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Evening Newscast 09-22-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening Newscast

Opponents of mining near Yellowstone National Park filed a lawsuit today challenging Montana environmental regulators’ decision to allow a Canadian company to explore for precious metals just north of the park.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says residents don't seem to be aware of the state's budget issues and the magnitude of the problem may not sink in until state services are cut. 

A critic of Montana's child protection agency has been charged with using Facebook to stalk a caseworker in violation of a restraining order.

The public hearing on the proposed water bottling plant in the Flathead Valley wrapped up yesterday, but the public hearing record remains open.

A crowd of roughly 200 people crammed into the entryway of Missoula College this afternoon to celebrate the opening of the two-year college’s new building.

A new survey found that college students in Montana volunteered more than 200,000 hours of their time last school year.

The third of four finalists to be the next president of the University of Montana, Seth Bodnar, spoke to, and took questions from, a packed house at the UC theater this afternoon.

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