New MHP campus in Boulder named in honor of Hansen

A brand-new location for the Montana Highway Patrol headquarters has been named in honor of a former Hill County attorney and state senator who represented Havre.

The Kris Hansen Campus in Boulder was dedicated to the late Kris Hansen Sept. 4.

Hansen spearheaded the creation of the location while serving as chief deputy state attorney general, a position she took in 2021.

The Highway Patrol office was spread out in multiple offices and storage locations, and Hansen suggested moving the headquarters to a single location in an unused state facility in Boulder.

Hansen, who died at age 52 July 7....