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Evening Newscast 03-29-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

Prosecutors have filed juvenile felony charges against the 17-year-old student accused of driving his car at a school resource officer, who in turn fired at his fleeing vehicle.

The Montana Democratic Party is accusing a company of breaking state campaign laws by gathering signatures for a petition that qualified the Green Party for this year's elections.

A Montana conservation group is filing a motion in support of a lawsuit, initiated by the state of California, challenging the Trump Administration’s change in payments that coal companies make for mining on public lands.

All the Republican primary candidates hoping to challenge Democrat Jon Tester for the Senate this fall pledged unwavering support for the Second Amendment at a debate in Missoula on Wednesday. They also say they would have voted against the omnibus spending bill signed by President Donald Trump late last week.

An environmental assessment released today from the U.S. Forest Service recommends a 20-year ban on new mining developments on public land in the Paradise Valley, just north of Yellowstone National Park.

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