On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, a district judge will sentence Markus Kaarma Thursday for the charge of deliberate homicide in the April killing of 17 year old Diren Dede. Meanwhile, a Missoula man who pleaded guilty to his role in a burglary that preceded the fatal shooting of Dede has been given a three-year deferred sentence.
Republican lawmakers have proposed three bills in the House Judiciary Committee to augment Montana gun laws while dairy farmers and Grocery retailers brought a dispute over milk to the Montana Legislature Tuesday.
Representative Bill Harris is concerned about the student loan debt and a Montana legislative panel has moved to kill a bill that would tighten the state's indecent exposure law and consequently ban some provocative clothing.
Supporters of a bill are looking to give a tax credit to employers who hire apprentices and Montana senators have advanced a bill to allow elementary school districts with at least 1,000 students to create a high school district.