Morning Newscast 06-12-15

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Josh Burnham

On today's morning newscast: An attempt to strip a bonding provision from a new forest management bill failed yesterday on Capitol Hill.

Lobbyists spent at least $5.8 million to influence Montana lawmakers and the issues they discussed this year.

Police are looking for a gray car that hit an 8-year-old boy while he was riding his bike yesterday morning.

The Montana Supreme Court says a former Disaster and Emergency Services spokeswoman waited too long to sue over claims that her job was eliminated because she spoke against sexual favoritism at work.

Authorities in Washington state have arrested a man they say kidnapped his girlfriend in Montana and led police on a high-speed chase after she escaped and called for help.

A former Livingston and Billings West High School teacher and basketball coach who is accused of sexually exploiting children and distributing child porn is set to appear in court for a change-of-plea hearing.

The governor has issued a directive that says graveside services at state veteran's cemeteries will again be allowed upon request.

Wildlife biologists with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes killed two female grizzly bears after they killed several calves near St. Ignatius.

More than 100 middle school students in Great Falls may have been exposed to a bat with rabies.

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