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Evening Newscast 05-24-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

An anti-abortion group is asking a federal judge to prevent Montana's commissioner of political practices from seeking penalties against it for mailings it sent during the 2012 Republican primary elections.

An environmental group has sued federal officials over the potential transfer of the National Bison Range to American Indian tribes in Montana.

Hecla Mining Company has reached a nearly 30 million dollar deal to acquire Mines Management Incorporated, the owner of the Montanore Mine in northwestern Montana.

The mother of a 2-year-old boy who was beaten, and died in February 2015, is now charged in connection with his death.

Federal authorities say they will not try to force four men accused of walking onto a sensitive hot spring at Yellowstone National Park to return from their homes in Canada for prosecution.

A federal judge is considering a request by Montana attorneys to stay part of his ruling last week that invalidated campaign contribution limits approved by voters in 1994.

Prosecutors and victims advocates Tuesday agreed that Montana needs to change its legal definition of rape. 

A coalition in southern Idaho hopes to turn Craters of the Moon National Monument into Idaho's first national park.

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