OLATHE, Kan. (KCTV) – UPDATE: As of 11:20 a.m., the driver is in a safe place and is being evaluated. Both sides of Interstate 35 have reopened to through traffic.
Police shut down Interstate 35 in both directions in Olathe on Tuesday morning as emergency responders negotiate with an armed person experiencing a mental health crisis inside a vehicle.
Officers closed the interstate around 9:50 a.m. near Lone Elm Road, just south of the Olathe Medical Center. According to authorities, the closure spans both directions between 151st and 175th streets…