Montana Highway Patrol

A 29-year-old Florida man who was pulled over in a speed stop on a Montana interstate faces a federal drug charge after authorities say a trooper found 78 pounds of methamphetamine in his rental vehicle.

The Montana Highway Patrol’s Project Zero campaign has been pushing the goal of zero deaths on Montana’s highways for several years, but the number of highway fatalities has been holding steady for the past three years.

The Montana Highway Patrol is warning drivers in Missoula and Billings about call centers who are posing as local tow truck companies.

A recent Facebook post from the Montana Highway Patrol highlights the importance of drivers slowing down and moving over when emergency vehicles are deployed at an accident scene or during a traffic stop.

MHP reports five crashes with one rollover during Monday's rush hour snow fall, with no injuries reported.

With the snow showers that arrived just in time for the morning rush hour on Monday, commuters found themselves dealing with very slick roads with little to no warning.

The Montana Highway Patrol has provided an update on the condition of Trooper Wade Palmer, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds on March 15, 2019:

The Montana Highway Patrol reported a semi crash early this morning on Interstate 90 on the Montana side near St. Regis.

27 year-old Michael Richardson appeared in Missoula Justice Court charged with felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor aggravated DUI after allegedly driving drunk and crashing head-on into a vehicle injuring three passengers.

Safe Kids Missoula will be presenting their annual Safe Kids Fair this Sunday from noon till 3:00 p.m. on the campus of Community Medical Center.

As of 3:08 p.m. a manhunt was underway in Hamilton by the Montana Highway Patrol, Ravalli County Sheriff's Office and other agencies to apprehend a man suspected of a hit and run incident in which a male juvenile was struck.

The Montana Highway Patrol and all other law enforcement agencies across the state are being extra vigilant over the long 4th of July weekend, looking for those who may be driving drunk, impaired or otherwise distracted.