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Evening Newscast 04-29-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

Former Montana Sen. Conrad Burns died yesterday of natural causes at his home in Billings.

A $3 million endowment has been set up at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman.

A 32 year old Helena man has pleaded guilty to setting the fire that caused more than $500,000 in damage to the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Helena last summer.

A Yellowstone County sheriff's deputy rescued a two year old boy who fell into the Yellowstone River this morning.

The jailed founder of a Montana resort for the ultra-rich says he won't answer a judge's demands to reveal what happened to hundreds of millions of dollars in assets sought by his creditors.

Police arrested a Great Falls woman on suspicion of felony endangerment in the death of her 10 month old daughter, who prosecutors say had been exposed to methamphetamine and whose body was found in a "freezing cold" room in January.

The Bakken oil and natural gas field is largely responsible for a global uptick of the air pollutant ethane, according to a new study.

An environmental analysis released today found that a proposed coal-export terminal in Washington state could have significant impact on the environment, traffic and rail safety.

A jury has convicted a Montana tribal game warden of poaching in northern Wyoming.

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