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Morning Newscast 03-29-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Morning Newscast

An attorney for the Montana commissioner of political practices says a state lawmaker received thousands of dollars' worth of services from corporations that he never reported for his 2010 election campaign.

A settlement of a lawsuit involving a Montana wind farm and protections for hawks and eagles has been reached.

A Gallatin County prosecutor is appealing a Justice Court ruling that found Montana's law on domestic violence arrests discriminates against men.

Prosecutors have charged a man with criminal endangerment in the death of a woman in Great Falls. The Great Falls Tribune reports investigators say Roy Edward Scott told them he and Stephanie Wells had been drinking at a bar and got into a fight after they returned home early Saturday.

Wolves have been blamed for the deaths of two yearling heifers on a ranch near the southern Montana town of Absarokee, prompting state wildlife officials to set snares near the cattle carcasses.

A Missoula-based foundation has teamed up with two New Mexico state agencies to provide hunter access to 81 square miles of public and state trust land in that state.

Two sons of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy are among six people due to make first appearances in federal court in Las Vegas on charges stemming from an armed confrontation with government agents two years ago.

A satellite voting office is opening on the Blackfeet Reservation for the first time.

A political operative hired by the National Right to Work Committee says state Rep. Art Wittich received a wide range of campaign services in 2010 because he was "on board" with the anti-union group.

The first female to hold a coaching position in the National Football League will headline Montana's next summit on equal pay.

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