The lawsuit highlights two cases in which the DOR used comparable sales data from outside a designated 12-month valuation period for 2025 to determine property assessments, which resulted in heightened valuations and tax bills
By Mariah Thomas
Kalispell-based Nelcon Inc. was awarded the $9.4 million construction contract for the project, which is expected to begin this spring and see substantial completion by the end of September 2027
By Lauren Frick
As homeowners, builders and architects embrace Northwest Montana’s natural contours — ridge lines, dense alpine forests, crystalline lakes, and the ever-changing theater of weather rolling in from the Continental Divide — the region is experiencing a design renaissance
By Colton Martini
Bob Mislivec has played the accordion since he was 10, carrying on a cultural tradition and finding serendipitous connections. Over the last couple decades, he’s become a staple of the North Fork and Badrock Canyon music community.
By Zoë Buhrmaster
Behind lawmakers’ efforts to curb drunk driving in a state with the highest rates in the nation is a nonprofit that started with a simple solution: handing out coffee cards to those who choose not to drive home drunk. The impact has been wider than the Montana Bar Fairies’ founders imagined.
By Mariah ThomasFollowing an environmental assessment, state officials are poised to approve a project that includes the construction of six new wells to eliminate “forever chemicals” detected in municipal wells that exceed national water quality standards. DEQ is accepting public comment on the assessment until Feb. 8.
The Flathead Lakers, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes sued the EPA for adopting "arbitrary" and "reactive" standards for nutrient pollution, alleging it violated the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act
How a simple ticket can change everything
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Local artists create curated collection of iconic park posters that celebrate the beauty and spirit of Glacier National Park
Ty Bothwell, who had a standout 2025 season with the Range Riders, becomes the ninth player in organization history to sign an affiliated contract
The local craft distillery has doubled its staff and has grown to distribute vodka, gin, agave and whiskey across the state and in northern Colorado while curating specialty cocktails at its tasting room in downtown Whitefish over the last 10 years
APR's model romanticizes a pre-settlement prairie at the expense of those who have managed these lands responsibly for over a century
It’s time to send leaders to Helena that prioritize locals over state budgets
Renewing the Great American Outdoors Act is not a partisan issue, it is a common-sense investment
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Launching in 1976 with a 24-hour Rape Crisis Line, the Abbie Shelter has evolved into a six-bed facility, providing resources and court advocacy for domestic violence survivors while educating the community
The Flathead Lakers, Upper Missouri Waterkeeper and Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes sued the EPA for adopting "arbitrary" and "reactive" standards for nutrient pollution, alleging it violated the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act
Seth Bodnar said that he would be considering "a new way to serve our state and nation." The leadership transition for the university will begin immediately.
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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
