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Evening Newscast 03-24-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

A state judicial commission responsible for redrawing judicial districts has released a slate of proposals aimed at making the court system better able to handle its growing caseload.

BNSF Railway is lowering the price of shipping Montana grain due to cheaper diesel fuel and lower demand.

The Montana Supreme Court has overturned the sentence in a Whitefish arson case, finding the judge should have allowed the defendant to withdraw his "no contest" plea when the judge didn't follow the plea agreement.

A group of businesses north of Yellowstone National Park has formed a new coalition to fight two proposed gold exploration projects in the area.

The federal government says the health board on the Rocky Boy’s reservation should re-pay Washington about $300,000.

Federal officials will consider increasing royalty rates by 50 percent on coal extracted from massive strip mines on public lands under a pending overhaul of a U.S. Interior Department program.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether the constitutional right to a speedy trial applies to a defendant who's already been convicted, but whose sentencing was delayed.

A Great Falls woman who police said was stumbling and smelled of alcohol was arrested after driving to a cafe hosting a "Coffee with a Cop" event.

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