OVERBROOK (KSNT) - A relic from the Civil War caused a bomb scare in a small Kansas town Tuesday.
The Overbrook Police Department (OPD) announced in a press release that officers were called around 3:30 p.m. on May 21 to the 400 block of Walnut on a possible explosive device. Officers responding to the area found what appeared to be an antique cannon ball.
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Following this discovery, the OPD called for backup from the Osage County Sheriff's Office and Kansas State Fire Marshal.