HELENA – To improve service to Montana veterans, the Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) is now accepting additional documents for United States veterans to receive the veteran designation on their state-issued driver license. Going forward, MVD will accept a current [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen filed a lawsuit against a Biden administration plan that will halt federal coal production in Powder River Basin, which accounts for 85 percent of all coal produced on federal land, and effectively kill [...]

SUPERIOR – Montana Highway Patrol troopers in Superior conducted an interdiction operation from December 2 – 6 to get illicit drugs, firearms used in drug trafficking crimes, and fugitives off the streets. The operations are conducted at various times across [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointment of Lee Johnson to the position of Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) administrator. Prior to his appointment, Johnson served as the bureau chief of the Division’s Investigations Bureau. “I’m confident [...]

HELENA -- The Montana Highway Patrol today identified the canine involved in the Thursday incident in Laurel as canine Mike who served the Patrol for nearly three years as a full-service police utility dog. K9 Mike’s handler was Sergeant John [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 28 states in filing a brief Tuesday in defense of American gun manufacturers that Mexico blames for its gun violence problems. The states are asking the Supreme Court of [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are reminding drivers to stay safe and sober on the road as December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. To crack down on drunk and drugged drivers during the [...]

HELENA – A Kila man was sentenced to 100 years at the Montana State Prison for murdering a woman during an argument at a Martin City bar in 2022, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Del Orrin Crawford, 42, was [...]

HELENA – As Montanans prepare for holiday shopping this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Attorney General Austin Knudsen is sharing a reminder to stay vigilant and be aware of common scams, which usually increase this time of year. “Scammers will [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined a coalition of 30 attorneys general in urging Congressional leadership to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), before the end of the year. The legislation will establish better safeguards for minors online [...]