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). Commonly referred to as the State...
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 are already overwhelmed with the crisis...
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, Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Calvin Jimmerson,...
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 Police Week, the awards honor...
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 Mayorkas, Attorney General Knudsen and 19...
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 because each “has a significant...
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 general and a former prosecutor in...
MISSOULA — To further support customers in the Missoula area in response to increased demand, Montana’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) will be at the state Department of Transportation in Missoula for a week-long mobile licensing event Monday, May 9 through Friday, May 13. MVD's mobile unit...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that his office secured a half-million dollars from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for using deceptive digital tactics to steer low-income consumers toward its commercial products and away from federally supported free tax services. Approximately...
Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 13 other states are suing the Biden administration over yet another unlawful immigration rule that will make the crisis at the southern border worse than it already is. The new rule violates federal laws and bypasses Congress and erodes asylum...