Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new weapons screening requirement at the state Capitol will help keep prohibited weapons like knives out of the building when it ...

Weapons screening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul has been "running smoothly" since it started last month, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. Over 67,000 visitors have been screened ...

Minnesota’s State Capitol has long stood as a symbol of civic life, public access, and democratic participation. With thousands of visitors, staff, lawmakers, and media professionals moving through ...

Threats against legislators are on the rise. By October 2025, there were at least twice as many threats as in 2024, according ...

On Friday, officials walked through the Capitol’s new weapons screening process ahead of Minnesota’s upcoming legislative session. The demonstration was conducted to show visitors what to expect when ...

The No Kings rally drew about 100,000 people to the Minnesota State Capitol as they heard from celebrity activists such as Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez, Jane Fonda and Sen. Bernie Sanders. St. Paul ...

Prosecutors say 36-year-old Dominic Peace sat in the Senate President Bobby Joe Champion’s seat and called the capitol his house.

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. (Valley News Live) — A Park Rapids man is facing two felony charges after authorities say he threatened to kill a state senator and told an attorney general’s office staffer he ...