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Morning Newscast 05-08-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, three Republican tax relief bills have died at the pen of Montana's democratic governor.

Montana water users are being told to brace for early and below-average snowmelt runoff this spring.

State officials are looking to alternative firefighting resources due to the above-average wildfire season predicted for Montana and throughout much of the West.

Butte-Silver Bow law enforcement officers and others are concerned that methamphetamine being sold in the Butte area may be tainted with a hallucinogen, causing dangerous reactions and criminal behavior.

Two brothers have been sentenced to prison for their roles in stealing more than $11,000 in one-ounce silver coins from a Helena coin shop.

Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a plan to pay for and enact Montana's strategy to preserve a struggling bird species.

ZooMontana has added a fourth red panda to its collection and is asking volunteers to help grow bamboo to keep up with their healthy appetites.

The governor will sign legislation to expand unemployment insurance benefits to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.

The news director of a western Montana television station was killed along with a family friend in a shooting at her residence.

A Tennessee-based company that offers extended warranties and insurance for electronics such as cellphones is closing its Montana call center in August.

The South Entrance to Yellowstone National Park is opening this morning.

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