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Evening Newscast 10-06-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

A Helena judge has blocked Montana from using a particular drug in executions, saying it does not meet the standard set by state lawmakers.

New fundraising reports show that Governor Steve Bullock has more than $776,000 to spend on his re-election campaign.

Attorneys for Montana consumers and two environmental groups say NorthWestern Energy wrongly charged customers at least $8.5 million after a 2013 power plant outage forced it to buy electricity on the open market.

A trial is underway against a miner near Basin who is charged with violating the federal Clean Water Act.

A broad coalition of groups says it's launching an initiative effort to tackle climate change in Washington state.

Smoky skies west of Missoula late this afternoon are most likely from the West Fork Fish Creek Fire southwest of Alberton that was discovered on August 14th.

A timber company, the Idaho Forest Group is calling on Congress to designate the Scotchman Peaks area in Idaho a wilderness.

A grizzly bear in Stillwater Country had to be shot after it killed on a herd of cows.

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