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Morning Newscast 04-07-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Morning Newscast

The federal, state and tribal agencies that manage Yellowstone National Park bison have agreed to let the animals stay in parts of Montana year-round.

Federal workplace safety officials say workers at a U.S. Minerals plant in Anaconda are being exposed to high arsenic levels.

The last named defendant in the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge was arrested by the FBI. Jake Ryan of Montana faces charges of depredation of government property, conspiracy to impede officers and possession of weapons in a federal facility.

The Carbon County town of Red Lodge's chief of police is stepping down from his position amid tension between the city and the county.

More than 500 people have turned out for the funeral of the last surviving war chief of Montana's Crow Indian Tribe. Joe Medicine Crow, who died at 102, spent decades cataloging Crow history and became a renowned Native American historian.

Montana officials seeking to capitalize on North Carolina's loss announced Wednesday that they would court PayPal to open an operations center.

Wednesday, Montana’s Judicial Branch recommended adding more judges to understaffed county courts.

The public will get a chance to learn about, and sound off about removing Yellowstone-area grizzly bears from the endangered species list in Bozeman this week and next.

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