LOOP: Multiple Catholic schools get bomb threats

The LOOP SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20 MULTIPLE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS GET BOMB THREATS Bomb threats reported at Catholic and Christian schools across the Kansas City area prompted evacuations, police searches, and FBI involvement. By late afternoon, authorities said the calls appeared to be hoaxes and posed no credible threat. Investigations into the threats are ongoing.

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