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Evening Newscast 05-01-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On tonight's evening newscast: The Obama administration says it has concerns about provisions in Montana's new law to expand Medicaid, but it is willing to work with the state to overcome them.

Work will soon be underway at the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company facility. Glencore, the firm which owns the site, hired an Oregon-based salvage company to demolish the shuttered plant site along the Flathead River.

A former basketball coach at Lone Peak High in Bozeman has pleaded guilty to a sexual assault charge in exchange for a recommended 15-year prison sentence.

A health care consulting firm says about six percent of Montana's rural hospitals are vulnerable to closure.

A mother duck who built her nest in the courtyard of a Billings middle school got a brief tour of the hallways with her brood as teachers and students guided them to a nearby creek.

Missoula County announced a $1.3 million settlement for a man who was injured in a 2011 accident involving a Missoula County Sheriff's Deputy.

Rail tank cars used to transport crude oil and many other flammable liquids will have to be built to stronger standards to reduce the risk of a catastrophic train crash and fire, under sweeping new safety rules unveiled Friday by U.S. and Canadian transportation officials.

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