Overview
- The State Patrol reports 50 threats against officials in 2025, up from 19 in 2024, with 13 cases referred for criminal charges so far.
- A sworn trooper will be promoted in early December to serve as a dedicated threat investigator working at the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a liaison to Capitol security.
- Twenty new Capitol security officers are completing background checks and are set to begin training in mid-November as overall staffing at the complex increases.
- An external firm led by former St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell plans to deliver a Capitol security assessment by year’s end to guide policy choices.
- Minnesota’s Capitol still lacks metal detectors and allows firearms, unlike most states, and access has been tightened since an after-hours breach that prompted reduced entry points and expanded badge-only doors.