Montana Highway Patrol

Friday was officially declared ‘Wade Palmer Day’ by Missoula County Commissioners, as Palmer was honored on the steps of the county courthouse at a noon ceremony.

Missoula County Commissioners Josh Slotnick, Dave Strohmaier and Juanita Vero have set aside Friday, May 22 as ‘Trooper Wade Palmer Day’ in Missoula County.

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.