Judge Karen Townsend will now decide the fate of Mountain Water Company in Missoula. Closing arguments wrapped up Monday evening on the condemnation lawsuit filed by the city.
A Box Elder man has been sentenced for his role in a conspiracy to give kickbacks to Chippewa Cree tribal leaders and others in exchange for federally funded contracts to build a regional water system.
Ravalli County Attorney Bill Fulbright announced on Friday, February 14, that retired District Court Judge Nels Swandal will head the investigation into alleged corruption and wrongdoing in relation to charges coming out of the treasurer's office.
State Senator Karl Kruger and Assemblyman William F. Boyland Jr.are among eight being prosecuted for corruption. The defendants took bribes over the span of a decade on all sorts of cases involving hospitals and liquor stores.