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Evening Newscast 10-21-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening News

Montana's chief justice and two dozen other current and former judges say an outside group's attacks on a judge running for Supreme Court could threaten the integrity and independence of the judiciary. 

The Crow tribe and the state of Montana have settled litigation going back 38 years over whether the state can tax coal that is owned by the tribe.

Secretary of State Linda McCulloch says there is no question that Montana's Nov. 8th elections will be fairly run, but she is advising voters to mail or hand their ballots directly to their election office.

Hot on the heels of a recent record-setting financial gift, the University of Montana has announced it’s received another multi-million-dollar award.

A Montana official says the state's mining future could lie in ordinary rock.

Police in Billings are investigating reports that absentee ballots have been removed from mailboxes. 

Supreme Court candidate Dirk Sandefur says his opponent, Kristen Juras, doesn't have the expertise to be a judge on the high court.

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