UPDATE 1: Second Bomb Threat in 1 Month Closes Stark State

Updated 11:15 a.m.

Jackson Township police said someone called in a bomb threat to today, leading it to close for the day and cancel all activities.

The campus, at 6200 Frank Ave. NW, will reopen Sunday, said Irene Motts, director of marketing and communications for Stark State.

Jackson Township police officials said someone in downtown Canton called Stark State security officers from a pay phone and said a bomb was on the campus. Police found no bomb or evidence of a bomb upon searching the campus this morning.

Jackson Township and Canton police will handle the investigation.

This is the second bomb threat at Stark State in one month. The Stark State campus and Fine Arts building of Kent State Stark were  intended for Stark State. Police found no evidence of a bomb then, either.

also alerted its students via a text alert this morning. On its website, it tells viewers of a "situation" at Stark State, but advises them Kent Stark still is open today.

Original update:

closed today and announced all classes and activities are canceled for the day.

The campus, at 6200 Frank Ave. NW, will reopen Sunday, said Irene Motts, director of marketing and communications for Stark State. She declined to release more information as to why the campus is closed.

"All I've been told is we're closed today and we've canceled all of our activities and classes," she said.

"There are a variety of things that came up today, and we thought it was best to close campus."

also alerted its students via a text alert this morning. On its website, it tells viewers of a "situation" at Stark State, but advises them Kent Stark still is open today.

The Stark State campus and Fine Arts building of Kent State Stark intended for Stark State.