Department of Justice Press Releases

  • Published On: March 25, 2024

    HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 15 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Biden administration’s ban on new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports. In January, President Biden and the Department of Energy halted all [...]

  • Published On: March 20, 2024

    HELENA – A man in the United States illegally was sentenced to 40 years in Montana State Prison for stabbing a man to death in July 2022, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Francisco Padilla Canales pleaded guilty in [...]

  • Published On: March 18, 2024

    HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today the retirement of Montana Highway Patrol Colonel Steve Lavin. Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Sager will serve as the interim head of the Patrol until a new colonel is named. “I’m grateful to [...]

  • Published On: March 14, 2024

    HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 11 other state attorneys general urged President Biden to stop giving Iran access to funds that are helping the country financially support terrorism efforts. In a letter sent to President Biden Wednesday, [...]

  • Published On: February 2, 2024

    HELENA – A Belgrade man who previously pleaded guilty to repeatedly shooting at a sergeant from the Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office while fleeing from law enforcement in a high-speed chase was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in the Montana State [...]

  • Published On: January 30, 2024

    HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in demanding the Biden administration stop attempts to sidestep Congress by giving the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the sweeping authority to prepare and file tax returns [...]

  • Published On: May 25, 2023

    HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 22 other state attorneys general filed a brief this week supporting the State of Florida’s lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s unlawful immigration policy of releasing illegal border crossers into the country instead [...]

  • Published On: April 5, 2023

    HELENA – A Valier man was sentenced to 60 years in the Montana State Prison with 35 years suspended following his guilty plea to sexual assault of a minor, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Edward S. Kleinsasser, 36, [...]

  • Published On: December 8, 2022

    POST Approved 40 hour Field Training Officer Seminar. Kaminsky Sullenberger & Associates Miles City, MT April 17th-21st, 2023 Contact : Jared DeVault, Badge 14-23 Miles City Police Department 419 N. 7th St. Miles City, MT 59301 406-232-3411 Register at: https://milescityppa.org/field-training-officer-seminar-kaminsky-sullenberger-associates/

  • Published On: October 13, 2021

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Montana Department of Justice news releases are available online, with links to other documents, such as formal opinions and court decisions, when appropriate.

For more information, or to schedule interviews with Attorney General Austin Knudsen or DOJ staff members, reporters should contact one of the department’s communications officers at (406) 444-1776.

Available information may be limited by the Montana Criminal Justice Information Act of 1979 or by the status of an ongoing criminal investigation.

Direct media inquiries to:
Emilee Cantrell or
Chase Scheuer or
by phone: 406-444-1776.