Flathead Beacon

A multi-year infrastructure improvement project in the Swiftcurrent Valley will restrict personal vehicles in Glacier National Park’s popular Many Glacier area, prompting park officials to devise a temporary, limited shuttle service to accommodate visitors flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/17/gla…

Bill To Make Montana Judicial Elections Partisan Gets First Hearing #mtpol flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/16/mon…

Prompted by the former Outlaw Inn’s disrepair, the Kalispell City Council will vote next week on amending municipal code to give the city more enforcement authority in attempting to gain compliance from the owners. flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/16/kal…

[2pm 1/14/25] Update on how cold the Northern Rockies could get this weekend: The flow pattern, NBM and models have trended colder. High confidence for subzero temps in western Montana. Wind chills could range -10 to -40 F Fri-Sat. idwx mtwx

An arctic front is expected to hit Kalispell by noon on Friday, bringing gusty east winds. A stronger push of arctic air is forecast Sunday afternoon through Monday morning, with low temperatures in Kalispell expected to hover around zero. flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/15/tem…

Pointing to an 18-month community engagement process and a “responsiveness summary” spanning hundreds of pages, federal officials insist they chose the most protective option before finalizing a cleanup plan for a contaminated site near the Flathead River flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/16/cfa…

A proposed wastewater treatment plant is generating both controversy and support as the state DEQ seeks public comment on a permit to allow a local sewer district to discharge treated wastewater at a site two miles north of Flathead Lake. flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/14/as-…

Pursuit, the travel, lodging and hospitality company, continues expanding its inventory of properties in and around Glacier National Park with the purchase of the historic Apgar Village business on the shore of Lake McDonald. flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/06/gla…

The Montana Department of Corrections filed a lawsuit against Flathead County after the Board of Adjustment denied a conditional use permit for a prerelease center in Evergreen, arguing an abuse of discretion. flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/11/mon…

In a highly anticipated move that generated immediate backlash against the Biden administration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommended establishing one distinct population segment encompassing grizzly bear habitat in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. flatheadbeacon.com/2025/01/08/fed…

The Flathead Conservation District is headed to federal court next month to defend its position that a California couple who built a home on private property along the banks of McDonald Creek in Glacier National Park did so illegally and without a permit. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/20/fed…

Wildlife officials in October confirmed chronic wasting disease in a symptomatic buck at the Flathead County Landfill. Since then, FWP has removed and tested additional deer at the landfill and documented nine additional positive samples. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/17/fol…

Dozens of residents on Tuesday urged the Flathead County Board of Commissioners to accept $4.5 million in state funds through a homebuyer assistance program developed by the Montana Legislature to make workforce housing more attainable across the state. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/18/res…

With support from the wood products industry and conservation interests, the Montana Land Board's 3-1 vote ensures working forests between Kalispell and Libby will remain in timber production while allowing public access in perpetuity. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/16/lan…

The closure of mental health crisis centers in the Flathead has created a backlog of criminal cases involving mentally ill defendants, overwhelming the courts and leading to a growing waitlist for evaluations and treatment at the Montana State Hospital. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/13/men…

DEQ is seeking public comment before approving a groundwater discharge permit and an environmental assessment of the first phase of a $26-30 million upgrade project for wastewater treatment in the Lakeside Water and Sewer District. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/10/deq…

Blacktail Mountain Ski Area in Lakeside will commence its season on Dec. 13 with the annual Wake Up Old Man Winter Party, opening a full month earlier than last winter. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/09/bla…

The Libby Dam at 50: Before Lake Koocanusa could be filled up behind the dam, the Army Corps had to build three new schools; expand Libby’s airport; relocate 52 miles of highway; move 59 miles of railroad; and resettle the entire town of Rexford flatheadbeacon.com/2024/12/10/the…

A storm is expected to bring more than a foot of snow to high elevations through Friday while snowmaking crews continue blowing snow on Big Mountain. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/11/19/whi…

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Nov. 12 is set to consider a crowded agenda of proposed fishing and hunting regulations for the upcoming year. flatheadbeacon.com/2024/11/11/fis…