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HiON, a local startup, is taking over Evergy's old fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the Kansas City area after the power company shut them off more than a year ago.

The resolution gives the state legislature appropriations power over the state road fund, which is now under the control of the Transportation Department. Because it’s a proposed constitutional amendment, it must be approved by voters to go into effect.

Missouri is one of just two states without a law that bans texting while driving for all motorists — but that could be changing.

It's currently illegal in Missouri for drivers under 21 to send a text message from a hand-held device while driving. The Missouri Senate committee approved a bill expanding that to all drivers, and adds that anyone under 18 would be banned from using any electronic communication device at all while driving, even if the use is hands-free.

Across the country, the number of stolen Kias and Hyundais has skyrocketed, but nowhere more so than in Missouri. Police say social media is partly to blame.

A Missouri House committee heard testimony on legislation that would require cities and counties to pay for electric vehicle chargers in order to mandate businesses install them. The proposal is backed by fossil fuel interests and groups like the Missouri Retailers Association.

Rental car agencies are warning customers at KCI that they are seeing a surge in demand for cars nationwide due to the cancellation of hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights. That surge is making it difficult for travelers of all kinds to find vehicles.

Kansas City's streets are often confusing and dangerous for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. Although the city has several efforts underway to make its roads safer, there seem to be too many "cursed" intersections to fix all at once.

From Southwest Trafficway to Van Brunt Boulevard, Kansas City's streets are confusing to navigate and dangerous for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists alike. The city is working to fix the worst, but there are too many to tackle all at once.

The Missouri Court of Appeals recently ruled that Geico was on the hook for a $5.2 million award to a Missouri woman who’d been infected with HPV. The woman’s partner had auto insurance with Geico, and since the two had sex in his car, she alleged Geico should cover her injuries and losses.

Henry Ford’s first Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908, ushering in the age of the automobile and becoming a symbol of America's modernization. By 1927 he'd built more than 15 million cars and trucks . In Kansas City, the KC Chuggers are dedicated to keeping these old Fords running.

Missouri ranks seventh in the nation for electric vehicle use. But around Kansas City, public chargers are most often found west of Troost Avenue, which for decades has represented the city's economic and racial dividing line.