Capitol receives bomb threat, no bomb found

A bomb threat caused an evacuation of the state Capitol Dec. 29.

At approximately 3 p.m. the Dane County 911 Center received a bomb threat and ordered the evacuation of all Capitol employees and visitors, Department of Administration spokesperson Emily Winecke said.

The Dane County K-9 unit and Capitol police searched the building for a man with a suspicious looking bag but found nothing, an Associated Press report said.

According to Winecke, once officials determined the building was clear of threats, the Capitol reopened at 4 p.m. for employees only.

Full public access to the Capitol resumed at 8 a.m. the following day.

Winecke said Gov. Jim Doyle was not in the Capitol at the time of the evacuation.    

          

—Jessica Feld