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Evening Newscast 06-10-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this evening's newscast: A federal appeals court has struck down pollution rules intended to reduce haze in the atmosphere from the burning of coal in Montana.

The daughter of the man police hold responsible for Sunday's murder-suicide in a Montana log cabin says her father was in denial about having mental health problems.

The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a motorist can be convicted of driving under the influence after inhaling aerosol propellants.

Despite one of the worst drought years on record, hydroelectric dams in the Pacific Northwest should not see their operations disrupted too much this summer.

The wife of a Montana man who died in custody is accusing the staff of a Shelby prison of refusing him medical treatment because he was only a temporary inmate awaiting a transfer to a federal medical facility.

A tourism research group says visitors spent $3.9 billion in Montana last year.

A Montana man on probation for running a scam involving fake children's programs is being investigated for allegations of raising money for a fake documentary.

A 19-year-old Bigfork man has pleaded guilty to criminal endangerment and drunk-driving charges for rear-ending a school bus that had stopped to drop off students.

Glacier National Park officials now say they anticipate allowing cars to access Logan Pass from the west side starting tomorrow morning , with a portion of the road being one-lane through June 19th.

 

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