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Coldwater Walmart evacuated for bomb threat

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COLDWATER, Mich. — The investigation is just beginning into a bomb threat that shut down a Walmart in Coldwater Tuesday.

Coldwater Police says their teams and K9s from Michigan State Police didn't find anything in a search that took 3 hours.

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Witness pictures show the building and parking lot were evacuated, employees and shoppers having to wait at a nearby gas station.

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It happened on the same day as dozens of other threats to Walmarts called in across the country, though Coldwater officials say they're not able to confirm a connection.

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Suspect information is not being released at this time.