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Morning Newscast 05-23-16

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham

Interest in solar power is soaring in Montana because of the state's sunny skies and profit potential.

North Dakota's oil expo and conference kicks off at a troubled time for the industry, with depressed prices and a drop in drilling activity that has hurt both oil companies and the state.

A Montana conservation trust has raised $1 million toward buying a rugged 4,200-acre triangle on Missoula's south side, sparking excitement among runners, mountain bikers and others who see potential for using the area that is 1,000 acres bigger than the rest of the city's open space lands combined.

Authorities are looking for a suspect who stabbed a man multiple times and left the victim wounded in a Billings alley.

Some 400 people were packed into a Billings gymnasium last Friday night to hear Bill Clinton deliver the campaign message for his wife’s presidential bid.

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