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Morning Newscast 09-02-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On today's morning newscast: a federal court has rejected Montana's request to rehear their defense of state campaign contribution limits. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals says none of its 44 judges moved to reconsider the case that the court already decided was tried on out-of-date standards.

A southwestern Montana doctor charged with 400 felonies in connection to overprescribing pain medication, which officials say lead to the deaths of two patients, has pleaded not guilty. The Ravalli Republic reports 67-year-old Chris Arthur Christensen made his first appearance in Ravalli County District Court yesterday.

An attorney for a Louisiana oil company is asking a judge to reject the government's proposed timeline for lifting its hold on an energy lease in Montana that's on land sacred to American Indians.

North Dakota Attorneys who have been arguing over state and federal powers have filed their written positions over whether a judge's decision to block a new Obama administration water rule applies nationwide.

Law enforcement officials in southwestern Montana are asking hunters to keep an eye out for anything that might help them find a 74-year-old North Dakota doctor who was reported missing in early July.

A federal appeals court has rejected Montana's request to rehear their defense of state campaign contribution limits.

U.S. transportation officials will offer $10 million in grants for states to upgrade highway-rail crossings and tracks in response to a surge in flammable fuel shipments in recent years.

Montana's construction sector is making gains, but still isn't back to pre-recession levels.

Economist Patrick Barkey says surveys of Montana's construction wages indicate steady growth in the industry.

A woman who is facing a child sex abuse charge after having nude photos of her son's alleged rape victim on her cellphone has pleaded no contest to the charge.

A man suspected of dropping a cigarette and causing a fire that burned at least three homes in August is facing a charge in Flathead County.

The Helena Independent Record reports Gov. Steve Bullock and Montana education leaders announced that the grant from nonprofit group U.S.A. funds will go towards establishing prior learning assessments for veterans in the Montana university systems.

Montana wildlife officials euthanized a female black bear that broke into at least one home in a neighborhood near Lockwood.

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