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Evening Newscast 07-15-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On tonight's evening newscast: Three leaders of an online lending company owned by Montana's Chippewa Cree Tribe are claiming tribal immunity, and want a Vermont judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming they are predatory lenders who violate federal and state laws.

A Louisiana company seeking to drill for natural gas on Montana land held sacred by some American Indians objected to a 75-day review period sought by a federal panel considering the proposal.

Farmers and ranchers in 24 Montana counties can apply for financial assistance, after the U.S. Agriculture Department today declared them disaster areas.

Amended charges of deliberate homicide have been filed against a 25-year-old Helena man in the death of his girlfriend's 2-year-old daughter.

Twenty-four counties in western and central Montana are officially drought disaster areas, under a declaration issued today by the U-S Agriculture Department.

Nine cars near the end of a 116-car freight train derailed in northeastern Montana, delaying freight traffic and disrupting Amtrak service between Seattle and St. Paul, Minnesota.

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