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Evening Newscast 10-14-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening News

Montana voters who will soon receive absentee ballots will find more citizen initiatives than in any election since 2010.

A Montana Supreme Court candidate told a colleague at the University of Montana in a recently-released email that she believes the court will be dealing with a lot of freedom-of-religion cases, and she wants to be a part of making those decisions.

Five cases of flu have been confirmed in MIssoula and Lewis and Clark Counties. These are the first flu cases of the season in Montana.

State wildlife officials have captured and relocated a grizzly bear after it got into a northwestern Montana chicken coop and fed on grain.

Earlier this week, a group called ACT for America hosted a speaker in Missoula who drew more protesters than listeners. Nicky Ouellet reports that last night (Thurs., 10/13), he spoke in Kalispell to a very different crowd.

An eastern Montana judge who has been criticized for handing down a 30-year suspended prison sentence in an incest case is defending his decision.

Three out-of-state men have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges after 10 pounds of methamphetamine was found in their rental car.

A Billings accountant hired to complete the Crow Tribe's 2013 audit has pleaded guilty to stealing about $30,000 from the tribe.

State wildlife officials are expanding efforts to keep elk that may be infected with brucellosis away from domestic cattle.

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