State capitols shut down after at least eight bomb threats received Wednesday: officials

At least eight state capitols across the nation were subject to bomb threats Wednesday morning.

In Mississippi, the second day of legislation at the Jackson capitol was shut down due to bomb threats, reported Mississippi Today.

“It’s likely nothing, but we are going through our normal protocols,” said Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell. Entrances have been closed, staff turned away, streets are being blocked off and explosive-detecting dogs were searching through the building, he said.

The same is unfolding in Kentucky, where the secretary of state's office was threatened, reported the Lexington Herald-Leader.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams' spokesperson explained that the threat was sent out to multiple secretaries of state across the country as a “mass email,” according to Adams' spokesperson Michon Lindstrom.

The email sent to Adams' office doesn't mention specific secretaries, but it did directly state that bombs were placed in state capitols. Secretaries of the state in most states are the chief elections officials.

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Another threat was in Georgia. Gabriel Sterling, the COO for Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger revealed that, on arriving to work, their office received a threat which shut it down while it was investigated. Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein was sent an email about the incident which gave the "all-clear" after a search was conducted.

Montana also reported a bomb threat, Helena Independent Record's Thom Bridge tweeted. He explained that the Montana Highway Patrol had surrounded the building and staff was "evacuated and taken refuge from the cold in neighboring state buildings." It's 31 degrees in Helena.

The Connecticut Capitalist and WFSB similarly reported a bomb threat there.