All Clear After Bomb Threat Caused UST Evacuation Tuesday Morning
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Officials at the University of St. Thomas said they're actively investigating a bomb threat.
A bomb threat Tuesday morning led to the evacuation of a building at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
A 51-year-old Sauk Centre man was briefly arrested Friday in connection to a bomb threat at the Stearns County Administration Building.
Police from Medina and Corcoran, as well as deputies from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office, surrounded the area and determined the threat had been false.
The University of St. Thomas closed businesses and canceled classes on its St. Paul campus Wednesday due to a bomb threat. An all-clear has since been issued, and regular operations will resume Thursday.
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St. Francis High School has been declared safe Friday after a bomb threat forced the school to evacuate. Shortly before 10 a.m. the Superintendent of the Independent School District 15 Troy Ferguson said the school received a bomb threat.
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Officials with the Orono School District said a handwritten note containing a bomb threat was found at about 8 a.m. Tuesday on the property of Orono Middle School. Students were sent home for the day at about 11:30 a.m.
Two Apple Valley, Minn. schools were evacuated Friday afternoon after a bomb threat. Apple Valley Police say the threat was phoned in to Valley Middle School at about 1 p.m. District 196's communications specialist says both Valley and Southview Elementary School, which are connected, were both evacuated.
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