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Evening Newscast 05-19-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of the Montana Evening Newscast, a Wisconsin man was fined more than two thousand dollars Monday for accidently killing a grizzly in Northwest Montana.

Fish biologists are blaming a fungus called sapprolegnia for low brown trout numbers in the Clark Fork River downstream of Warm Springs Ponds.

One man has been arrested and another is being sought for assaulting two hitchhikers who were left in a remote area near Big Sandy.

Missoula voters are being asked to approve two major school bond issues. They haven’t said yes to school debt of this magnitude since 1952.

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead says he emphasized to the governor of Oregon on today that the future of Wyoming's coal industry requires getting access to deep-water ports for exports to Asian markets.

Authorities are considering whether criminal charges are warranted against a Montana 17-year-old who fired a bullet through his bedroom window, killing his friend.

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has released a plan to protect the habitat of a struggling bird species from being destroyed by wildfire.

The public is getting a chance to ask state and federal wildlife managers about bison management in and around Yellowstone National Park.

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