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Montana Highway Patrol recruits troopers to fill rural vacancies

The Montana Highway Patrol aims to hire about 10 new troopers to address staffing shortages in rural eastern Montana, focusing on qualified applicants living near duty stations.

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BILLINGS - Across Montana, especially in the rural eastern part of the state, law enforcement agencies are struggling to fill vacancies as pressure on the job continues to grow.Now, the Montana Highway Patrol is ramping up recruitment efforts statewide to strengthen its ranks, with a special emphasis on smaller communities.It is a normal day on the job for Trooper Brennen Plucker, chasing down a driver speeding along I-90 just outside of Billing…

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KPAX broke the news in on Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
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