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Evening Newscast 11-21-19

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

A U.S. Senate committee advanced two bills Wednesday that aim to beef up law enforcement’s response to the missing persons crisis in Indian Country.

Two stonefly species found in Glacier National Park were listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act on Wednesday due to the impacts of climate change, according to a rule published by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Members of the Montana Board of Regents are voicing support for a $150,000 pay raise for the president of Montana State University to keep her from leaving for a higher paying job at another university.

Federal prosecutors announced Thursday the arrests of four Mexican citizens in Glacier County for suspected smuggling of undocumented immigrants.

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