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Evening Newscast 06-20-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening Newscast

The attorney for a Montana county sheriff charged with misdemeanor partner or family member assault says the sheriff will be taking personal leave while his case goes through the court system.

Bozeman tech entrepreneur Greg Gianforte is poised to plunge into his duties as Montana's only representative in the U.S. House, after naming his key staff.

Search and rescue teams are combing the southeast corner of the Bob Marshall Wilderness looking for a 21-year-old man who has gone missing in the Sun River drainage, the Flathead Beacon reports.

Whitefish joined a growing number of U.S. cities pledging to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement Monday night.A group of Montana individuals and organizations is suing to stop a list of rights for crime victims, known as Marcy’s Law, from going into effect in the state on July 1.

Union and company officials say 760 workers of the Stillwater Mining Co. will receive a pay raise in a deal with Stillwater's new owners.

Montana authorities say a 44-year-old woman drowned after falling into an irrigation canal.

 

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