Public health officials remind Montanans that rabies remains a threat

State and local public health officials are reminding Montanans to be aware of the risk for exposure to rabies as summer approaches.

Four-day journey focuses on unresolved hit-and-run deaths

“Mika Matters,” “Justice for Mena,” “Missing and Murdered Indigenous People,” and “Justice 4 Aiden” signs waved above a group walking from Polson Super 1 to the Lake County Courthouse lawn Friday afternoon – the last stop on a four-day journey that began in Arlee.

New fentanyl law requires minimum sentences

Gov. Greg Gianforte this month signed into law new penalties for convicted fentanyl dealers, an effort spearheaded by Rep. Courtenay Sprunger, R-Kalispell.

What to know about summer swimmer's itch

Here in Montana, itchy skin has always been an unavoidable consequence when enjoying the great outdoors. From peeling sunburns to mosquito bites, many of the inflamed epidermal threats we experience are widely known and well understood by local residents and out-of-state visitors alike.

Outdoor roundup

Outdoor roundup

Montanans pay their respects at The Wall That Heals

John Vollertsen came to Kalispell with two names in mind.

Legals for June, 28 2023

Legals for June, 21 2023

Soup of the day: New restaurant opens in old Superior Schoolhouse

For being open less than a one month now, River Side Soups and Sandz

Trail runners take on grueling course at St. Regis

The 2023 Trail Rail Run along the Route of the Olympian from Mullan, Idaho to St. Regis took place on June 17.

Elk foundation needs help with wire-pull

The upcoming wire pulling event on the Montana/Idaho border is the largest event in the nation for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Now in its fourth year, Wayne Brood is looking for help.

COLUMN: Connection to nature

I miss camping. And as the word “miss” implies, it has been a long time since I headed into the great outdoors to “rough” it, escape humanity, be one with nature.

Rodeo tough: Hot Springs' McAllister sets sights on rodeo career

It usually is, according to Hot Springs area resident and recent high school graduate Jack McAllister, an “adrenaline rush.”

101 flags retired at Legion Post 52 ceremony

Veterans from Sanders County assembled under the threat of rain on Flag Day to honor America’s symbol of freedom.

Rodeo events benefit local cancer patient

The Sanders County Fairgrounds were alive with activity this past Saturday for the ranch rodeo and fun play day events.

Kaltschmidt reelected chair of Montana GOP

Don “K” Kaltschmidt, a Flathead Valley automobile dealer and known Republican voice, was reelected last weekend to a third term as chair of the Montana GOP.

How to claim your Montana tax rebates

Montana’s Republican-controlled Legislature directed hundreds of millions of dollars from the state’s budget surplus — $899 million in total — toward income and property tax rebates during its 2023 session.

Montana Republicans expanded access to affordable health care

The United States’s health care system is a mess of complex regulations and layers of bureaucracy. It’s also expensive. But Republicans in the Montana Legislature have made great strides in recent years to address what problems we can at the state level.

Steele steps down as Flathead Forest supervisor

Kurt Steele is leaving his position as supervisor of the Flathead National Forest for a post at the federal agency’s regional office in Missoula, U.S. Forest Service officials confirmed Monday.

Divisive rhetoric drives Montanans apart

Newspapers recently ran a column written by right-wing Montana politician, Sen. Greg Hertz, R-Polson, hitting the standard left/right divisive talking points about “woke” politics and tying any Montanan further left than Rep. Matt Rosendale to liberal philosophies