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Evening Newscast 05-29-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Evening Newscast 05-29-18

Campaign finance reports show Senator Jon Tester's campaign increased its spending on television and internet ads after President Donald Trump targeted him in April.

Nearly 118,000 Montana voters have returned absentee ballots ahead of next week’s primary.

A Missoula judge has dismissed an aggravated burglary charge against a bounty hunter accused of breaking into a house and handcuffing a bail jumper.

Leaders of the Montana State Parks system need to earn back public trust following an audit that revealed financial problems and disorganization. That’s what a state Parks and Recreation Board member told lawmakers today. 

The developer of the Keystone XL pipeline is showering Nebraska public officials with campaign cash as it fights for regulatory approval in a state that is one of the last lines of resistance for the $8 billion project.

Idaho law enforcement officials have called off the search for four hunters missing since their vehicle crashed into the fast-moving Selway River more than a week ago.

A top official from the Environmental Protection Agency will be in Butte tomorrow to explain the proposed Superfund cleanup plan that was made partially public by a federal judge last week.

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