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Evening Newscast 09-22-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

At today’s ceremony in Colorado announcing that the greater sage grouse will not be added to the endangered species list, Montana Governor Steve Bullock praised the decision.

A new survey shows the percentage of Montana high school students who smoke, drink and use drugs continues to decrease while time in front of computer screens and obesity rates are increasing.

Montana State University has placed a fraternity on interim suspension and warned students against attending parties in an area southwest of campus.

A woman convicted of deliberate homicide for a 2009 car crash in which she killed two people has been granted parole just over four years into her 15 year sentence.

The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council has voted against the proposed Tongue River Railroad

Beaverhead County officials are searching for a 53 year old Kalispell man who did not return from a bow hunting trip near Wisdom.

A former Lone Peak high school girls' basketball coach who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting one of his players has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

The Blackfeet Tribe in Montana has been awarded $800,000 to remove mold and improve the safety of its low-income housing.

State justice officials say the Montana State Crime Lab will open a satellite location in Billings on January 1st.

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