Department of Justice Press Releases
HELENA – Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Trooper Barb Armstrong today received the Medal of Valor, the agency’s highest award for locating a woman who had been viciously attacked by river otters, providing aid, and guiding a life flight helicopter to [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today anti-drug task forces in Montana have already seized more fentanyl in the first half of the year than they did in 2022, which blasted previous records. He also marked Fentanyl Prevention [...]
HELENA – Continuing his commitment to end human trafficking in Montana, Attorney General Austin Knudsen today launched a new statewide public service announcement to educate Montanans on the issue and how to report it when they suspect they see it. [...]
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are reminding drivers to stay safe on the road this Memorial Day Weekend. Throughout the summer, state troopers will increase their presence on Montana roads and highways, cracking [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Madisyn Allard, of Superior, as the winner of the second annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest, during National Police Week. Madisyn is a fifth-grade student at Superior Elementary School. The winning poster [...]
HELENA – On Fentanyl Awareness Day, Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement warning Montanans of the dangerous drug: “Fentanyl is a poison that is killing men, women, and children at unprecedented rates and leaving behind countless heartbroken families. [...]
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice and Attorney General Austin Knudsen will host a Peace Officers Memorial Day ceremony on May 15 in the rotunda of the State Capitol, the attorney general announced today. The event will honor the [...]
BOULDER, Mont. – Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) troopers made a major drug bust in Yellowstone County, seizing approximately 25 pounds of methamphetamine, Colonel Steve Lavin announced today. “The crisis at the southern border continues to impact Montana. More and more [...]
HELENA – The Montana Highway Patrol is partnering with Montana Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants across the state to raise funds that will help support Trooper Lewis Johnson’s recovery. On Wednesday, April 12, Montana Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants across the state will [...]
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today a nearly 10,000 percent increase in fentanyl seizures by anti-drug task forces in Montana since 2019. Additionally, triple the amount of fentanyl was seized in 2022 compared to 2021, obliterating previous [...]