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Morning Newscast 03-10-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

Attorneys for state Rep. Art Wittich plan to appeal a judge's ruling that allows the political corruption trial against the Bozeman Republican to proceed.

The former head of the Montana Job Service Operations Bureau who pleaded guilty to billing the state for nearly $18,000 in bogus expenses has been sentenced to probation.

Carbon County officials have released the name of a man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Joliet.

Hunters have killed more than 400 wild bison migrating from Yellowstone National Park this winter, with many shot just past the park's boundary as they migrated into Montana.

Conservation groups have filed a notice with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of their intent to file a lawsuit seeking to force the agency to extend a monitoring program for wolves in Idaho and Montana.

Authorities say a Montana man gunned down his girlfriend and then sent a text message about the killing to her ex-husband and others.

Montana lawmakers are considering a change to the state’s rape law. A draft bill would update the definition of “consent” in cases of sexual assault.

An 82-year-old California man who had been reported missing while attending a conference at a Montana ski hill has been found dead.

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