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Evening Newscast 04-05-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Evening Newscast 04-05-18

Montana and the private prison company CoreCivic are at an impasse in negotiations to extend the company’s contract to run Crossroads Correctional Center in Shelby.

The Montana Environmental Information Center and eight other western states conservation groups are appealing yesterday’s federal court ruling on methane emissions from oil and gas wells.

At an energy conference in Billings today with Congressman Greg Gianforte, Westmoreland Coal Company official Jesse Noel said despite its current financial crunch, it’s 3 Montana mines are profitable.

The brewing trade war between China and the U.S. is making Montana farmers and ranchers nervous. Montana junior guard Ahmad Rorie has announced his intention to declare for the NBA draft.

He will do so without hiring an agent, leaving open the possibility of returning to the Grizzlies for his senior season.

Glacier National Park plow crews are dealing with massive amounts of snow and it’s still falling.

Staff at the Missoula Independent weekly newspaper will formally vote on whether to unionize tomorrow morning.

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