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Route 66 runs roughly 317 miles in Missouri and just 13 miles in Kansas. Along the way, you'll find small towns chock full of historic motels, murals, history museums, highway oddities and other landmarks worth stopping for.

MoDOT announced the locations of the higher speed limits after studying the interstates that run through Missouri.

Dozens of residents attended a public information session to ask questions about how the major highway project will affect their daily commutes. The 11-month closure is slated to begin in January 2027.

MoDOT crews scooped rock from what was the bridge over U.S. Route 50 to make way for a project set to finish at the end of 2026. Other road construction on U.S. Route 24 and 71 Highway also are underway.

A collaboration of state and local organizations came together for the Rest Easy Naloxone Project.

It'll be nearly a week before Kansas City crews can fix the cave-in on Southwest Trafficway near 31st Street, which has forced the closure of several lanes.

The Missouri Department of Transportation is evaluating roads before deciding which ones can have higher speed limits.

Purple martins are back in Kansas. Thousands of the birds are gathering near the Wichita airport each evening as they prepare for their annual migration. Plus: A small town in southcentral Kansas proudly bears the nickname “Midway USA,” positioning itself firmly between California and New York.

For more than 80 years, a sign along U.S. Highway 50 near Dodge City has served as the midway marker for travelers making their way through Kansas en route to California or New York.

An average of 3,400 animal-related vehicle crashes happen in Missouri each year, resulting in around four fatalities annually. Experts hope a first-of-its-kind study of which state roads need animal crossings will help improve safety for all involved.

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill earlier this week that increases the maximum speed limit on rural interstates and freeways in Missouri to 75 miles per hour, up from 70.

The state has received more than $90 million in federal grant funding to improve Interstate 70 for all drivers, and especially for truck drivers.