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In 1962, Chuck Jonkel of the Montana Fish & Game, using a .22 revolver, shot and killed a 500 lb male grizzly bear in self-defense.

Can you drive it in one day? Not likely.

The Columbia Falls Planning Board has voted against a proposed housing project on River Road along the Flathead River for a second time.

Developer James Barnett has reduced the number proposed housing units for the project to 343, down from 455 units in his original application.

The Flathead Valley is positioned for another banner year constructing new trail projects, expanding recreation access to the front country in communities throughout the region

The best family vacation spots that won't break the bank and will entertain the whole family.

With real traps, the researchers believe traps cause bears’ toes to fall off over a period of several painful months. While most of the bears could go on with normal lives, they face a lot of pain and could have challenges with digging or protecting themselves.

Flathead County Commissioners hosted the meeting to educate residents on the regional septage site’s proposed Lower Valley location

It was November of 1800 when North West Company fur agent David Thompson first heard about some potential trading partners west of the Continental Divide....

James Weikert’s exhibition, ‘Story of a Place: Two Weeks in the Great Bear Wilderness,’ will be on display at the Hockaday Museum of Art exhibition through Dec. 23.