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Evening Newscast 04-04-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Evening Newscast 04-04-18

A federal appeals court will allow construction of a dam on the Yellowstone river in Eastern Montana that wildlife advocates say could doom an endangered ancient fish species. 

A former chemist at Montana's state crime lab in Missoula has pleaded not guilty to charges that he took methamphetamine left over from samples being tested for suspected drugs criminal cases. 

Animals rights advocates are suing the federal government in a bid to make a Montana mustang population the first group of wild horses to be protected under the Endangered Species Act. 

A new report says Montana's pension system has unrealistic expectations for how much its investments will grow in the next decade. 

Glacier National Park received nearly 400 public comments on its four concepts to rebuild the Sperry Chalet, which partially burned in the Sprague Fire last summer. 

A state panel has revoked law enforcement certificates it had awarded to Cascade County Sheriff Bob Edwards. 

An invasive mussel prevention plan is creating conflict between some recreational boaters and resource managers over access to the Tiber Reservoir. Tiber is the only lake in the state that's tested positive for invasive mussels two years in a row. 

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