Suspected Explosive Device Found and Brought Indoors Prompts Wyoming Capitol Evacuation

The evacuation began around 9:45 a.m. after the discoverer, whose identity wasn’t released, brought the object indoors.
Suspected Explosive Device Found and Brought Indoors Prompts Wyoming Capitol Evacuation
A Cheyenne Police Department officer sweeps the grounds of the Wyoming Capitol after a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was found at the state Capitol in Cheyenne, Wyo., on Oct. 21, 2025. Milo Gladstein/The Wyoming Tribune Eagle via AP
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The Wyoming Capitol, including the governor’s office, was evacuated Tuesday after a person found a suspected explosive device in front of the building and brought it inside.

The grounds were searched with drones and bomb-sniffing dogs following discovery of the device on the state seal between the building’s front steps and the street, according to a statement from the Wyoming Highway Patrol, which provides security for the Capitol.