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Morning Newscast 10-09-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

A federal judge wants the government to speed up its consideration of a long­-stalled oil and gas drilling proposal near in the Badger-Two Medicine area adjacent to Glacier National Park.

New rules have been approved for expanded hunting of elk, before and after Montana's general archery and rifle seasons.

Yesterday the Wildlife Commission also agreed that trappers in Montana won’t be able to get certified online to trap wolves, at least for now.

A vacant hotel in Butte could become an apartment complex with space to hold events under new plans by a management company buying the hotel.

A Missoula group has developed a new research program in an effort to reduce illegal big- game hunting and increase punishment for perpetrators.

The Flathead Beacon is reporting that the investigation is complete into the October first motor home fire west of Kalispell that killed an 8-year­-old girl.

The executive director of the Montana Republican Party has resigned after less than a year in the position.

Gov. Steve Bullock has hired a new communications director.

Hunters in Montana have harvested about half of a bighorn sheep herd in the Tendoy Mountains that has been chronically ill.

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