Both chambers of the Minnesota Legislature will now cover the costs for enhanced home security for members in wake of the politically motivated shooting attacks on lawmakers and their spouses last ...

A Minnesota State Capitol security officer is on leave after being charged with several crimes, including impersonating an ...

The House is increasing security funding and resources for lawmakers after a June attack on Minnesota state lawmakers ...

The Minnesota State Patrol says a Capitol security officer is on leave after he was charged with impersonating an undercover ...

Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, will lie in state in the state Capitol Rotunda on Friday, a day ahead of their funeral.

The Capitol has occasionally closed to the public over the years, including during the 20-day government shutdown in 2011 and for a few days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman, her husband, Mark Hortman, and their dog, Gilbert, lay in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday. As they were remembered, the man accused of ...

The Minnesota state Capitol grounds are like a history museum displaying different eras of public art, everything from 19th century panegyric statues to plant-based experiential sculpture.

The three-day Minnesota Capitol Grand Opening, which continues through Sunday, marks the end of a nearly four-year, $310 million restoration project.

Minnesota’s Territorial Legislature voted in 1857 to move its capital from St. Paul to the village of St. Peter. Joe Rolette didn't stop the move, but he still got credit for it.

Minnesota became a U.S. territory on March 3, 1849. After much debate, the new territorial government chose St. Paul as the permanent capital city. The first capitol building was completed in 1853 ...