Westbound lanes of Interstate 670 in downtown KC shut down due to police investigation

Update: The Missouri Department of Transportation posted at 3:53 p.m. Monday that the highway has been reopened.

Westbound Interstate 670 in downtown Kansas City is closed, the Missouri Department of Transportation posted on social media just after 2:10 p.m. Monday.

Police activity shut down the westbound lanes near Grand Boulevard and traffic is being diverted.

The Kansas City Police Department said a preliminary investigation indicates there was a suicide.

Closures include:

• Northbound US 71 to westbound I-670
• Westbound Interstate 70 is diverting to northbound Interstate 29
• Southbound US 71 to westbound I-670
• Southbound Interstate 35 to westbound I-670

This story was originally published October 3, 2022 at 3:38 PM.

Katie Moore

The Kansas City Star

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Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.