Montana is suing Yellowstone National Park over a plan to increase the number of bison in and around the park and establish ...

There’s no shortage of sports talent in northwest Montana, and 2024 served as another reminder that our regional community of ...

Over a holiday meal I asked my extended family if they had any predictions for 2025. Always at the ready to make a charged statement, I waited for someone to respond: would they bring up bird flu or ...

Flathead High School alum, former Kalispell resident and retired NFL quarterback Brock Osweiler will be part of the ESPN ...

The Flathead County Board of Commissioners on New Year’s Eve rejected $4.5 million in state funds that would have included ...

In March, when Polson attorney John Mercer stepped up to fill an eight-month vacancy in Montana’s 20th Judicial District ...

They were D.C. newcomers elected by voters tired of Washington political scandals. Max Baucus was elected to Montana’s ...

As the region’s mountain ranges continue to accumulate snow with storms flowing in and out of northwest Montana, more ...

There’s an increasing possibility that grizzly bears may soon be removed from the endangered species list, maybe in 2025, though due to expected legal fights, I suspect “that soon” is unlikely. Not ...

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling ...

At the Beacon, whenever we look back at all the stories we covered over the previous year, we’re always surprised by what ...

Lawmakers are gearing up for the 69th session of the Montana Legislature, which will begin at the state capitol in Helena ...