HELENA - The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned 12 new troopers at a graduation ceremony held at the Civic Center in Helena on Thursday. Attorney General Austin Knudsen and MHP Colonel Steve Lavin addressed the graduates at the event before their badges were pinned and they were sworn in to their...
HELENA - As students across our state return to the classroom, Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are reminding motorists to follow all school bus and school zone traffic laws, including new laws going into effect this year. By simply following the...
Bryan Lockerby, Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) administrator, provided the following statement today regarding the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, Aug. 12 in Missoula: Following our field investigation, which included initial interviews, crime scene assessment, ballistic analysis, and video review,...
Montana consumers are paying 46% more at the pump than they were one year ago Biden White House asks OPEC+ to pump more oil in bid to lower gas prices after its actions to slow American energy development Biden’s actions since Day 1 have...
Urges the FCC to Accelerate Deadline for Anti-Robocall Technology HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to combat the scourge of illegal phone calls pouring into our state and help prevent Montanans from becoming victims of scams. In a...
HELENA - Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper Amanda Villa received the Medal of Valor, the agency's highest award, for rushing toward a burning Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation helicopter that had tipped over and helping four of its passengers to safety. MHP Colonel...
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced appointments to the Montana Missing Indigenous Persons Task Force. The task force’s main goals are to break down jurisdictional barriers and identify causes that contribute to missing and murdered Indigenous persons. During the 2021 legislative session, Knudsen supported...
On Tuesday, June 15th, Trooper Amanda Villa was in Broadwater County to conduct a roadblock for a nearby fire when she witnessed a Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation helicopter crash near Highway 12 east of Townsend. Trooper Villa and a Broadwater County Sheriff’s...
BILLINGS – A New Mexico man was convicted of aggravated promotion of prostitution Wednesday in Yellowstone County District Court following an investigation by the Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) that found he engaged in human trafficking and coerced a child...
Alaska and Florida join lawsuit against illegal cancelation of Keystone XL permit Total number of states suing Biden administration over Keystone now stands at 23 Recent pipeline crisis demonstrates need for more American energy infrastructure Two more state attorneys general joined the lawsuit...