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Morning Newscast 05-12-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Morning Newscast

Sen. Bernie Sanders says he has a steep climb to close Hillary Clinton's delegate lead in the Democratic presidential primary. But the Vermont lawmaker told a packed arena in Billings last night that he still could end up with more voter-backed delegates than his rival at the party convention.

The Montana Supreme Court this week struck down the final provision of a law to deny services to undocumented immigrants.

Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to visit Billings next week in support of the Democratic presidential campaign of his wife, Hillary Clinton. The Billings Gazette reports that the former president will speak in Billings on May 20.

NorthWestern Energy's CEO says his company is in no position to buy parts of the Colstrip power plant. The executive and two other CEOs met with Montana Gov. Steve Bullock to discuss the future of the coal-fired plant.

Three states are getting ready for the possible return of grizzly bear hunting in the Rocky Mountains. The Obama administration has proposed lifting federal protections in place since 1975 for grizzlies around Yellowstone National Park. Before the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service makes a final decision by March 2017, it is requiring Wyoming, Montana and Idaho to outline what their grizzly bear hunting seasons would look like.

The Yellowstone Gateway Business Coalition released an economic report Wednesday showing Park County has a robust and growing economy.

An estimated 9,100 people came to Missoula’s Caras park to hear Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speak yesterday.

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