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Evening Newscast: Thursday, Mar 16

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  • The 2018-2019 Montana budget is being debated on the House floor
     
  • Crowding at jails statewide is disrupting Butte's plans to make space in the city jail in anticipation of a Friday St. Patrick's Day
     
  • A hearing is scheduled next week in District Court in Havre over money seized from the Chippewa Cree Tribe as a result of a judgment in a lawsuit
     
  • After criticism from residents, the Casper City Council has voted to restore the city's electronic waste recycling program
     
  • The U.S. House has passed a measure to expand the water storage at Fontenelle Reservoir in southwest Wyoming
     
  • An amendment to add $3 million to the Montana budget to implement the state's water compact with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes has been rejected
     
  • Yellowstone National Park has confirmed its first sighting of a grizzly bearto have emerged from winter hibernation
     
  • Wyoming Governor Matt Mead has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry concealed firearms into government meetings

Lyman Gillen is a multi instrumentalist based out of Billings, MT. He is interning at KEMC while he finishes his degree in music business. He works as a private business consultant and multimedia producer, with some notable clients being Kiesel Guitars, Wired Guitarist, Montana Storms, and Amplify Downtown. He is an avid guitarist, photographer, and videographer, and can be spotted in his natural habitat producing media in his studio.