HELENA – Submissions are open for the 2026 Montana Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Elementary school students throughout Montana are encouraged to participate in the fifth annual poster contest by submitting artwork which displays [...]

HELENA – A Livingston man was sentenced to life at the Montana State Prison for murdering a man in 2022, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Skyler Griebel, 33, was found guilty in October 2025 of deliberate homicide. In February [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a Montana Supreme Court decision today that law enforcement may enter a home without a search warrant if there is reason to [...]

BOULDER – The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) announced today troopers will begin accepting Montana Mobile IDs and other mobile IDs from across the country during routine traffic stops. This provides motorists with more choice, offering them another easy, secure, and [...]

HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice is seeking applications to fill one spot on the Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee. The positions available are representative of the tow truck industry from Montana Highway Patrol. The Committee reviews and resolves [...]

BOULDER- Montana Highway Patrol troopers conducted an interdiction operation in St. Regis from December 7-11 to combat crime and remove illicit drugs from the community. During the operation, MHP's Criminal Interdiction Team (CIT) and Strategic Enforcement Traffic Team (SETT) worked [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen awarded Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper Jourdon Gulick the Award of Valor, the agency’s highest award, for his acts of bravery during a fiery vehicle rollover in 2024. Trooper Nick Wade also received the [...]

BOULDER - Montana Highway Patrol troopers conducted an interdiction operation in Butte from October 7-14 to combat crime and remove illicit drugs from the community. During the operation, troopers worked alongside United States Border Patrol and Air National Guard [...]

HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) commissioned 11 new troopers at the 82nd Montana Highway Patrol Advanced Academy graduation ceremony today. Attorney General Knudsen and MHP Colonel Kurt Sager addressed the new troopers prior to their swearing-in and [...]

BOULDER, Mont. — The Montana Highway Patrol command staff recently completed their annual district tour, which includes visits to all seven MHP districts across the state. The meetings are a chance for command staff to connect face-to-face with captains, sergeants, [...]