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Evening Newscast 12-16-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening News

Remediation specialists are trying to contain a 7,000 gallon diesel spill in the Missoula rail yard.

Today Governor Steve Bullock announced Montana’s unemployment rate is now at 4 percent, that’s down point three percentage points since October.

Senate Republicans in Montana released a plan Friday, December 16, to tear down Governor Steve Bullock’s proposal for state funded preschool and instead start work on delayed state highway projects.

Montana regulators are requiring oil and gas companies to notify nearby landowners in advance of their drilling plans.

The sponsor of a 2015 bill that changed how Montana fills its U.S. House and Senate vacancies says Gov. Steve Bullock should appoint an interim replacement for departing Rep. Ryan Zinke until a special election is held.

A federal judge has set a January 9 trial date for a Wyoming man accused in the slaying of a couple on Montana's Crow Indian Reservation.

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