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Morning Newscast 01-07-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Morning Newscast

Two Montana judges say there was corruption in the 2010 primary elections, and the state plans to use those rulings to defend its limits on campaign contributions.

For the first time, Montanans can now see state campaign contribution reports online as soon as they’re filed. The first reports were filed on Tuesday.

The Two Rivers jail in Hardin that had as many as 250 inmates at its peak of operations in the fall of 2014 is now in standby mode after its cells were emptied this week.

Billings Clinic is expanding its presence in Bozeman with the purchase of 54 acres next to Interstate 90. The health care organization says its leaders have been gauging expansion opportunities in the Bozeman area for a number of years.

Environmental groups challenging the expansion of a southeastern Montana coal mine say state regulators have failed to address its effects on streams and aquifers. The state Department of Environmental Quality approved the 12-million-ton expansion of the Rosebud Mine south of Colstrip in December.

The Canadian company that proposed the Keystone XL oil pipeline has filed a lawsuit over the U.S. government's rejection of the project and says it plans a second legal challenge.

Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division announced yesterday it is rolling out newly designed driver license and ID cards.

The Fort Belknap Tribal Council voted unanimously to declare a state of emergency regarding methamphetamine and other drug use on the reservation.

The Missoula valley’s air quality hasn’t been this unhealthy since 2013.
A relatively rare Stage II air pollution warning was issued yesterday and is expected to persist through most of today.

The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a Virginia man's conviction on seven counts of attempted deliberate homicide for throwing pipe bombs out of his car window during a November 2012 law enforcement pursuit in north-central Montana.

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