Mountain Water

Contractors with Mountain Water Company have already begun a water main replacement project on S. 5th Street West in Missoula that will last all summer.

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.

Attorneys on both sides of the Mountain Water Condemnation lawsuit used their most persuasive closing arguments Monday evening as they attempted to convince District Judge Karen Townsend that their side should prevail.

Final arguments will be heard today in the condemnation lawsuit in Missoula between the City of Missoula and The Carlyle Group over Mountain Water Company.

The director of the Carlyle Group was on the stand Thursday to testify about the condemnation lawsuit filed by the city of Missoula.

A court order has averted an expected pilot's strike against Allegiant Airlines.

Famed economist Arther Laffer, known for 'The Laffer Curve', testified in Missoula District Court in opposition of the city of Missoula acquiring the Mountain Water Company through condemnation.

One of the most prominent economists alive was in Missoula today, March 30, testifying in the Mountain Water Condemnation trial. Economist Arthur Laffer, whose name became a household reference during the 80s with the “Laffer Curve” and supply side economics, offered up this analysis on the Mountain Water case.

During the Mountain Water Company condemnation trial on Friday, March 27, Karen Knudsen, Executive Director of the Clark Fork Coalition, offered some surprising testimony about the possible bottling of Missoula water for export.

Democrat Governor Steve Bullock has threatened to veto the Republican-passed House budget.   Mountain Water condemnation lawsuit continues in Missoula. House explodes in Anaconda. Sunny and mild, highs near 70 in western Montana....