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Morning Newscast 04-08-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Morning Newscast

Authorities say they are investigating the discovery of three bodies in a southern Montana home as a homicide. Carbon County Sheriff Josh McQuillan says he and two deputies found the three dead adults yesterday morning in the small town of Belfry after a neighbor requested a welfare check of the home.

Montana's commissioner of political practices says State Auditor Monica Lindeen violated campaign rules by filing reports late following the 2012 elections.

Last year, wildfires burned nearly 100 square miles of wilderness in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. Now, U.S. Forest Service officials face the task of cleaning up the mess left behind and restoring the trails.

A new court decision has Arizona joining multiple other states and federal circuit courts in allowing use of two-way video feeds for witness testimony in criminal cases under certain circumstances.

The Montana Supreme Court has declined to rule in a lawsuit against the Boy Scouts of America by women who were raped by a scout leader as children. The high court on Tuesday rejected the Boy Scouts' request that it dismiss the women's case because time had run out to file a lawsuit.

A $50,000 investment of state tourism money was rolled out Thursday. It’s a map-based website that highlights and guides people to more than 200 trails across Montana.

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

A Montana doctor whose license was recently revoked is facing additional drug charges in connection with a hit-and-run crash.

 

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