Missoula District Court

26 year-old Marc Palmer was sentenced in Missoula District Court on Tuesday to 40 years in prison with five years suspended for negligent homicide and other charges related to the smothering death of a five month-old child. Deputy Missoula County Attorney Brian Lowney was the chief prosecutor in the case...

In Missoula District Court on Thursday, Judge Karen Townsend officially signed the order of condemnation transferring ownership of Mountain Water Company to the City of Missoula.

30 year-old convicted rapist Jordan Scott Bahr listened quietly in Missoula District Court as his victim read a 12 page letter to Judge Robert L. 'Dusty' Deschamps about how the sexual assault Bahr inflicted on her changed her life forever.

On Monday, Missoula District Judge Karen Townsend ruled that attorneys for Mountain Water and the Carlyle Group overcharged millions of dollars in legal fees, and ordered them reduced.

After just over two hours of deliberation, a jury in Missoula found Emmanuel Gomez guilty of partner or family member abuse and deliberate homicide in the death of Charlie Ann Wyrick in December of 2015.

After months of delays, protests and legal filings, Missoula County District Judge Robert L. ‘Dusty’ Deschamps granted HomeBase Montana the right to demolish the historic Missoula Mercantile building to make way for a new Residence Inns by Marriott.

The trial of accused rapist Jordan Scott Bahr ended on Monday afternoon with the defendant pleading guilty to felony sexual assault.

The rape trial of Jordan Scott Bahr that began on Wednesday will continue and possibly wrap up on Monday in Missoula District Court before Judge Robert L. 'Dusty' Deschamps.

When Cody Marble was 17 years old, he was charged with raping a 13 year-old boy in the juvenile wing of the Missoula County Jail. He was convicted of sexual intercourse without consent in 2002, and sent to prison, all the while proclaiming his innocence.

Arraignment for accused child rapist Erik Lee Nugent is scheduled for Tuesday morning, October 18 at 9:00 a.m. in Missoula District Court before Judge Karen Townsend.