A Marquette Police Department vehicle blocks the west end of the 200 block of West Washington Street Tuesday morning as officers investigated the suspicious object. (Journal photo by Bud Sargent)

MARQUETTE – A bomb threat in a downtown Marquette business this morning forced the temporary evacuation of The Mining Journal and other businesses. Around 11 a.m. today, the Marquette Police Department gave several businesses the all-clear.

Marquette Police Department officers are still on the scene and are investigating. The 200 and 300 blocks were cordoned off by police vehicles.