Evening Newscast 10-08-15

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MTPR Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

A U.S. District Court judge today give the federal government until November 23rd to decide whether to allow drilling for oil and gas on National Forest land in the Badger Two-Medicine area adjacent to Glacier National Park.

Neighbors of an 8 year old Kalispell-area girl who died in a motor home fire say the Flathead County sheriff's office and child protective services didn't act on numerous reports alleging drug use and child neglect in the months before the fire.

Conservation and angling groups oppose paddling in those areas, saying existing restrictions preserve the solitude and wildness of the parks' waterways while allowing boats on many lakes and some rivers.

Trappers in Montana won’t be able to get certified online to trap wolves, at least for now.

Barry Beach has filed a new clemency request now that Montana’s clemency law has been changed to give the final decision to the governor instead of the state Board of Pardons and Parole.

The executive director of the Montana Republican Party has resigned after less than a year in the position.

Hunters in Montana have harvested about half of a bighorn sheep herd in the Tendoy Mountains that has been chronically ill.

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