Taylor Nichole Morris

Detroit Free Press

A wave of bomb threats is prompting lockdowns at schools and hospitals across several counties in northern Michigan, according to authorities.

Michigan State Police's 7th District office tweeted that the agency believes that the bomb threats are false, although it continues to investigate.

"We remind this caller they are committing a crime, and we take this seriously," the agency said.

"Schools and hospitals in the Houghton Lake and West Branch post areas have been receiving 'bomb threats.' Investigations continue, but at this time the threats appear to be false. We remind this caller they are committing a crime, and we take this seriously," the agency said.

Grayling Elementary is known to be one of the schools on lockdown. The “soft” lockdown was canceled around 9:50 a.m.

Students from Surline Elementary and Surline Middle School were released earlier Friday morning.

Soon after the threats made in West Branch and Houghton Lake, Michigan State University’s Hannah Administration building was evacuated around 11 a.m. due to similar bomb threats.

MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant said the building was evacuated just after 11 a.m. Friday. The Board of Trustees meeting ended at about 10 a.m. Friday in the same building.

MSU police and they said at 10:45 a.m. they got news of a bomb threat through dispatch.

It is unknown if the threats are related but Michigan State Police are urging citizens to be vigilant and to contact West Branch or Houghton Lake posts right away with information.

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