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Evening Newscast 06-01-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

Federal charges have been filed against two men accused of robbing a Missoula convenience store, carjacking a family from Washington state, and shooting at police during a chase.

Wildlife authorities shot and killed a female grizzly bear after she killed sheep twice on a ranch southeast of Valier.

A Montana State Prison inmate, a former inmate, and a former prison laundry worker have been arraigned on federal drug distribution charges that came to light during an investigation into drug smuggling at the prison.

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that railroad workers can file personal-injury lawsuits against their employers in the state, even if their injuries did not occur here and they are not residents.

Five conservation groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Idaho seeking to stop a federal agency from killing wolves in the state until a new environmental analysis is prepared.

A new pilot program will allow high school students in Billings to earn credits toward high school graduation and college for free.

A federal law from the 1970s is pushing Montana’s Public Service Commission to act as mediator between large utility companies and small renewable energy providers as they debate the price of electricity.

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