Sturgeon Bay Police Department thanks you for staying away from the area surrounding the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College campus on Thursday while investigating a bomb threat. The police, along with the Door County Sheriff’s Department and Door County Emergency Medical Services, responded to NWTC just before 2 p.m. after receiving a call about a suspicious package that could include a bomb. Emergency personnel closed down the streets surrounding the campus and restricted movement within the area until they could clear the scene at approximately 6 p.m. Police Chief Clint Henry says a Brown County K-9 unit specializing in sniffing out bombs and other explosives was used to help search the building. He adds that the incident is still under investigation and will likely involve departments across the state since other community and technical colleges received similar threats.

According to WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin Technical College in Madison and Chippewa Valley Technical College's campuses in Eau Claire and Menomonie also had to evacuate their campuses. It is unknown if the threats are connected. Colleges in Florida, Virginia, Ohio, Utah, Texas, Maryland, Montana, and Wisconsin were a part of a string of bomb threats made approximately two weeks ago.