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Evening Newscast 03-23-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening Newscast

Three subsidiaries of Hecla Mining are suing Montana over its decision that Hecla's president is a "bad actor" who should pay for past cleanup costs before pursuing new mines.

A second man has been charged in a double homicide at a residence north of Helena.

Hundreds of thousands of students are calling for stricter gun control measures at “March For Our Lives” rallies across the country Saturday. But in Montana’s state capitol, counter protesters are organizing a “March For Our Guns.”

Police in Great Falls say a long-running feud may have led to the death of a 45-year-old man whose body was found lying in the middle of the street.

Before it passed, all three members of Montana’s Congressional delegation praised at least some aspects of the federal omnibus spending bill. But in the end, only Democrat Jon Tester Voted for the bill.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says the federal government is moving forward with plans to restore grizzly bears in the remote North Cascade Mountains of Washington state.

The American Prairie Reserve has asked for permission from the Bureau of Land Management to expand bison grazing on public lands.

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