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Public SafetySaturday, October 31

Wichita State police gave an all-clear Friday evening after a bomb threat near the HAMR building

The Daily Wichita teamFrom Saturday’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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If you were near Wichita State's campus Friday afternoon, you may have seen emergency crews. KAKE reports the WSU Police Department received a threat of a bomb on campus at or near the Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Research, known as . KWCH says the university posted about it on social media and asked people to avoid the area while crews responded.

  • Place: HAMR, 1907 Innovation Blvd.
  • Threat reported: Friday afternoon
  • Status: investigation is ongoing

5:40 p.m.when WSU police issued the all-clear

The all-clear came Friday evening, after the threat was reported that afternoon.

Source: KAKE

WSU police issued the all-clear at about 5:40 p.m. The university said its investigation into the circumstances remains ongoing. The reports don't say who made the threat.

Sources: KWCH, KAKE

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