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Evening Newscast 06-16-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On tonight's evening newscast: The lifespan of Montana’s Native Americans is twenty years shorter, on average, than others in the state.  Montana Governor Steve Bullock is launching an effort to close that gap by finding and fixing the shortcomings of the health care system for the state’s Indian population.

A Billings man faces a criminal endangerment charge after a standoff at a Bozeman motel that began when dispatchers received a 911 call and heard a child state that he was scared because there was a "bad guy" in the room.

Officials in Missoula County have identified a 30-year-old woman who died after being thrown from a horse over the weekend.

Opponents of animal trapping are again trying to petition voters to ban such activity on state and federal land.

More than 2,800 individual letters and online comments have been submitted during the initial public comment period on the future of Yellowstone bison. The state of Montana and Yellowstone National Park is looking to rewrite the Interagency Bison Management Plan.

A judge has sided with the city of Missoula in its effort to gain ownership of the water company that serves its residents.

 

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