The Montana Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to a proposed ballot initiative aimed at dark money in politics. A coalition of industry groups, like the Montana Chamber of Commerce and the Montana ...

Since 1906, Montana has been able to make laws two ways – through our elected representatives and through direct democracy (or the peoples’ vote – ballot issues). Initially, ballot issues were ...

One of my first homemade cheeses is called farmer’s cheese, queso blanco or paneer, depending on its cultural roots and how ...

Stargazing in Big Sky Country is how Daniel Baca first fell in love with space. “My brother used to tell these stories of ...

The Montana Supreme Court on March 31 ruled to keep abortion clinic restrictions blocked after the state appealed a lower ...

Vision Whitefish 2045, the city’s roadmap for complying with the Montana Land Use Planning Act (MLUPA), is nearing the finish line. On April 6, 2026, the Whitefish City Council is expected to formally ...

A low-pressure weather system moving into northwest Montana on Wednesday is expected to bring a warm and wet spring storm, ...

The talk of the town, the bar banter and conversations on the lift center around one question this season: “where is the snow?” While this year on Big Mountain is certainly different, I cannot help ...

Mid-morning light made soft by wildfire smoke filters through the pine boughs in the Whitefish Range. Leif Haugen, Northwest ...

Most homes have dog rules. For some, in the proper climate, the rules mean dogs live outdoors. In others, with proper early training, they are allowed inside, but must stay off the sofa. In other ...

Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a new bill into law, nearly a year after the last legislative session ended. The Speaker of ...

At over 3,000 towns and cities across the nation, a reported 8 million Americans took to the streets last weekend to exercise their First Amendment rights. There was a large political assembly in ...