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Evening Newscast 04-06-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of the Montana Evening Newscast, closing arguments concluded today in the condemnation trail for the City of Missoula’s water system.

A 46-year-old California man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to 100 years in prison in a Montana drug case.

A lawyer for the company that owns Missoula’s city water system says it’s proven it can operate the system better than the city, and therefore it should not be forced to sell it to the city through condemnation.

The leader of a Montana family accused of adding $70 million in unauthorized charges onto phone bills nationwide under what the Federal Trade Commission called a "cramming" scheme, has pleaded guilty to two federal charges.

Tuesday brings a crucial test for Medicaid expansion in Montana.

A 44-year-old Bozeman man has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $2.3 million in restitution for a penny stock manipulation scheme.

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