The North Fork of the Flathead River may be permanently off limits to gold and coal mining because of multimillion-dollar contributions by two private conservation groups.

KALISPELL - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will travel into the remote North Fork Flathead River Valley on Tuesday, a watershed long threatened by mining proposals from the Canadian north.

KALISPELL (AP) -- The Flathead County Commission has unanimously approved new zoning restrictions for the North Fork Flathead River Valley, but some area residents say the plan stops short of what ...

MISSOULA — A measure to protect the North Fork of the Flathead River from energy development won rare bipartisan committee support Tuesday and now heads for the full Senate.

The South Fork San Gabriel River crested at 30.9 feet, far exceeding its 9-foot flood stage. Lake Travis rose 5 feet since Friday, with an additional 1 foot in one hour.

The North Fork Road will have a bit of a split personality this summer. The lower section from Glacier Rim to the Camas Road saw a magnesium chloride treatment last week, but the section from Camas to ...

Brown trout can harm native trout species, such as bull trout and westslope cutthroat, by outcompeting them for resources and ...

Jul. 15—State officials have confirmed the presence of nonnative brown trout in the Flathead River system. An angler reportedly caught a singular brown trout upstream of Pessentine Fishing ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is urging the public to exercise caution due to increased water flows on the North Fork ...

A mass shooting in River North Wednesday night ripped off a scab on Chicago’s violence that was just beginning to form.

The Flathead County Planning and Zoning Department will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. July 9 on the county zoning designations for the former “doughnut” around the city of Columbia Falls.

For those looking to while away a summer's day, here are five spots worth checking out along the Middle Fork.