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Morning Newscast 05-05-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, a cleanup proposal for Libby calls for leaving some of the dangerous material in place rather than removing it.

The remains of six Montana veterans will go to their final resting place next month, in the state veterans cemetery at Fort Harrison.

Firefighters from multiple agencies have contained wildfires on 50-70 acres of land about 15 miles northwest of Helena.

A Louisiana company is asking a judge to resolve its lawsuit challenging the government's suspension of an oil and gas lease near Montana's Glacier National Park so the company can begin drilling this summer.

A Great Falls woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for causing the overdose death of her one year old grandson in 2013.

A federal bear expert says there's "good news all around" for the Yellowstone ecosystem's Grizzly population.

Montana State University-Northern's interim chancellor is being recommended to fill the job on a permanent basis.

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