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Morning Newscast 11-12-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

A Beaverhead County sheriff's deputy who had stopped a suspected drunken driver shot the man after he brandished a rifle.

Montana Petroleum Association officials say its executive director is resigning after 10 years on the job.

The Canadian province of Alberta wants to bolster its struggling population of sage grouse by relocating up to 120 of the chicken­-sized birds from Montana over the next five years.

A Billings man accused of grabbing a woman off the street last fall, raping her at a construction site and stealing her dog has pleaded not guilty.

A Hardin woman has reached a plea agreement in the beating death of her boyfriend's 6-­year-old daughter.

Ducks Unlimited has cut ties with a field editor and columnist for the conservation group's magazine after he wrote an article critical of a donor's legal fight over public access on his land in Montana.

A two-­day workshop in Cody hosted by Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead will look at increasing the role of state governments in species conservation and other ways to reform the Endangered Species Act.

All across the state, many people took some time yesterday to honor the sacrifices of America's veterans.

A group of University of Montana students are staging a play based on women's experiences undergoing abortion in hopes of fighting the stigma connected to the procedure.

Butte-­Silver Bow officials are hoping someone will purchase the Uptown Butte building that used to house NorthWestern Energy so the county doesn't have to assume ownership next year.

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