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Evening Newscast 10-17-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast

Exact logistical details for President Trump’s rally at the Missoula airport Thursday still haven’t been made public.

The University of Montana says 22 faculty members have agreed to leave their jobs within the next three years.

As President Trump’s visit to Missoula Thursday energizes both his supporters and protestors, a caretaker for Mt. Sentinel says using the hillside’s iconic 100-foot tall, white “M” for political messaging causes damage to the mountain.

On Thursday the head of Montana’s health department will speak publicly about recent deep budget cuts.

Outside groups and individual donors have poured more than $45 million into Montana's U.S. Senate race as President Donald Trump prepares a third trip to the Big Sky state in his crusade to unseat two-term Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.

A Montana high school resource officer has resigned after the city of Laurel learned he had exchanged inappropriate text messages with a 16-year-old student last spring.

The University of Montana says 22 faculty members have agreed to leave their jobs between the end of this school year and June 2021.

An inmate assaulted at a private prison in Montana has been granted medical parole because the state prison system doesn't have the care he needs.

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