Klamath lawsuit hearing — A federal judge heard arguments in a case filed by the Klamath Tribes of Southern Oregon seeking greater protections for endangered sucker fish in Upper Klamath Lake. San Francisco District Judge William Orrick heard the arguments Friday in a lawsuit that requests an injunction to hold more water in the lake for shortnose and Lost River suckers, a culturally significant food for the tribes. However, farmers and ranchers worry the injunction would shut off surface water irrigation in the Klamath Project, costing about $400 million in lost annual economic value. Orrick did not issue a ruling, and is considering a motion to move the case to a different court. He did not give a timetable for his decision. The lawsuit names the Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service as defendants.

Corvallis councilman arrested — A city councilman in Corvallis was arrested after threatening his brother-in-law with a loaded handgun, according to police and court documents. Mark Page, 47, was booked into jail on charges of menacing, harassment, disorderly conduct, unlawful use of a weapon and recklessly endangering another person, according to court documents filed Monday. Page remained in jail pending his arraignment. Court records do not list an attorney to speak on his behalf. A police report obtained said officers responding to a domestic dispute Saturday night determined that Page started an altercation with the brother-in-law. After the men separated, Page retrieved a handgun and pointed it at the man. He then chased him around a car in the driveway, yelling: “I’m gonna put two in you tonight,” the reports states. Page’s two children and the victim’s seven children were among those who witnessed the incident, according to the report.