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Southeast Tech
Bomb threat, February 7, 2024
AI-generated · every claim is source-linkedUnfoundedNo evidence of an actual threat was found. The institutional response is documented because the alert communication is identical to what would occur during a real incident.
On Wednesday, February 7, 2024, Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, evacuated and canceled classes after a threatening message was received. The alert went out at 12:19 p.m. instructing students and faculty to leave campus, and an all-clear was announced around 2:30 p.m. The Sioux Falls Police Department confirmed it was a non-specific bomb threat with no device found.
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UPDATE: An "All Clear" has been issued. Housing students may return to campus, and STC will resume classes and normal business operations on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024.
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Context
Background
Southeast Technical College, a public technical college in Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Central Time), evacuated its campus on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, after a threatening message was received. Dakota News Now reported the alert went out at 12:19 p.m. with all classes canceled for the day, and that an all-clear came around 2:30 p.m. KIKN and the college's archived alerts page documented the closure; the Sioux Falls Police Department confirmed it was a non-specific bomb threat. The case adds a technical-college data point to the archive and illustrates a clean, well-timed evacuate-and-clear sequence at a smaller institution.
Analysis
Key Findings
Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls evacuated at 12:19 p.m. CST on February 7, 2024 after a threatening message
An all-clear was announced around 2:30 p.m. CST, about two hours later
Sioux Falls police confirmed it was a non-specific bomb threat and found no device
Classes were canceled for the remainder of the day with normal operations resuming the next day
Outcome
Sioux Falls police determined the threat was a non-specific bomb threat and found no device. Classes were canceled for the rest of the day and an all-clear was issued around 2:30 p.m.
Provenance
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Cite this case
Campus Alert Archive. "Southeast Technical College: Bomb threat, February 7, 2024." Incident of February 7, 2024. Added May 2026; last updated August 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/southeast-technical-college-bomb-threat-2024-02-07/
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bomb-threatemergency-notificationsouth-dakotatechnical-collegeevacuationsioux-fallsUnfounded
Added May 2026Updated August 2026Via ingestion