Montana Highway Patrol

Now that recreational marijuana is legal, MHP Public Information Officer Sergeant Jay Nelson specifically addressed the subject of driving while high.

Remember this heroic rescue near Townsend? MHP Trooper Amanda Villa was set to receive an honorable mention TOP COPS Award Thursday from the National Association of Police Organizations at an event in Washington, DC.

According to AAA, in 2020, nearly 40,000 people died in the U.S. in traffic crashes, the most since 2007, and the numbers coming from 2021 are expected to be even worse.

From Missoula to Butte to Bozeman to Billings, the Montana Highway Patrol was very busy with crashes and slide-offs Wednesday morning.

Just before the first plunge began, about 20 bags of ice were added to the pool.

The Montana Department of Transportation has announced plans to add a law enforcement office to the new rest area in Three Forks. It will be the first of its kind in the state.

There were fewer crashes statewide in Montana in 2020 than in 2019, but more people died in those crashes.

Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Amanda Villa received the agency’s highest award, the Medal of Valor on Monday, after rescuing several firefighters from a downed helicopter during the Deep Creek Canyon fire near Townsend.

From grass fires to fireworks complaints, police and fire departments were busy across Montana over the 4th of July weekend.

A Montana Highway Patrol trooper had to be airlifted to Billings Clinic after "multiple blood clots were found in his legs, groin, and lungs, according to the @MTHwyPatrol Twitter Page

The Montana Department of Justice has released dramatic dashcam video taken just moments after a DNRC helicopter crash that occurred last week.

The suspects led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high speed pursuit that ended Friday night near West Yellowstone.