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Morning Newscast 01-16-15

On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, Yellowstone National Park is capturing near the park's south entrance while the Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike says the state's court system will start seeing a backlog of cases due to budget restraints.

State lawmakers are considering a bill to give judges an additional tool for repeat DUI offenders. Dozens of Montanans yesterday asked state legislators to either continue or increase funding for state mental health institutions through Gov. Bullock’s budget proposal.

The Montana High School Association is shelving a proposal to allow transgender student-athletes to compete on the team that matches their gender identity and Montana's deficient highways and bridges are a safety hazard and detrimental to the state's economy.

At the state legislature Republican Representative Matthew Monforton presented a bill he says is the result of a case that rocked the nation nearly 20 years ago: The O.J. Simpson trial.

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