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Glacier National Park crews plowing Two Medicine Road
It’s that time of year again — Glacier National Park has started plowing the Two Medicine Road and will begin plow…
Cost to remove CFAC waste could be more than $1 billion, EPA estimates
Responding to calls to remove toxic waste from the former Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. plant, the Environmental Protection Agency said it estimates it would cos…
Columbia Falls outfitter testifies on impacts of climate change to business
Columbia Falls outfitter and guide Hilary Hutcheson testified before the U.S. Senate Budget Committee last week on the effects of climate change to the outdoor…
Glacier National Park's glaciers are falling to pieces, study finds
A study by the U.S. Geological Survey last fall found that 11 glaciers in Glacier National Park have broken into pieces, as climate change continues to warm th…
Flathead residents raise concerns about housing, mental health at listening session hosted by state lawmakers
Flathead Valley residents expressed frustration over property taxes, the lack of affordable housing and a broken mental health system during a listening sessio…
Energy Keepers hires communications director
Following a year of intense public scrutiny owing to last summer’s abnormally low water levels, the operators of the Séliš Ksanka QÍispé Dam on Flathead Lake h…
Whitefish Library’s writer series continues
The Winter Writers Series continues at Whitefish Community Library with two workshops.
FWP recommends grant funding for trail work in Northwest Montana
The projects include development and rehabilitation work on trails, construction of new trails and facilities and snowmobile and cross-country ski trail mainte…
Flathead County Library Board could decide future of young adult collection Thursday
The Flathead County Library Board of Trustees is poised to make a decision this week that could change the way young adult novels are shelved or labeled in the…
DOJ imposes $9.9M penalty for Montana man who targeted communities with robocalls
A federal court in Montana last week imposed a nearly $10 million penalty against a Libby man who sent thousands of harassing and malicious spoofed robocalls that targeted people and communities in several states s…
Flathead Lake level dispute boils in letters to federal hydroelectric regulators
A federal agency that oversees hydroelectric dams has been roped, again, into an ongoing dispute about water levels in Flathead Lake. The Federal Energy Regula…
Knudsen rewrites abortion initiative ballot statement
The group behind a proposed constitutional amendment to enshrine abortion access in the Montana Constitution filed an emergency petition with the state Supreme…
Wood industry closures mean ripple effects for workers, tax base, forest management
The pending closures of Missoula County’s two largest wood products employers, announced separately this month, will have effects beyond the local economy, limiting options for landowners and other mills throughout…
Analysis shows how much road funding counties could get if SB 442 veto overridden
With the question of whether to override Gov. Greg Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442 now in the hands of lawmakers, a report published this week by a Legisla…
Authorities seek attempted homicide charge for suspect in Kalispell disturbance
Kalispell Police officers took both the suspect, identified as Kane Youngquist, and victim into custody for questioning after responding to the 300 block of Se…