Every spring, new gear hits your neighborhood fly shop. It’s a good idea to ask questions to avoid doing something stupid once you’re on the water. Case in point: I visited a favorite tailwater ...

Montana officials said they are moving forward with plans to allow Medicaid to pay doulas, reversing a previous statement ...

Flathead County commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution issuing the first round of bonds for the $105 million public ...

Have you ever heard a politician say, “I don’t fall in line with party bosses.” Or someone says a politician “represents her constituents and not the party bosses.” What about when you hear this, “he ...

Heat Wipes Out Western Snowpack, Raising Fears of Drought, Wildfire.” The record mild winter, the story begins, brings higher risks of summer forest fires and water shortages. And whatever ...

After three years of contentious conversations, countless pages of public comment and division among local advocacy groups, ...

With the aim of improving wildfire safety on Big Mountain, the Flathead National Forest has approved a plan to thin trees and ...

Friday, April 3 12:57 p.m. A red angus heifer and a bull were parked in an intersection on Highway 35. 5:05 p.m. A dark gray “bigger” dog with a pink collar was harassing the chickens. Saturday, April ...

Montana used to be a place that welcomed respectful debate of issues, and we worked together to find sensible solutions that considered as many views as possible. Not anymore. At least not if the ...

Margaret Evans, the practice manager at Whitefish Animal Hospital since 2007, hasn’t put out a hiring ad in nearly 20 years, ...

Metal music fans moshed en masse at Kalispell Eagles 234 over the weekend for the Rocky Mountain Riff Fest. From 4:20 p.m. on ...

I concur with and commend Mike Jopek’s April 15 Flathead Beacon column decrying the legislature’s assault on local planning. Senate Bill 243 is a clumsy and ineffective pretense to make housing more ...