Ratliff selected for East-West Shrine Game

There are good athletes who succeed, and there are good athletes who succeed with respect and hard work.

Study looks at elk population in Lower Clark Fork

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has its Region 1 headquarters in Kalispell.

Gianforte appeals BLM decision on bison grazing

The Gianforte administration has appealed the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to grant a 10-year grazing permit to American Prairie, the Bozeman-based organization dedicated to preserving prairie land and restoring bison to Montana’s plains.

Wolf trapping opens in grizzly habitat areas

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is opening wolf trapping season in specific areas of occupied grizzly bear habitat in west, northwest and south central Montana due to reduced grizzly bear activity.

Former legislator Tschida considers PSC director job

Former legislator Brad Tschida confirmed Friday he is in discussions with the Montana Public Service Commission about taking a job as its next executive director.

Report: Just 16% of Montanans smoke, but tobacco leading cause of death, disease

More than 16 percent of Montanans smoke, and tobacco is the leading cause of death and disease in the state, the American Lung Association said this week in a news release encouraging people to quit.

Lawmakers should support Rural Montana Habitat Fund

In a few short weeks, Lawmakers will have a golden opportunity to invest in Montana’s land and people by establishing the Montana Legacy Trust. The Legacy Trust is a proposal that’s been vetted by a bipartisan coalition of hunters, landowners, and outfitters with the goal of bringing Montanans together as partners, rather than the usual push to drive us further apart.

GOP forms election integrity committee

During the upcoming legislative session, Montana lawmakers will launch a six-person select committee dedicated to discussing election integrity.

New superintendent discusses plans for Glacier Park in 2023

Ticketed entry and planned construction on the Going-to-the-Sun Road will again likely prove the biggest concerns for visitors going to Glacier National Park in 2023, according to Superintendent Dave Roemer.

FWP biologist: Feeding wildlife does more harm than good

With their big brown eyes with frosted eyelashes, snow on their face, steam vapor floating from their nostrils and snow up to their bellies, you want so desperately to help them.

Winter storm starts with snow, ends with record lows

Winter Storm Elliott brought on onslaught of snow followed by near record cold temperatures during the days leading up to Christmas. Snow started to accumulate late Monday night on the 19th and continued steadily all-day Tuesday.

Virgil Nelson

Virgil Nelson

Clifford Roy Warnken

Clifford Roy Warnken

Bigfork topples Plains teams on hard court

To be the best, they say, you have to beat the best.

Exempt wells undermining water rights and resources

It is time to end Montana’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” groundwater development policy.

Legals for December, 28 2022

Legals for December, 21 2022

Private Land and Public Wildlife Committee identifies goals

The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ Private Land and Public Wildlife (PLPW) Committee identified its top goals for the upcoming year in a meeting on Wednesday.

School gym alarm system works perfectly in smoke incident

At 4:07 p.m., Dec. 14, Plains Fire Department and the Plains Community Ambulance were dispatched to a fire in the new gymnasium at the Plains School.

Lake Co. seeks to end law enforcement agreement on Flathead Reservation

Public Law 280, a unique agreement that has shaped law enforcement in Lake County and on the Flathead Reservation for nearly 60 years, has reached “a breaking point,” according to county officials.