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Evening Newscast 09-29-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening News

Montana Democrats launched a double salvo against Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Greg Gianforte this week.

A federal judge has ordered former luxury real estate mogul Tim Blixeth to pay $286 million to creditors of a Montana club for the ultrarich that he's accused of fleecing for personal gain. 

Montana is getting a $2 million federal grant to help clear its backlog of so-called rape kits.

An unanticipated surge in prisoner numbers means Montana’s Department of Corrections has gone over budget, and will likely have to ask state lawmakers for more money in the 2017 legislative session.

A first-of-its kind training and intervention program for veterans celebrated its grand opening in Missoula today.

Montana’s minimum wage will increase by 10 cents starting next year.

Yellowstone National Park administrators appear to have lost ground on a 2009 pledge to minimize cellphone access in backcountry areas.

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