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Morning Newscast 05-04-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, the chief executive of Montana's largest mining company says he's determined to be the industry's "last man standing" after recent price drops have hit commodities ranging from gold and copper to oil and coal.

The state of Montana has agreed to buy about 100 acres from a Lincoln couple who sued, saying construction of a mine waste repository in the upper Blackfoot River drainage entitled them to compensation.

A Bozeman man has filed a pair of complaints against Montana State University's College Democrats and the Gallatin County Democratic Central Committee over a university group's campaign reports.

The body of an 8 year old Logan girl who fell into the Missouri River last month was recovered Saturday.

Montana lawmakers are worried as farmers in the state cut back on conservation programs.

Construction of a 15 tower wind farm is expected to begin north of Fairfield following negotiations between the developer and NorthWestern Energy.

Several participants in the annual antler rush in Grand Teton National Park had to be rescued when they fell into the cold, fast-running Gros Ventre River.

A Hamilton man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he admitted violating his terms of probation when he went on a rampage in the Ravalli County Detention Center that left cell windows broken, a jail flooded and a jailer with a bitten finger.

An expensive certification process is slimming down the list of qualified candidates to fill western Montana's many trucking jobs.

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