Ohio GOP Gov. DeWine says 'at least 33' bomb threats prompt Springfield to begin daily school sweeps

• State police in Ohio will conduct daily sweeps of schools in Springfield after authorities have been forced to investigate "at least 33" bomb threats, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said.
• Springfield has become the face of the national immigration debate after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, repeatedly spread baseless claims about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating city residents' pets.
• Springfield officials, including its Mayor Rob Rue and local police, have all disputed the claims, saying there are no credible reports that Haitian immigrants in the city are stealing or eating pets.

Ohio state police will conduct daily sweeps of schools in Springfield after authorities have been forced to investigate "at least 33" bomb threats that led to evacuations and temporary building closures, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday.

"We want to make sure, as school continues this week in Springfield, that parents have confidence that the school is in fact safe," the Republican governor said at a press conference.

Each bomb threat has been a hoax without "any validity at all," DeWine said.

Springfield has become the face of the national immigration debate after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, repeatedly spread baseless claims about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating city residents' pets.

Vance first promoted the unfounded rumors in a Sept. 9 post on social media platform X, but Trump boosted the claims further a day later at the first presidential debate against Democratic nominee Kamala Harris.

Springfield officials, including its Mayor Rob Rue and local police, have all dismissed the claims, saying there are no credible reports