Multiple State Capitols Receive Bomb Threats

Several different state capitol buildings across the United States received bomb threats, prompting evacuations and lockdowns.

A Capitol Police officer warns passersby as police respond to a bomb threat at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson on Jan. 3, 2024. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo

Several state capitol buildings across the United States on Jan. 3 received bomb threats, prompting evacuations and lockdowns.

At least five state capitol buildings were targeted in the wave of bomb scares on Wednesday: Kentucky, Georgia, Mississippi, Montana, Connecticut, Michigan, and Maine.