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Morning Newscast 06-03-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

On today's morning newscast: Gianforte's interview with The Associated Press yesterday is the Bozeman resident's first confirmation of the widespread speculation that he is mounting a challenge to incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock.

The remains of six veterans whose unclaimed remains were found at a Great Falls funeral home will be interred later this week. They'll be laid to rest Friday at the Montana State Veterans Cemetery at Fort Harrison in Helena.

Wildlife officials are looking for the public's input on five options that could replace Montana's almost 15-year-old Yellowstone bison management plan.

State and federal law enforcement officials say they are beefing up crime fighting efforts in the oil patch of North Dakota and Montana.

Belgrade authorities say firefighters found a body in a burning car. The man has not been identified, and the cause of his death and the cause of the fire are under investigation.

Authorities have released the name of a man who drowned in a whitewater rafting accident in Gallatin County last weekend as Brian Niedermeyer.

Northwestern Energy predicts electricity bills for its residential customers will decrease by $3-dollar-and 10-cents per month starting in July.

For the second time in three weeks, a bison seriously injured a tourist in Yellowstone National Park who apparently underestimated how quickly the big, burly animals can move when they're irritated. The unidentified man was flown by helicopter to a hospital. He had serious but not life-threatening injuries.

Montana officials are considering an application for a landfill in eastern Montana that would take oilfield waste, including naturally-occurring radioactive materials.

Wildlife officials caught, collared and relocated a grizzly bear that killed five of a rancher's sheep.

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