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Morning Newscast 05-02-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

Fire forecasters say Hawaii, Alaska and the Southwest will face an increased threat of wildfires this summer.

Montana hunters and state officials are debating a map showing more than 18 million acres of land in Montana possibly being used by hunting outfitters.

The bodies of a renowned mountain climber and expedition cameraman who were buried in a Himalayan avalanche 16 years ago have been found.

A fraction of the thousands of children who've fled poverty and violence in Central America alone in recent years are now scattered across Colorado, Wyoming and Montana living with relatives and other sponsors where they are expected to attend schools as they wait to find out if they will be allowed to stay in the United States.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's Nevada director wants to free up more federal rangeland for livestock grazing this summer by rounding up 4,000 wild horses in Elko County- more than were gathered across 10 Western states combined last year.

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