Every spring in the predawn darkness, before the sun’s first rays illuminate the surface of Flathead Lake, Jason Mahlen loads his boat with an arsenal of fishing gear, carefully selecting rods ...

After decades of negotiations, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) have finalized a $1.9 billion water rights settlement that resolves thousands of tribal claims tied to waterways ...

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are set to receive more than $1 billion this year to settle water rights claims through the newly signed U.S. bipartisan infrastructure law. For fiscal ...