Courthouse security has long been a top priority, and over the past five years, the Lewis & Clark County Courthouse has added security guards and created a single point of entry with screening.

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After a March incident where a woman allegedly threatened a judge and court staff with a gun, resulting in the woman's death, just a few blocks away, the county has stepped up those security efforts again, adding more new upgrades.

It kind of became more surreal, showed us where our weak points were, showed us areas where we hadnt talked about how to deal with, and so here we are still moving forward, said Mac McCarley, the building supervisor for Lewis and Clark County Public Works.

The latest upgrade came from the county commissions approval to implemen

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