As Montana children head back to school this fall, let’s give our children the “brake” they need by exercising patience and caution around school buses and in school zones.  Law Enforcement Agencies from across the state urge motorists to know [...]

August 30, 2018, Helena, Mont. – This Labor Day, increased patrols are being deployed across the state of Montana to crack down on impaired driving. Montana law enforcement, along with the Montana Highway Patrol are taking part in the national [...]

MISSOULA, MT (August 27, 2018) – Krispy Kreme Missoula, independently owned and operated by Sweet Opportunity, LLC, is partnering with the Montana Highway Patrol to host its first Doughnut Patrol event benefitting the Montana Hope Project, a local charity that [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26th, 2017 Contact: Kristin Banchero, 406.475.1670, [email protected] Helena, MT. ---  Montana Highway Patrol Troopers Benjamin Panas, Thomas Gill and Timothy Wyckoff were honored yesterday at the 2017 Governor’s Awards for their heroic actions in response to [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE      August 29th, 2017  Contact:  Major Steve Lavin, 406.249.8197, [email protected] Helena, MT. --- As drivers take to the road to celebrate the Labor Day Weekend, troopers from the Montana Highway Patrol, the Idaho State Police and the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 17th, 2017      Contact: Sergeant Glen Barcus, 406-570-0590, [email protected]   Montana Highway Patrol Warns Drivers: Expect Delays and Beware of Fire Hazards During 2017 Eclipse Event   Helena, MT. ---  The Montana Highway Patrol advises drivers to [...]

Helena, MT.- The Montana Highway Patrol joins the entire Montana law enforcement community in mourning the senseless death of Broadwater County Deputy Mason Moore. No matter what uniform an officer wears, we are all united by a common purpose- to [...]

The Montana Highway Patrol recently participated in a wet lab at the MSU Bozeman campus. The goal of the wet lab was to educate the student senators of the Associated Students of MSU about the effects of alcohol to prevent [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 25th, 2017        Contact: Josh Racki, [email protected]   Great Falls, MT: A suspect was apprehended on April 18th in connection with a fatal hit and run involving a semi and passenger vehicle south of Great Falls [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   APRIL 4, 2017 Contact: Captain Keith Edgell, [email protected], 406-839-8751 Billings, MT.—At approximately 1050AM on April 4th, 2017, the Billings Police Department engaged in a pursuit with a suspect driving a stolen Toyota pickup truck and claiming [...]