KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Legislators and other public officials in Kansas have been receiving letters containing a "suspicious" white powder, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Friday.
According to the KBI, several local police and fire departments responded after receiving reports of the mail.
As of 4 p.m. Friday, the KBI said over 30 letters containing the white powder.
The KBI confirmed legislators from the immediate Kansas City area received them, but wasn't able to provide any more information.
A spokesperson for Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach confirmed his office received one of the letters.
An investigation into what the white powder is was underway, the KBI said.
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