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Morning Newscast 04-21-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of Montana Morning Newscast, a Montana Senate Committee has voted against confirming Jonathan Motl as Commissioner of Political Practices.

The Missoula County Sheriff’s office has fired its former public information officer for lying.

A Thompson Falls man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of neglecting an elderly man with dementia and illegally gaining ownership of his money and property.

Author Jon Krakauer’s new book, “Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town is released today.

A former psychiatric aide at the Montana Developmental Center in Boulder is facing up to 10 years in prison and $10,000 in fines after he pleaded guilty to felony abuse of a disabled person.

A federal judge ordered the founder of a Montana mountain resort for the wealthy back to jail.

A search effort continues for an 8 year old Gallatin County girl who fell into the water at Headwaters State Park near Three Forks.

A Republican-controlled panel of Montana senators has shot down the Democratic governor's pick for the nation's only one-person state ethics commission.

A bill to allow residents in some elementary school districts to vote on building and operating new high schools will now face a third and final vote in the House.

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