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Senate confirms Steve Pearce to lead the BLM in a party-line vote

The U.S. Senate narrowly voted to approve Steve Pearce’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Land Management. Pearce,…

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Construction on the Bigfork branch of Flathead County Libraries wraps up

Flathead County Library staff stepped foot inside the newly finished Bigfork branch for the first time last week, marveling at the transformation the space has…

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Canadian environmentalists question plan to sell coal mines above Lake Koocanusa

A pair of Canadian environmental organizations have asked Canadian regulators to consider several issues that could throw a wrench in a major coal mine sale no…

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Abortion rights group says it has signatures to qualify initiative for ballot

Despite legal delays and a persistent opposition movement, organizers of an initiative to enshrine a right to abortion in the Montana Constitution say they hav…

Updated 1 year, 10 months ago
Son of immigrant calls for acceptance of those looking for a better life

Around the time of World War I, Ken Yachechak’s father immigrated from Russia to America — undocumented. His mom was born in West Virginia after her family cam…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Inter Lake named Montana's best daily newspaper

The Daily Inter Lake was named the best daily newspaper in the state Saturday at the Montana Newspaper Association's 139th annual convention and awards banquet…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Bottoms Up: UM course teaches students beer brewing

The students, all enrolled in the UM’s Brewing Science program, had already spent hours in the classroom learning about the nitty gritty of beer making and on …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
State Republicans drawing up immigration policy ahead of 2025 legislative session

Montana Republicans say they will push legislation next year to police immigrants in the country illegally, following in the footsteps of GOP-led states like T…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Full length of Glacier's Sun Road opens for summer

The full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opened Saturday morning for the summer season.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Organization raises funds to assist veteran with home upgrades

The nonprofit is holding a 4 Miles to Freedom fun run on July 6 at Happy’s Inn west of Kalispell. All the proceeds go toward the Childs family.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Residents still skeptical of CFAC cleanup after tour

Busloads of people toured the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site on June 12 as the company and government officials explained how a slurry wall contain…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Lake County petitions White House to remedy Flathead Lake's water woes

Lake County commissioners sent a letter to President Joe Biden June 6, asking him to intercede “on behalf of two counties and affected U.S. citizens visiting t…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
Bio Station awarded $9.5 Million for ocean climate change science

FLATHEAD LAKE – A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station expands the impact of the station’s renowned experti…

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
The Farm Table makes up made-from-scratch meals

The Farm Table, which offers made-from-scratch meals, uses as many local and organic ingredients as possible.

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
State seeks to appeal decision on voting laws to Supreme Court

The State of Montana wants the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of the Montana Supreme Court’s March decision striking down four voting laws passed by the …

Updated 1 year, 11 months ago
St. Mary Canal failure stirs agriculture, ecological concerns

The catastrophic failure of two siphons on the St. Mary Canal near Babb could create a ripple effect on Montana's agriculture industry this summer, officials w…