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Evening Newscast 08-23-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast

A U.S. judge has ordered a convicted killer from Montana's Crow Indian Reservation released from custody after part of his conviction was overturned.

State budget director Dan Villa will leave that position in about 5 weeks, to become the next executive director of the Montana Board of Investments.

A committee of Montana lawmakers unanimously approved a revised sexual harassment and discrimination policy for the state legislature Thursday.

A 55-year-old Oregon man who said he and his buddy were on a "last hurrah" tour through national parks before he entered alcohol treatment was sentenced Thursday to 130 days in jail for his drunken behavior, including harassing a bison that had stopped traffic in Yellowstone National Park.

A 10-year-old boy was injured by a bear Thursday morning in Yellowstone National Park.

A drone assisted crews with a wildfire in the northwestern corner of Yellowstone National Park.

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