Department of Justice Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen was a witness today before the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance on the missing and murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP) crisis. During the hearing entitled “Missing and Murdered [...]
HELENA – The Montana Supreme Court affirmed the conviction of Jason Allen Miller for the attempted homicide of Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Miller appealed his June 2025 conviction for running over and seriously [...]
HELENA – Sixty-two new officers who will serve in 39 agencies across the state graduated today from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) within the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city, and [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the appointment of Kimberly Kutch to the position of Forensic Science Division (FSD) administrator. Kutch brings 30 years of experience in a variety of both state and county government leadership positions to the role. “I am [...]
HELENA – In his reply filed today, Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell’s petition requesting the Attorney General’s supervisory control be terminated. Attorney General Knudsen invoked supervisory authority on April 30 when Cromwell refused to [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 22-state attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Secure America Act, which would provide critical long-term funding for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration [...]
HELENA – In his summary response filed today, Attorney General Austin Knudsen asked the Montana Supreme Court to dismiss Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell’s petition requesting the AG's supervisory control be terminated. Attorney General Knudsen invoked supervisory control on April [...]
HELENA - Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Stockman Bank announced Brooke Murphy, of Missoula, as the winner of the fifth annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest, during National Police Week. Brooke is a fifth-grade student at Hellgate Intermediate in Missoula.In [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen invoked supervisory control over Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell, following her failure to follow the law and issue a memorandum clarifying that Gallatin County may share confidential criminal justice information (CCJI) with U.S. Immigration [...]
HELENA – Sixty-three new officers who will serve in 32 agencies across the state graduated today from the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) within the Montana Department of Justice. MLEA provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city, and [...]