{
  "id": "2017-12-13-university-of-missouri-bomb-threat",
  "slug": "university-of-missouri-bomb-threat-2017-12-13",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Missouri",
    "shortName": "Mizzou",
    "state": "MO",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "MU Alert",
    "enrollment": 30000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2017-12-13",
    "type": "active-threat",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "resolved",
    "headline": "Bomb threat investigation MU Alert campus notice — bomb threat",
    "headlinePublic": "Bomb threat investigation MU Alert campus notice — bomb threat",
    "summary": "University of Missouri [published an official alert](https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2017/12-13-bomb-threat) on or about 2017-12-13. Full text is preserved from the official archive.",
    "outcome": "See official notice for status.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "channel": "multi-channel",
      "timestampApprox": "Published on or about 2017-12-13",
      "verbatimText": "Dec. 13, 2017\n\n3:35 p.m.\n\nMU Alert reports a bomb threat at the Hearnes Center Shuttle Bus Stop. Stay away from or leave the area. Police are investigating.\n\n3:44 p.m.\n\nThe area around the Hearnes Center shuttle bus stop has been evacuated. Traffic is being rerouted. A police K9 is en route to the scene.\n\n3:55 p.m.\n\nNo suspicious or explosive device has been found. Police continue to investigate. Stay away from the area.\n\n4:08 p.m.\n\nPlease stay away from the area of the Hearnes Center bus stop as police continue to investigate the bomb threat. No device has been found.\n\n4:18 p.m.\n\nAll Clear. No explosive or suspicious device was found. The campus is back to operating under normal conditions. All Clear.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2017/12-13-bomb-threat",
      "sourceDescription": "MU Alert",
      "annotations": [
        "Transcribed from official institutional alert archive page.",
        "Confirmed-verbatim recovery from live institutional source.",
        "2026-09-21 second deep audit P2 chrome R1: mualert.missouri.edu standing site paragraph (official emergency website / rumor / call-parents footer) is page boilerplate, not the transmitted alert. Paired demote+correct. Cap-exempt."
      ],
      "characterCount": 711,
      "confidence": "high"
    }
  ],
  "context": "Official MU Alert archive entry.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Official archive page preserves complete alert text."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "type": "official-archive",
      "title": "Bomb Threat",
      "url": "https://mualert.missouri.edu/updates/2017/12-13-bomb-threat",
      "accessDate": "2026-07-25"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "missouri",
    "mizzou",
    "mu-alert",
    "active-threat"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-25",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-09-21",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}