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Evening Newscast 12-19-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Evening Newscast 12-19-17

A 43-year-old former law enforcement officer with the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Montana has pleaded guilty in a case in which he was accused of coercing a woman into having sex.

A Montana judge has sanctioned the state over a yearlong delay in complying with a court demand to turn over documents involving an expert witness in a lawsuit over lethal injections.

A federal judge has ruled that ethics complaints filed against elected officials in Montana should be made public.

The Kootenai National Forest is making changes for more accurate avalanche forecasting this winter.

The city of Helena has joined a legal fight against a proposed ballot initiative that would require all government entities in the state to designate restrooms for use by members of only one sex.

Government watchdog groups are challenging the Trump administration in court over its move to suspend methane emission rules for oil and gas production on federal lands.

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