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The Wentzville facility makes seats for vehicles including ones produced at the nearby General Motors plant. Workers want improvements to pay, health and safety and other conditions.
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Four-lane roads in Kansas City are a relic of urban sprawl in the 20th century. But these days they’re emptier than ever, which traffic experts say encourages dangerous driving. Now, City Hall is putting these deadly avenues on "road diets."
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Dangerous car crashes are about seven times less likely to happen at roundabouts than at traffic lights. But some of the city’s deadliest intersections are too busy for a roundabout.
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Almost a decade after Kansas City stopped using red-light cameras, the city is considering bringing them back. The funding from fines could go towards driver's ed classes, speed bumps and crosswalks.
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Nearly 200 people died in Kansas City car crashes in 2022 and 2023. The numbers suggest that high speeds and intersections, particularly on Truman Road, pose the greatest danger.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority officials say the updated tollway will be more convenient for drivers because they don’t need to stop at a tollbooth when exiting the turnpike.
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Rashee Rice and Southern Methodist University football player Teddy Knox are being sued for no less than $10 million following a six-vehicle hit-and-run crash on March 30. Both also face criminal charges.
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Dallas state Sen. Royce West, Rice's attorney, said the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver and North Texas native cooperated with police and will do “everything in his power” to help the other people involved.
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Saturday's hit-and-run crash involved two speeding cars on a Dallas highway. One of the cars that triggered the collision is believed to be registered under the Kansas City Chiefs player's name.
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The Kansas City Royals say there are nearly 19,000 parking spaces within a 10-minute walk of their proposed stadium in the Crossroads Arts District, while other fans can get to games via public transit like buses or the streetcar. But local businesses say parking is already a problem.
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The city has received 600 reports to 311 about potholes in just the last week. City Manager Brian Platt says city crews can fill hundreds of potholes per week, but weather and poor road conditions mean many more are taking out tires and breaking suspensions.
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Oklahoma lawmakers offered Panasonic a $698 million incentive package and funded $145 million in site improvements for an electric vehicle battery plant near Tulsa. The company said the decision won't affect its promised $4 billion factory in De Soto, Kansas.