Unique property raffle looks to benefit Tobacco Valley Animal Shelter

A novel fundraiser, likely the first of its kind, was launched earlier this month, wherein a dream property in Montana could make an animal shelter’s dreams come true.

Flathead County Library moving forward with Kalispell branch project

Flathead County Library trustees inched closer to the construction of a new Kalispell branch on Thursday, signing a letter of intent for property near a downtown mall.

Columbia Heights couple files $36.7 million suit against state, federal environmental agencies

Lucas and Leslie Sterling of Columbia Heights are suing the Montana Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for $36.7 million, claiming both agencies failed to inform them that their home off Berne Road was located on a contaminated state Superfund site.

State puts plot of land in North Kalispell up for lease

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation is putting a 25-acre tract of State Trust Land up for lease in North Kalispell.

State lawmakers’ efforts to remove federal land protections met with resistance

Legislation in support of efforts to roll back federal land protections met strong opposition during initial hearings in Helena this week.

Letters to the editor for March 27

Letters for March 27.

Blackfeet, Salish rapper’s new album celebrates culture, identity

Salish and Blackfeet hip-hop artist Shadow Devereaux (known on stage as Foreshadow) said that while his new album has been in the making “for forever,” it wouldn’t have been possible without support from a new grant available in Montana.

Bill that would sell isolated state land to neighboring landowners nears Gianforte’s desk

On a tailwind of Republican support, the Montana Legislature has advanced a bill that would facilitate the sale of isolated sections of state trust land.

Return the favor by backing the Kalispell high school levy

I am of the belief that school levies and school taxes are my way to pay for the education that I received and not specifically paying for my children’s education. This is why it is important to continue funding schools even if you no longer or don’t have children that attend the school. You are paying into a system that you benefited from.

Hecla forges ahead with Lincoln County mine

A proposed mine beneath the Cabinet Mountains Wilderness that has been a beacon of hope for mining proponents and a source of concern for environmental groups could get a green light from federal officials early this year, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Such approval would clear the way for exploration work to determine how much copper and silver is beneath the surface and if it’s economically viable to open a full-scale mine in the far corner of northwest Montana.

Kalispell City Council to discuss creating city code enforcement program

Kalispell City Council on Monday will consider hiring code enforcement personnel to oversee several areas of municipal code.

Caught in the middle, this US oddity at the border is grappling with Trump's trade war with Canada

Point Roberts, Washington, is the rare U.S. exclave so dependent on Canada's goodwill that the strain of Trump's tariff war is inescapable — in the grocery store, at the pub and for the majority of residents who never voted for the president.

A tax policy solution to save Montana ranch land

Should ranches that have been taken out of production continue to be taxed as agricultural property?

Legals for March, 23 2025

Appeal filed in Glacier Park home case

The Flathead Conservation District and Friends of Montana Rivers and Streams have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a home built on private land along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park.

Navy veteran selected as Columbia Falls' next city manager

Columbia Falls has a new city manager. City Council recently selected retired Capt. Eric Hanks, a distinguished Navy veteran, to lead the city.

Legals for March, 21 2025

Proposal to rejigger marijuana tax revenue advances

Senate Bill 307 would strip allocations for wildlife habitat, trails and parks and put that money toward substance use disorder treatment and law enforcement.

Jury finds Greenpeace at fault for protest damages, awards pipeline developer hundreds of millions

A Morton County, North Dakota jury on Wednesday ordered Greenpeace to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline, finding that the environmental group incited illegal behavior by anti-pipeline protesters and defamed the company.

Protesters in Kalispell hold town hall with mannequins in place of congressmen

Protesters lobbed questions at mannequins representing Montana’s Congressional delegation outside Congressman Ryan Zinke’s Kalispell office on Tuesday evening.