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Evening Newscast 04-30-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of the Montana Evening Newscast, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena has posted on its website the names of former priests and other employees who were accused of sexually abusing children.

The former Butte Central music teacher and band director has denied charges that he provided alcohol to students during a state basketball tournament in Hamilton and sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl.

The University of Montana hopes to reduce the piles of unwanted furniture that students leave at the end of the school year.

The head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Norman Bay says the future of U.S. energy production is bright, with oil and natural gas production growing while domestic demand for petroleum slows.

U.S. senators from six states want the government to charge companies a fee to ship oil and other flammable liquids in older railroad tank cars involved in numerous fiery explosions.

Governor Steve Bullock has vetoed more bills from this year's Republican-controlled Legislature than he had at this point after the 2013 session

The Montana Republican Party has filed a complaint against the Montana League of Rural Voters and a Democratic state lawmaker alleging they violated campaign practice laws.

A Polson man has pleaded guilty to mitigated deliberate homicide for hitting his father-in-law in the head with a claw hammer, apparently mistaking the victim for someone who owed him money.

Montana health care providers are paying close attention to a second case of measles that was confirmed this week in Spokane.

The Montana Republican Party claims a non-profit group from Billings broke election laws during the 2014 campaign season.

The governor has announced that actor Jeff Bridges and a national nonprofit have contributed an additional $40,000 to the Montana No Kid Hungry Campaign.

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