Bomb squad called after Civil War cannon ball found in Overbrook

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.

(Photo Courtesy/OPD)

Following this discovery, the OPD called for backup from the Osage County Sheriff's Office and Kansas State Fire Marshal.