An armed student is holding 23 fellow students and a teacher hostage at a school in the US state of Wisconsin.
An administrator at Marinette High School called the authorities shortly after 1500 (2100 GMT) to say a student had taken over a classroom.
Police Chief Jeff Skorik told reporters that no injuries had been reported since the stand-off began.
Marinette County emergency management director Eric Burmeister said parents were gathered at the local courthouse. BBC News
