The Missoula City Council voted unanimously Monday night to drop the current $25 City surcharge on violations of Montana state laws that are processed through City of Missoula Municipal Court.
Missoula City Attorney Jim Nugent referenced a recent Montana Supreme Court decision that revolves around protected attorney-client privilege to deny access to the city's Mountain Water legal bills.
With spring and the warmer weather, bears are beginning to emerge from their winter hibernation with a powerful appetite, and human garbage is a tasty treat for the hungry bruins.
In January, 2017, Attorney General Tim Fox issued his final opinion that the Missoula Gun Ordinance violated several sections of Montana state law. At a press conference on Wednesday, Mayor John Engen announced that the city has officially appealed that decision to the Fourth Judicial District Court in Missoula.
On Tuesday and Wednesday, the City of Missoula and Missoula Community Access Television will be hosting focus groups to help decide the future of the city’s cable franchise agreement renewal.
Hellgate High School senior Ian Knight was honored on Tuesday at City Hall for winning the Grand Prize in the U.S. State Department’s nationwide 2017 Citizen Diplomacy Challenge for a photo entitled ‘Unity’.
Electric vehicles will be increasing in number in the coming years, and cities like Missoula will need to help create the infrastructure to allow vehicles to recharge while they are parked on city streets.
Last week, KGVO published a story about several homeowners in the South Hills behind Cold Springs Elementary School, flooded basements and a small flood plain designation in the area.