Flathead Beacon

At $273 million and counting, Montana’s just-ended 2024 U.S. Senate race is the state’s most expensive political race ever, and likely its last big-dollar federal election for the foreseeable future. Federal election data shows that when once competitive “purple states” swing definitively to one political party, election investment by national party committees and political action […]

It’s my passion to help families navigate the landscape of education in Montana with confidence and freedom

Source: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Montanans did NOT willingly send 11 more Democrats to the Montana Legislature this year — they were FORCED to.

Awarded to Flathead Electric Cooperative, Montana West Economic Development and the Flathead National Forest, the money will fund fuel-reduction projects in the wildland urban interface and help landowners build fuel breaks to protect their property

Kalispell Republican and former Speaker of the Montana House Matt Regier will serve as Senate president. Reps. Braxton Mitchell and Amy Regier will be House majority whips.

With big game check stations reporting more deer and elk harvested in northwest Montana compared to last year, wildlife officials say the upcoming “rut” could further improve hunters’ chances in the field

Editor’s Note: This story is part of The Rural College Project, an ongoing series about efforts to expand access to higher education for Indigenous and rural students in Montana. This series was produced with support from the Education Writers Association Reporting Fellowship program. Brad Hall calls Blackfeet Community College (BCC) the “intellectual and cultural heart […]

The millionaires, billionaires, and tech giants now run our government in Washington, D.C. and Montana

I think I’ll chunk up the first bird I hit a little too hard for some orange chicken