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Evening Newscast 03-06-20

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

A Bozeman fishing guide who announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in Montana's U.S. Senate race late last month is dropping out.

A report released today says 81 employees with the federal Bureau of Reclamation are declining national relocation or leaving their positions after the Trump administration reorganized the bureau’s workforce.

A landslide is blocking a BNSF Railway freight line in eastern Montana, just west of Miles City.

U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is directing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be more involved in managing Rocky Mountain Front grizzly bear conflicts.

The Montana GOP has lodged an ethics complaint against Gov. Steve Bullock, alleging he used state resources during his run for president last year.

Peabody Energy has laid off 50 temporary workers at a Wyoming coal mine in the Powder River Basin.

The Green Party has qualified to appear on Montana’s 2020 ballot.

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