Juvenile suspect arrested in school bomb threat  
09/01/2025

(KNZA)--A juvenile suspect was arrested for allegedly making a bomb threat to the Kickapoo Nation School in Powhattan.

The Kickapoo Tribal Police Department, in a release, said the Department received a call Friday morning from a Kickapoo Nation School employee reporting a potential bomb threat that was made the day prior.

It was said an explosive device may have been hidden in the main building on campus by the suspect.

Officers with the Kickapoo Tribal Police Department, Brown County Sheriff- office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Shawnee County Sheriff- Office and Iowa Tribe Police Department responded to the school.

A search was conducted for the possible explosive device. No device was located during the search.

The juvenile suspect was arrested following the incident and was transported to a juvenile detention facility.

No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.


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