HIGHWAY STANDOFF OVER | Suspect arrested, all lanes of I-35 reopened

A suspect is in custody, and the north and southbound lanes of Interstate 35 reopened Friday evening at Missouri Highway 291 after a standoff with an armed man in a car in Clay County.

A Clay County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said around 2:47 p.m. Friday, deputies spotted a driver with a felony warrant on 69 Highway near Stockdale Road.

The driver fled south on 69 Highway before merging onto southbound I-35. During the pursuit, the driver stopped to let out a passenger before continuing southbound on I-35…

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