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Evening Newscast 12-11-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening Newscast

Great Falls police officers, searching for a suspect in an earlier incident, fatally shot the man when he brandished a weapon.

Federal officials say two polluted sites associated with Montana's copper industry will get heightened attention as the government pushes to complete cleanups that have dragged on more than three decades.

Car owners in Montana will pay a little more when it comes time to renew vehicle registrations next year.

Montana cherry growers have voted to end a "checkoff" based on sales that funded research and development programs over the last dozen years.

The final deadline for getting a healthcare plan under the Affordable Care Act is now just days away. So far, the number of Montanans who’ve signed up for insurance plans on healthcare.gov is 2,000 people ahead of this time last year. 

Montana’s largest public pension funds Monday reported greater than expected returns on investments this year. But moving forward, one of them isn’t expect such high returns to continue.

A new union that formed in response to state budget cuts  is now charging their employer with unfair labor practices. Adult mental health caseworkers accuse a state contractor of not bargaining in good faith.

Tags sold out quickly Monday for a special deer hunt to learn how far Chronic Wasting Disease has spread in Montana.

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