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Evening Newscast 07-23-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

Yellowstone National Park ratcheted up it’s fire danger level on Sunday.

The Fort Peck Tribal Council says tribal members are not allowed to possess marijuana on the reservation, even if they have a state-issued medical marijuana card.

A new Superfund health study is getting underway in Butte, and this week there’s a chance for the public to learn more about it and weigh in. 

Campaign filings show Montana Republican U.S. Senate candidate Matt Rosendale has about one-tenth as much cash heading into the general election season as Democratic incumbent Senator Jon Tester.

Former Seattle Archbishop Raymond G. Hunthausen has died at 96.

The state health department has agreed to leave one child protection caseworker in Livingston after initially proposing to close the office entirely to bolster staffing in the Billings office.

A Gallatin County jail inmate jumped to his death from the second floor of the detention center.

More than 50,000 watercraft have been inspected at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks aquatic invasive species check stations across the state.

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