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Morning Newcast 07-14-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

The father of a teenage girl who survived a small-plane crash in the craggy, thickly forested mountains of north-central Washington state and emerged from the wilderness after hiking for a couple of days says she's doing remarkably well.

Two people charged with starting a wildfire that displaced two mountain lion cubs last summer have agreed to pay $9,450 in restitution in exchange for having felony charges dropped.

An attorney for jailed Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth is asking a federal appeals court for his release following two previous unsuccessful requests.

Police have arrested a man in connection with a homicide in Great Falls. The Cascade County Attorney tells the Great Falls Tribune that William David Miller was arrested last night on a charge of deliberate homicide.

Montana's largest mining company has laid off 11 people from its mine near Nye as prices for precious metals continue to fall.

A 19-year-old woman died in a rollover crash after her SUV struck a pothole on Fox Farm Road south of Great Falls.

As Yellowstone National Park moves into the busiest part of the year, June saw record-setting attendance numbers.

A 44-year-old Billings man has acknowledged stealing nearly $16 thousand from an elderly woman who lived at the senior living center where he worked.

If Montana's weather models are correct, the rest of July might be as pleasant as June was miserable.

A northwestern Montana teen was honored for helping a drunken driver who crashed into a school bus and then getting 10 kids off the bus when he noticed a fuel leak.

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