HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 14 other state attorneys general in a letter today urged the U.S. Senate to reject Steven Dettelbach’s confirmation as director of the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives [...]

VIRGINIA CITY — To further support customers in Madison County, Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) opened a new office in Virginia City today. Located at 103 Wallace St., the office will be open every Friday from 9:30 am - 12:00 [...]

HELENA -- As summer approaches, Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP), along with the Montana Department of Transportation (MDT), are reminding drivers to stay safe on the road. Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of the [...]

HELENA – For the second year in a row, the Montana Department of Justice’s Forensic Science Division (FSD) has been recognized as a top-performing forensic laboratory, earning the FORESIGHT Maximus Award from the American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD). [...]

HELENA -- A federal judge granted Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s request for a preliminary injunction in his case with other state attorneys general to prevent the Biden administration from lifting Title 42 immigration restrictions in place. “Border Patrol agents [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Charlie Heitzman, of Lewistown, the winner of the inaugural Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest. Heitzman is a third-grade student at Highland Park Elementary School. The winning poster shows Charlie with his uncle, [...]

HELENA – Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Amanda Villa received an Honorable Mention award from the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) at their 29th annual TOP COPS Awards in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 12. Held in conjunction with National [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen called on the Biden administration to disband its Orwellian “Disinformation Governance Board” before it further chills free speech, calling it “unconstitutional, illegal, and un-American.” In a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary [...]

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today appealed a Bozeman judge’s ruling that stops voters from being able to choose how they elect state Supreme Court justices. He also called on current Supreme Court justices to disqualify themselves from the case [...]

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement in observance of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day: “I’ve seen the tragedy the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people has inflicted on Montana’s tribal communities, both as attorney [...]