Capitol Security

State legislators learned the Capitol has no formal alert system for riots, or for health- or weather-related emergencies.

A Kansas City-area lawmaker is offering to allow some visitors to the Missouri Capitol to borrow a gun while inside the building.Rep. Nick Marshall,…

The Missouri Capitol is restoring security procedures, and metal detectors, that have not been in place at the complex for almost 14 years.As of Tuesday,…

Mo. Senate considers legislation to beef up security at the CapitolThe bill would increase the number of security cameras at the State Capitol and allow…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 3, 2012 - State Sen. Robin Wright-Jones, D-St. Louis City, has introduced legislation to beef up…