law enforcement

Police accountability advocates question whether departments are moving fast enough to get officers through the program, which is required under a measure voters approved in 2018.

As some states loosen the restrictions on searches of private property, Montana’s high court has ruled there must be more than a hunch to give law enforcement officers enough latitude to go beyond writing a ticket.

Missoula Mayor Jordan Hess has appointed Captain Mike Colyer to the top slot in the Missoula Police Department.

ov. Greg Gianforte has vetoed a bill that would have provided some state funding to support Lake County’s law enforcement services on the Flathead Indian Reservation.

Lawmakers are giving the Department of Justice more resources to address issues like illegal drugs, human trafficking, sexual assault and the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people.

The agreement includes the sheriff's departments in Missoula, Granite, Lake, Mineral and Ravalli counties, along with the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Police Department.

After three years with the city, Missoula Police Department Chief Jaeson White plans to retire, concluding a nearly 35-year career in law enforcement.