FORD COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating bomb threats nationwide and at two schools in Kansas.
Just before 1p.m. Thursday, a bomb threat was called in at KU School of Medicine, 1010 N. Kansas Street, in Wichita, according to Officer Chad Ditch. Police and KU Security checked the facility and alerted staff. They found no bomb but continue to investigate, according to Ditch.
Just after 1p.m., the Ford County Communications Center received a call from a person saying there was a bomb in the Arts classroom of the Dodge City Community College, 2501 North 14th Avenue in Dodge City, according to a media release from police.
The caller described the bomb and its location in the back of the classroom. The caller also stated it would detonate in just over one hour. Police, Fire and EMS responded and coordinated with campus security to evacuate the area and sweep the stated location. No suspicious devices were located.
College administration and security requested the area to be swept by a bomb dog. During the coordination of the dog, we learned from state and federal Intelligence sources that the same report had been made at multiple campuses across the nation.
Each of these searches concluded the same. The detonation time elapsed without incident.
At this time, the Dodge City Community College security and police were holding the area closed off to the public until the bomb dog arrives and searches for a device.