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Morning Newscast 06-08-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On today's morning newscast: the number of abortions performed in Montana has dropped each year since 2009, but the decline doesn't appear to be caused by the string of anti-abortion bills proposed by Republican lawmakers in recent years.

State records show that Montana has been without a single major oil drilling rig since April. Industry observers said the inactivity is due to low oil prices, which have also slowed drilling across the country.

The National Smokejumper Association is holding its 75th anniversary celebration in Missoula next month.

The Montana Farmers Union has started publishing reports about how the warmer climate is affecting the state's agriculture.

The Montana State Veterans Cemetery no longer allows most graveside services because of safety and liability concerns.

A Montana man shot and killed his wife and three children, set the family's cabin on fire and then shot himself.

The Missoula County Sheriff's Department is looking to the public for leads into Friday's shooting in East Missoula that left one man dead. Detectives are asking anyone that stopped by the yard sale at 3985 Highway 200 East on the morning or early afternoon of Friday, June 5 to call 258-4810.

The Montana chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has hired a new executive director. That position has been held by only one person since Montana’s ACLU hired him in 1988, Scott Crichton, who is now retiring.

A new visitor information center in West Glacier will allow local Chambers of Commerce to promote their communities to Glacier National Park visitors.

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