Randy Brodehl

Thirty-seven counties have locked-in their plans to collect less in property taxes than the state has requested, according to Montana Association of Counties director Eric Bryson.

Montana officials are asking the federal government to release more water out of Hungry Horse Reservoir into Flathead Lake as flow levels reach historic lows.

A Kalispell teenager has been accused of beating to death a 60-year-old homeless man. Officials say this wasn’t an isolated incident and there’s been an increase in violent attacks recently. Unsheltered locals and homeless advocates said those attacks started after Flathead County’s three Republican commissioners wrote a public letter in January calling for the closure of local shelters.

Flathead County commissioners have penned an open letter asking city councils in the area to reject the empowerment of "the homeless lifestyle," and to deny permits to build or expand homeless shelters. Advocates for homeless people are pushing back.

Montana Governor-elect Greg Gianforte on Nov. 16 announced a joint transition advisory team to identify and review candidates to serve as the next directors for the state Department of Commerce and the Department of Labor and Industry.

As of Friday, 45 of Montana’s 56 counties have filed plans to hold all-mail elections this November after Gov. Steve Bullock issued a directive in August…

Federal officials are proposing 100,000 acres of conservation easements in Northwest Montana to maintain public access on recently sold private timber…

A nondenominational Christian congregation in the Flathead Valley is holding in-person services that public health officials say violate Gov. Steve…

Flathead County is canceling its decade old shuttle service in Glacier National Park. County officials say the Park isn’t keeping up its end of the deal…

The "Capitol Talk" crew discusses what did and didn't make it through the legislative session, with a focus on infrastructure and the state budget. On the…