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Evening Newscast 10-05-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening Newscast

Some Republican legislative leaders are now saying Montana will need a special session to deal with the state’s current budget crisis, and that they may be open to targeted, temporary tax increases. 

The Interior Department says it is withdrawing protections for 10 million acres of federal lands
used by the threatened sage grouse to open it up for energy development.

The owner of a company proposing a much-contested water bottling plant in Creston in the Flathead Valley won't be compelled to testify before the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation.

A recently released Yellowstone National Park bison status report says officials are looking to cap this winter's cull of bison at 1,250 animals.

The town of Seeley Lake is launching some First Friday events to try to bounce back after a difficult fire season. The first is tomorrow night.

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