Gov. Steve Bullock announced he was extending directives on closures of schools, bars and restaurants until at least April 10 during a press conference on Tuesday.
Local banks and credit unions are taking measures to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak, while the economic climate is causing business to increase in areas such as mortgage refinancing.
Border communities like Eureka are preparing for the economic consequences of the United States and Canadian governments closing the U.S.-Canada border to recreational travel.
Since the inauguration of President Trump in 2017, a group of Flathead Valley residents has gathered every Tuesday next to Depot Park to protest the president and bring attention to traditionally liberal causes.
On a busy day at the Flathead County Landfill last July, long lines of private vehicles and commercial trucks were forming as people tried to enter the landfill along U.S. 93 between Kalispell and Whitefish.
Raph Graybill was ruled fully eligible to run for the Democratic nomination for Montana attorney general on Friday, after a complaint filed in early February questioned whether Graybill met the qualifications to run for the office.
The latest crop of local candidates filing for political office has set up a Democratic primary battle in one district and guaranteed a general-election contest in two other districts.
The Flathead County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously voted to grant a major land-use permit for guest cabins at a Lake Five vacation rental retreat, but Commissioner Phil Mitchell warned they would “be watching over [the project] like a hawk.
Republican candidates for Montana Secretary of State made their case in front of a cordial audience during a forum at Kalispell’s Red Lion Inn Thursday evening.
Montana Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Fox introduced his plan for a “safer Montana” and brought out former Montana Gov. Marc Racicot during a campaign stop in Kalispell on Thursday.
