In wide-open Montana, long drives on the highway are a way of life and, often, a source of danger. The state is ranked fifth for the number of fatal accidents per resident, with 90% of those fatalities happening on road...

Over the past 40 years, Montana’s property tax burden quietly shifted from natural resource extraction and industries to homeowners. From 2003 to 2023 alone, residential property as a percentage of the total taxab...

POLSON — James Phillip Lawrence of Polson pleaded not guilty to felony charges of deliberate homicide and tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in the death of Edwin “Ed” Loder of Ronan. Lawrence was arraigned in Lake County District Court on Wednesday, Sept. 18.  ...

 LAKE COUNTY — In early July, a transformation takes place on the eastern shorelines of Flathead Lake. As the Mission Mountains loom in the background, endless groves of trees begin to display little red frui...