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Evening Newscast 09-14-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Evening Newscast 09-14-17

Police in the Flathead Valley are investigating several threats that led to the cancellation of classes at more than two dozen public and private schools there.

The National Weather Service says the wet weather currently moving across Western Montana will potentially end this year’s fire season.

An interim legislative committee is leaving it up to Governor Steve Bullock to make budget cuts to account for lower-than-expected revenues, and higher-than-expected firefighting and Medicaid expansion costs.

Yellowstone National Park biologists have euthanized a grizzly bear with a history of exhibiting bold behavior toward humans.

The US senate has just unanimously confirmed Kurt Alme to be Montana’s new US attorney.

Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton pushed back against allegations today that his office is claiming more than 300 cases of voter fraud in the May special election. The Republican Secretary of State says any reports claiming he made such allegations are false.

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