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Morning Newscast 03-16-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, the Missoulian newspaper reports officials are investigating the death of a male student at a University of Montana residence hall yesterday afternoon.

Missoula County authorities say an 18 year old University of Montana student has died in an accidental shooting.

A 54 year old inmate has died after collapsing in his cell at the Missoula County Detention Center.

Montana legislators are considering a broad rewrite of the state's open-record laws to prevent information that should be public from being prematurely destroyed.

While there has been no outbreak of measles in Montana like other states, doctors in the state are concerned about the disease showing up.

While the Keystone project remains in limbo, the U.S. has expanded its crude oil pipeline network by about a quarter in the last decade.

Four members of a Montana family have been sent to federal prison on embezzlement charges.

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