
By Pete Avery
For the first time in five years, visitors can access all of Glacier National Park’s entrances without a vehicle reservation. But visitors will still have to navigate changes in 2026, including Logan Pass parking restrictions, a new reservation-only shuttle system, and construction-related closures. Here’s what to know.
By Tristan Scott
“Trail Creek: A North Fork Saga” documents the lives and philosophies of two homesteaders on the outskirts of Glacier National Park just south of the U.S.-Canada border through the lens of a wildlife biologist
By Maggie DresserThe 28-year-old Helena man was pronounced dead after he was struck by a pickup truck on U.S. Highway 2 early Saturday morning
A lawsuit challenging the West Reservoir Project accuses the federal agency of invoking emergency procedures instead of examining impacts of logging roads in grizzly bear and bull trout habitat
The July 10th Flathead River Fest at Marantette Park celebrates the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Flathead Wild and Scenic River
Annual event offers season preview, waived ticket fees, and outdoor performance by nine-piece funk band
Piton Wealth Advisors started leaning into the overlap between their work and engineering a couple of years ago
As more kids grow up playing lacrosse in the Flathead Valley, the Northwest Avalanche Lacrosse’s boys and girls senior classes have cultivated a legacy of success
The stories behind some of our favorite images of the park
And here we are again, about to send another new Montana senator into a far slimier swamp of Washington
Why preserving Grouse Mountain Lodge matters to Whitefish
In a representative democracy it is not the purest party that wins elections
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Without a purchase agreement, the FERC-licensed hydroelectric facility would undergo a years-long decommissioning process. Meanwhile, residents of the unincorporated community grapple with a potentially transformative change.
Hotel occupancy and Glacier visitation are up, but travelers are being more selective, taking fewer trips and choosing road travel over flying
The contamination, found in the school’s library and in a school-owned property, has resulted in a need for remediation before students can return. The school’s roughly one dozen students completed their year in Eureka.
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A six-part series on notorious Flathead Valley militia leader David Burgert, who vanished into the wilderness after a shootout with sheriff's deputies in 2011
