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Evening Newscast 09-01-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening News

State Wildlife Officials have re-opened portions of the Yellowstone River, but are keeping a popular stretch closed due to a fish-killing parasite.

Governor Steve Bullock announced today he’s committing 1.5 million dollars of state fire suppression funds for various forest restoration and fuel reduction projects.

A man died and his adult son was injured in Glacier National Park when the two slipped and fell while descending the east face of Mount Jackson. 

Yellowstone National Park implemented Stage two fire restrictions at noon today.

The Bierney Creek Fire west of Flathead Lake is now being called 100 percent contained. That determination was made as of Four PM yesterday.

Cooler temperatures, higher relative humidity and a cold front is forecasted in the Copper KingFire area. 

Republican gubernatorial candidate Greg Gianforte has given another 660 thousand dollars to his campaign as he and incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Bullock began flooding the airwaves with ads.

A man who fled from a minimum-security prison where he was serving a five-year sentence for defrauding a Montana Indian tribe has pleaded guilty to escape.

Montana’s average annual firefighting costs range from 15 to 20-million dollars.

Federal land managers have issued new guidelines that will help determine what restrictions are imposed on oil and gas drilling, livestock grazing and other activities in the West to protect the greater sage grouse.

Washington's Department of Ecology has adopted a new rule requiring that railroads shipping oil through the state demonstrate that they can immediately respond to any spills.

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