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Morning Newscast 03-04-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast,State lawmakers are on their mid-session break until tomorrow and Madelyn Beck reports on some of what won't change in Montana as a result.

A Kalispell man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend and her 15 year old daughter on Christmas Day 2010 died of self-inflicted suffocation.

Two clergy sex abuse settlements involving the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena are poised to move forward in federal bankruptcy court.

Montana officials say companies paid an average of $1.50 per acre during a sale of oil and gas leases on state land.

Less than 15 percent of applicants seeking to float central Montana's scenic Smith River were issued permits through a lottery run by state parks officials.

A Whitefish man charged with shooting at two motorcyclists during a road rage incident last August has reached a plea agreement that recommends he be sentenced to 10 years.

Spring enrollment at the University of Montana is down 4.7 percent over last year.

A 74 year old Libby man has denied charges that allege he shot another man to death in his living room.

Columbia Falls Aluminum Company announced today it’s permanently closing its doors.

Republican-sponsored plans to spend $3.6 million on short-term mental health care have passed out of the Montana House with unanimous support.

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