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Evening Newscast 09-14-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

Warm, dry weather over the weekend led to the growth of at least a couple of wildfires in Montana and Yellowstone National Park.

A new fire was reported northwest of Lincoln on Sunday, called the Klondike fire it has now burned about 550 acres.

In Yellowstone, a fire that Park officials are allowing to burn naturally grew to an estimated 21-hundred acres by yesterday afternoon.

Outside Alberton, fire officials say there hasn’t been appreciable growth in the West Fork Fish Creek fire.

Missoula police are investigating an alleged break-in and sexual assault early Sunday morning.

Montana State University police are investigating reports that two women were possibly given a date rape drug at a party near campus.

The Director of Montana’s Medicaid program expects the state to offer expanded Medicaid coverage at the start of the New Year.

The Blackfeet Tribal Business Council has voted to banish accused drug dealers from the reservation because they argue federal prosecutors aren't doing enough to pursue cases against them.

The Montana Historical Society and the state Department of Administration are calling for the state's Capitol complex to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Montana lawmakers are wondering how to track the effectiveness of nearly $20 million being injected into the state's mental health care system this year.

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ wildlife staff is warning residents and hunters about widespread black and grizzly bear movement from the base of the Mission mountains to the lower Flathead River.

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