‘It’s Three Steps from the Field to Our Plate’
At Two Sisters Cafe, Susan and Beth Higgins are serving up Blackfeet-raised bison, with a side of education, for the unversed tourists and seasoned travelers alike
By Jules Lingenfelter
Newsletter
The Daily Roundup: Healthy SNAP Waiver Implementation Pushed to Nov. 1
The upcoming changes to the food assistance program could touch retailers and will affect the types of foods people on SNAP can purchase
By Mariah ThomasThe Latest
MONTANA'S BRAND OF BANKING
Flathead Living
More Dirt to Play On: Flathead Area Mountain Bikers Blaze New Trails
The nonprofit organization is making headway on two new trail systems in the Whitefish Range and Crane Mountain in Bigfork
By Zoë Buhrmaster
A New Age of Montana Politics
The Flathead has six members of Generation Z running for office this fall — the highest number anywhere in the state. Their experiences running for office, serving as leaders, and the issues they’re focused on, help illustrate how the next generation could shape Montana’s future
By Mariah Thomas
The Finest of Fall
Glacier Park’s classic Dawson-Pitamakan Loop encapsulates the best elements of autumn
By Hunter D'AntuonoNEWS & FEATURES
Days of Piikani Honor Blackfoot Relationship to Land
Blackfeet Community College’s annual event seeks to rebuild cultural knowledge, covering topics from treaty law to traditional dollmaking
Floor Space: What You Can Buy for About $800,000
Flathead County Attorney Travis Ahner is Sole Applicant for District Court Seat
Columbia Falls Therapist Pleads Not Guilty to Child Sex Abuse, Drug Charges
FVCC Board Delays Approval of New President’s Contract for Attorney Review
2026 Great Northwest Oktoberfest Kicks Off with Locals Night
OUTDOORS
Landowner Kills Collared Grizzly Bear in Close Encounter Near Trego
A radio-collared male grizzly had tried to access attractants in an outbuilding before the Oct. 1 shooting; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating
Blacktail Climb Returns Saturday After Seven-Year Hiatus
Pursuit Resubmits Columbia Mountain Tram Proposal
Training Time
A History Runs Through It: Zinke Public Lands Bill Follows Long Trail
Elk-Kootenai Study Board Postpones Draft Report on Transboundary Coal Pollution
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Bring Glacier Home: Vintage-Inspired Prints Make Perfect Gifts
Local artists create curated collection of iconic park posters that celebrate the beauty and spirit of Glacier National Park
NEWSLETTERS
SPORTS
Whitefish Volleyball Program to Commemorate Nearly Half-Century Legacy
The historic program will celebrate its legacy, which includes six state titles, with a reunion open to former players, coaches, managers and fans at the Bulldogs’ game against Ronan on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Glacier High School Flag Football to Represent Montana on National Stage
2026 Flathead Valley Fall Sports Preview
How Two Kalispell Women in Their 50s Became Record-setting Powerlifters
Glacier Park College Showcase Returns for Third Year in Columbia Falls
Ryggs Johnston, Jonny Cielak Win 18th Flathead Beacon Pro-Scratch Invitational
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Whitefish Native Selected as Finalist in Nationwide Songwriter Festival Contest
Tim Torgerson will perform alongside nine other finalists as part of the Whitefish Songwriter Festival’s first-ever “It’s All About the Song” Songwriting Contest on Sept. 18 at the O’Shaughnessy Center
Wachholz Center Announces Fall Lineup of Free and Discounted Community Events
Curried Sweet Potato and Mango
Fresh Pear and Plum Cake
Marinated Dried Tomatoes
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
OPINION
Reject Pursuit’s Tram Proposal Again
I hope the Forest Service and Pursuit hear loud and clear from the public
A Judge’s Job is to Follow the Law, Not a Party
Partisan judges are not good for any Montana citizen who wants their rights upheld and a fair day in court
Derek Peachey Will Show Up, Listen and Do the Work
He will bring a practical, community-focused approach to representing House District 3.
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Federal Memo Would Exempt Accidental Killings from Endangered Species Act
A former grizzly recovery coordinator says the internal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service directive would mean “a whole lot of dead and injured grizzly bears”
State and Federal Officials Tour CFAC Superfund Site as Residential Development Gets Underway
Gov. Greg Gianforte and U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin toured the superfund site on Thursday as Ruis Construction vehicles continued early work on the 421-unit residential development, Teakettle Heights
Salmon Prairie School Closure Reflects Growing Strain on Small Montana Districts
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.
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Recent Podcasts
Project 7
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
