Suspicious package at federal courthouse; note says it will explode (updated)
Update: There wasn’t a bomb inside the suspicious cooler at the federal courthouse. The investigation is being turned over to the FBI.
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The federal courthouse at 9th and Locust has been evacuated after a suspicious package was discovered outside the building. A note attached to the package said the package’s contents would explode.
Police were called to the scene at 8:44 a.m. to inspect a package, described as a soft side cooler, next to a garage door on the east side of the building.
KCPD Bomb and Arson detectives are on the scene, and the bomb robot will evaluate the package.
We’ll update when we know more.
