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Montana Morning State News Headlines for Thursday, August 29
John Radavich was convicted in Spokane, Washington on Wednesday for brutally killing Robert Tester, the nephew of Montana Senator Jon Tester.
The Missoula Police Department welcomed five new officers on Wednesday after they were sworn in by Mayor John Engen at the City Council chambers.
The smoke in the Missoula valley is coming, at least in part, by planned prescribed burns just over the border in Idaho.
A 30 percent chance of rain showers in western Montana today, with highs in the low to mid 80's.
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