Authorities have given the “all clear” after a bomb threat this morning at the Ward County Courthouse in Minot. According to the Ward County Sheriff’s Department, a threat was received about 10 this morning which prompted an evacuation of the building. A bomb squad, including a K-9 unit from the Minot Air Force Base was called in to the search the building. After searching the facility for about an hour, authorities gave the all clear and reopened the courthouse shortly after noon today.
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