HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen launched an investigation Wednesday into Lee Enterprises, a multistate media company, following a cyberattack that compromised thousands of subscribers’ personal information. Attorney General Knudsen is …
HELENA –The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) commissioned 17 new troopers, the largest class in the last 20 years, at a graduation ceremony in Helena Friday. Attorney General Knudsen and MHP Colonel Kurt Sager addressed the new troopers prior to their badge …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined attorneys general from 25 other states in issuing the following statement supporting President Trump’s decision to send in the National Guard in response to violent riots in California: “We will …
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning Montanans of fraudulent text messages from scammers claiming to be from the Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) and asking the recipients to pay fines or traffic …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 28-state coalition supporting a challenge to Maine’s unconstitutional waiting-period law which requires gun buyers to wait 72 hours before taking possession of a firearm after purchase. The amicus …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement Thursday following the Supreme Court of the United States’ (SCOTUS) decision in Smith & Wesson Brands, Inc., et.al., v. Mexico. Attorney General Knudsen led an amicus brief …
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are encouraging drivers to stay safe on the road as Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer and the beginning of the “100 Deadliest Days of Summer.” Throughout …
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is urging the Gallatin County Commission to ignore a flawed opinion provided by the county attorney and partner with the Trump Administration’s Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) to detain dangerous criminals …
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced Jordyn Muggli, of Miles City, as the winner of the fourth annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Poster Contest, during National Police Week. Jordyn is a fifth-grade student at Lincoln Grade School in Miles …
BILLINGS – The Montana Department of Justice (MTDOJ) and Billings Police Department (BPD) are warning citizens of an increased presence of the synthetic opioid carfentanil in Billings. The Eastern Montana High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area recently …
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement in recognition of Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day: “I have had a front row seat to the devastation inflicted on Montana’s tribal communities by the missing and …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 26-state coalition today asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to intervene and halt Hawaii’s unconstitutional gun ban which prohibits the carry or possession of firearms in designated …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today led a coalition of 17 states in support of employees’ civil rights in the face of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training that encourages racial discrimination against races singled out for …
HELENA – Seventy-five new officers who will serve in 40 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, …
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 21 states in supporting President Donald J. Trump’s reduction in force (RIF) at the Department of Education, which will ultimately return more authority to state education departments. The …
HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) Colonel Kurt Sager visited the MHP Communications Center today to recognize dispatchers during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which is April 13-19. The dispatchers at …
HELENA – A former Polson police officer pleaded guilty today to one count of sexual abuse of children and one count of incest in the Twentieth Judicial District Court in Lake County, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Matthew Timm, 42, …
HELENA – Five amicus briefs were filed in support of Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s petition asking the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to reverse a flawed Montana Supreme Court decision that puts the health and safety of children …
BIG TIMBER – Two Montana Highway Patrol troopers were involved in an officer involved critical incident Thursday afternoon outside of Big Timber. The situation occurred after troopers were alerted that a suspect from Nebraska, with a no-bond warrant for …
HELENA – A Kalispell man was sentenced to 50 years at the Montana State Prison, with 10 of those years suspended, for deliberate homicide after beating a homeless man and leaving him to die in 2023, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. Kaleb …
