UPDATE: I-135 Reopened After Bomb Squad Called
Associated Press - Tue 08:02 AM 03/05/2013
Interstate 135 between Hesston and North Newton was closed for six hours overnight after a trucker reported he had received a call about suspicious materials in his semi-trailer.
A bizarre phone call closed down a section of interstate near Wichita overnight until investigators determined there was no danger.
Interstate 135 between Hesston and North Newton was closed for about six hours overnight after a trucker reported he had received a call claiming an explosive was hooked to his truck.
The driver pulled off the interstate and when Harvey County deputies arrived they were told there was a suspicious box in the cab of the truck.
The Harvey County Sheriff's office says a Wichita bomb squad investigated but found no explosive device and the interstate was reopened.
The trucker was driving for Hobby Lobby on a route from Oklahoma to Colorado.
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