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The Missoula Police Department, the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office and the Montana Highway Patrol in the Missoula area will ramp up their enforcement efforts as part of a national crackdown on drunk driving.

37 year-old Kathryn Louise Racicot was arrested on Saturday for allegedly driving drunk with three children in her car, ages 14, 12 and 5.

Chief of the Montana Highway Patrol, Col. Tom Butler said that 2014 was a better year than others for people driving on Montana's roads and highways.

Montana senators have endorsed a proposal to double DUI fines.

Lawmakers are considering changes to Montana's DUI laws, including doubling fines and giving offenders driving permits.

Montana has the worst drivers in the country. That’s according to the website CarInsuranceComparison.com, which based its finding on statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Total scores were calculated for each state based on these factors: Fatalities rate per 100 million vehicle miles traveled Failure to obey (percentage of fatal crashes that involved traffic signals,

There were nine DUI arrests made over the weekend (November 9 - 10) by Missoula County Sheriff's Department deputies, and in two of those cases the individuals involved fought back against the arresting officers leading to more severe charges.

Tomorrow, October 29, Montana State Senator and Blackfeet Tribe member (D) Shannon Augare, is scheduled to answer questions from the public about his decision to plead guilty to various crimes, including driving under the influence and threatening a public official.

Independence day is coming quickly and preparations are already underway to help make sure Montanans can enjoy the holiday in safety.

Gov. Steve Bullock has signed into law a measure that will allow judges to look back 10 years to add penalties for multiple drunken-driving offenders.