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Project 7 Podcast • 25th May 2020

Project 7 Podcast

A six-part podcast mini-series on the troubled life and dramatic disappearance of Montana militia leader David Burgert.
Flathead Beacon • 22nd July 2020

'The System Failed'

One month after she reported a vicious attack and less than three weeks after she was granted a restraining order, Emily Mohler, her 3-year-old daughter Piper, and Cody Nevins were stabbed to death by Mohler’s estranged husband. Her family wants to...
Flathead Beacon • 25th September 2019

Tracing the Life of D-Lo

Larger-than-life Whitefish native Dillon Candelaria left an impression on everyone he met. Now, after his sudden death, his friends, family and community are ‘smashing life’ just the way he taught them.
Flathead Beacon • 11th March 2020

For the Kids

Frank Kipp and his Blackfeet Nation Boxing Club are supplying boys and girls in Browning with the tools they need to fight — for themselves, for their future and for their community.
Flathead Beacon • 6th November 2020

Public Health Officials Take Aim at County Leaders for Failure to Act on COVID-19

Chair of board of health calls for removal of Dr. Annie Bukacek, warns that more deaths are coming; deputy health officer says department ‘standing alone’
Flathead Beacon • 16th October 2019

The Hazy Future of Vaping

Montana is banning flavored vaping products in response to an outbreak of illnesses nationwide, a move cheered by health professionals, but ex-smokers and local business owners say the ban is misguided and will drive people back to cigarettes.
Flathead Beacon • 28th August 2019

The Disappearing Referee

Overscheduling, poor treatment and apathy have depleted the pool of prep sports officials to a dangerous new low, but can anything be done to turn the trend around?
Flathead Beacon • 14th February 2018

Rebranding the University of Montana

Nearly a decade after a spate of mishandled sexual assaults brought unwelcome scrutiny and divided the community, UM hired a bright-eyed young president and a former football hero to try and halt its rapid decline.
Flathead Beacon • 12th September 2018

Fight of Her Life

Kimberly Peacock is still smiling more than a year after a devastating diagnosis, but in a community rocked by a spate of cancer cases among high school students, some parents are asking, ‘Whose kid is next?’
Flathead Living • 13th March 2019

The Outlaw at the Movies

Four decades ago, the Outlaw Inn was the glimmering star of Kalispell, home to movie stars, major film productions and, unfortunately, one of Hollywood’s most notorious flops.
Flathead Beacon • 20th June 2019

The Coaching Conundrum

Summer is no break for high school coaches, many of whom are working nearly year-round to keep up with the competition and approaching their breaking point.
Flathead Beacon • 29th April 2019

PODCAST: Fighting the Aquatic Invaders

As officials scramble to preserve Montana's waterways from invasive mussels, we look back at an old and ongoing battle against non-native fish with one of the researchers at the forefront of the fight.
Flathead Beacon • 27th February 2019

Browning's Beautiful Game

There are few gyms big enough and few teams skilled enough to contain the Runnin’ Indians, long a source of community pride on the Blackfeet Reservation.
Flathead Beacon • 12th December 2018

Free as the Byrds

“Aw, the Byrds all want to fly,” Maureen Byrd says, the irritation in her voice obscuring the unwitting pun she’s delivered. “The ground is not fast enough.”
Flathead Beacon • 1st August 2018

Quiet Lion

Once a child prodigy and now a Division I college commit, Libby’s Ryggs Johnston is out to prove he’s one of the best golfers in the country.
Flathead Beacon • 15th May 2019

'We Shouldn't Have to Choose'

Every year, Flathead tennis players are forced to make a choice between their academic futures and their athletic aspirations. Four Bravettes impacted this year say that's not fair.
Flathead Beacon • 16th November 2018

Flathead Football Falls Just Short in State Championship Game

BILLINGS — The tears flowed as freely as the snow fell on the Flathead High School sideline. Pouring from the faces of coaches, players and staff was the weight of 48 years of championship frustration ...
Flathead Beacon • 8th October 2018

Mister Baseball

Josh Fields’ professional baseball career ended tantalizingly short of stardom, but a decade later the one-time pitcher has found peace, purpose and family in his hometown.
Flathead Beacon • 18th April 2019

The Odyssey of Stuart Levitt

Arron Deck, the head coach of the Glacier High School track and field programs, had known Stu Levitt for less than 10 minutes when a mental image of the now 77-year-old popped into his head.

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