Keila Szpaller
![City of Missoula loses ‘bad faith’ claims in water case, may be on the hook for millions](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2018/04/Engen.jpg?w=980&q=75)
City of Missoula loses ‘bad faith’ claims in water case, may be on the hook for millions
The panel also determined the city never had an enforceable promise of a sale, as it had argued. Rather, the panel found the city had a right to make an offer, and that Carlyle considered the offers presented, but they weren’t high enough by a long shot.
![Arntzen praised in letter for pushing back against radical, unelected bureaucrats](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/Elsie-Arntzen.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Arntzen praised in letter for pushing back against radical, unelected bureaucrats
Praising the “true grit” of Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen, seven school trustees, 21 Republican lawmakers and more than 500 citizens of Montana signed a letter in support of the second-term Republican for championing parental choice and “eradicating waste” in an “entrenched bureaucracy.”
![Glacier National Park continues ticketed entry, with changes](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2020/08/Glacier-Kintla.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Glacier National Park continues ticketed entry, with changes
You’ll need a ticket again to drive the Going-to-the-Sun Road next summer, and you’ll need one for the Polebridge entrance to the North Fork as well, Glacier National Park announced Monday.
![Arntzen on letter from AA superintendents: ‘It was directly political’](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/Elsie-Arntzen.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Arntzen on letter from AA superintendents: ‘It was directly political’
The same week Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen told school leaders she took their feedback “humbly and seriously,” she told KGVO she thought their letter on her leadership was “heavy handed” and politically motivated.
![Superintendents to Arntzen: ‘No confidence in your performance’](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/Elsie-Arntzen.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Superintendents to Arntzen: ‘No confidence in your performance’
Asserting that Superintendent Elsie Arntzen’s leadership is “creating serious deficiencies,” school leaders are demanding she restore the agency and start supporting schools instead of “throwing rocks at local school districts.”
![Power bills to spike this winter, but money available to help customers](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/12/money-1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Power bills to spike this winter, but money available to help customers
People are already submitting applications to get help to pay their energy bills this winter, spurred in part by an estimated 47% to 62% increase in heating costs for residential customers.
![AG will appeal judge’s gun ruling to Montana Supreme Court](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/02/guns-in-buildings.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
AG will appeal judge’s gun ruling to Montana Supreme Court
The Attorney General’s Office filed a notice of appeal to the Montana Supreme Court. In a statement, press secretary Emilee Cantrell said the AG’s Office disagrees with a judge’s decision finding parts of the state's new gun laws illegal.
![Lawyers argue over constitutionality of Montana’s Clean Campaign Act](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/Rosendale.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Lawyers argue over constitutionality of Montana’s Clean Campaign Act
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy grilled a couple of lawyers in Missoula this week on whether aspects of the Clean Campaign Act trampled on the right to free speech and equal protection, as an incidental political committee alleges.
![Montana Regents celebrate historic $7M donation, hear enrollment bright spots](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2021/11/University-of-Montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Montana Regents celebrate historic $7M donation, hear enrollment bright spots
Montana is ahead of the game with at least one metric — undergraduate enrollment dropped 3.2% nationally during the last year, but in the Treasure State, it’s up 4.9% by headcount, according to a report Thursday to the Montana Board of Regents.
![University of Montana announces new scholarships for students with $7.5M donation](http://townsquare.media/site/1098/files/2017/05/University-of-Montana.jpg?w=980&q=75)
University of Montana announces new scholarships for students with $7.5M donation
Students whose families earn too much to qualify for federal aid but still can’t afford college can attend the University of Montana with support from a new $7.5 million donation from Terry and Patt Payne, the campus announced Wednesday.