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Evening Newscast 05-08-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of the Montana Evening Newscast, an estranged husband who shot and killed his television news director wife and a family friend before turning the gun on himself, died early today.

The University of Idaho says it won't graze sheep this summer on three high-elevation areas in eastern Idaho and western Montana until a lawsuit filed by environmental groups concerning a federal sheep research facility is resolved.

People in Montana who are out of work because of domestic violence will soon be able to get the same unemployment benefits as others who lose their jobs.

Medical marijuana advocates accuse state Attorney General Tim Fox of defying the will of voters.

Gov. Steve Bullock has named a new parole board chairman after the previous one resigned in December amid complaints about how the board operated.

Montana fishing regulations are being re-written this year. And for anglers who want the rulebook to change, now is the time to speak up.

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