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Morning Newscast 08-12-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On today's morning newscast, high temperatures and low humidity have caused the rapid growth of a new wildfire in a remote part of Glacier National Park. Park officials say the fire eight miles north of Nyack in the south-central part of Glacier had burned almost 18 square miles by Tuesday night.

Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to prevent two miners and their armed supporters from blocking access to public land and threatening U.S. Forest Service officials involved in a western Montana mining claim dispute.

Montana's Commissioner of Political Practices has determined a former state senator broke at least seven campaign laws in Hamilton's 2014 Republican primary election.

Public school students are required to be vaccinated against chickenpox and whooping cough by Oct. 1, and a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana Care Van is touring the state to connect families with free or reduced shots.

Residents near Bridger Bowl are being warned to expect more truck traffic as a logging project is expected to begin this week.

An overflow crowd packed the Montana/Dakota’s BLM state office in Billings to speak on the federal coal program. The agency is seeking comment on possible changes to make sure it’s obtaining the full economic value for the mining of federal coal.

The Montana Republican Party is accusing the state attorney general's office of misconduct related to the party's lawsuit to close primary elections.

High temperatures and low humidity sent Glacier National Park’s new Thompson Creek fire on an aggressive run yesterday. People from Kalispell to East Glacier reported a huge smoke plume yesterday afternoon.

Biologists in Yellowstone National Park have captured a second grizzly bear cub at the scene of an attack in which an adult bear killed a Montana man.

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