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Nation/World News services LANSING, Mich. – Officials arrested a Charlotte, Michigan, man Thursday suspected of calling in a bomb threat to the state Capitol in Lansing. Michael Varrone, 48, could face charges today, the state attorney general's office said in a news release. The Michigan State Capitol was closed to lawmakers and staff for about two hours Thursday because of the threat. Varrone was arrested outside his home without incident Thursday afternoon by the Michigan State Police Emergency Support Team and Fugitive Team, the release said. Loeffler concedes in Georgia runoff Republic...

Credit steve carmody / Michigan Radio An Eaton County man is under arrest after allegedly phoning in a bomb threat to the Michigan State Capitol Thursday morning. 48-year-old Michael Varrone of Charlotte allegedly called the state Capitol building around 6:40 a.m. Investigators claim the caller claimed people “needed to evacuate because the building was going to explode.” No explosive device was found. The state Capitol building was closed for a few hours while state police troopers searched the building. The bomb threat came a day after pro-Trump extremists overran the Capitol building i...

A man has been arrested by Michigan State Police after he reported that there was a bomb at the Michigan Capitol Building on Thursday, according to officials.

A Charlotte man was arrested for allegedly phoning in the bomb threat to Michigan's State Capitol Thursday morning.

Charges could be filed against Michael Varrone, 48 of Charlotte, as early as Friday.