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Evening Newscast 08-16-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

 

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. State Department to conduct a more thorough review of the Keystone XL pipeline's proposed pathway after Nebraska state regulators changed the route.

The Trump administration is pledging to work more closely with state and local officials to prevent wildfires and fight those in western states.

Governor Steve Bullock is in Iowa talking up his ability to win in Trump country, but he is still deflecting questions about a 2020 presidential run.

The Howe Ridge Fire in Glacier National Park that destroyed a set of historic cabins over the weekend continues to grow.

Starting next week Yellowstone National Park staff will begin chemically treating the upper Gibbon River, continuing a project to remove nonnative fish in central Yellowstone.

The Kootenai National Forest gave final approval for the Gateway Ecological Restoration project six miles north of Eureka on Tuesday.

A brand-new website consolidates statewide air quality conditions and serves as a resource for Montanans concerned about the impacts of wildfire smoke.

A former Montana and Wyoming neurosurgeon has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for trying to hide assets when he filed for bankruptcy after being sued for malpractice.

A judge has sentenced a 22-year old Helena man to life in prison in the fatal shooting of the man's girlfriend last year.

 

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