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As part of its Vision Zero plan, Kansas City recently received a $25,000 grant to build more street art installations to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

Speaking with reporters in St. Louis on Friday, the Missouri senator also reacted to news that Merck's COVID-19 pill is highly effective at reducing the severity of the virus in high-risk patients.

Last year, there were only 6,000 fully electric vehicles registered in Missouri and half that number in Kansas.

A plan passed Thursday by the Kansas City Council requires utilities to do a better job fixing streets after underground work and mandates better coordination between the city and utilities.

In "American Coup," Cleaver imagines the United States in the not-too-distant future with a president who has some familiar characteristics.

The website LawnStarter ranked the 150 biggest cities in the U.S. on metrics including walkability, average commute times and pedestrian safety. Overland Park came in 144th and Kansas City ranked 135th.

Governor instead working on motivating Kansans to take advantage of state's plentiful supply of vaccines.

An infrastructure bill in the U.S. Senate has billions of dollars for Kansas and Missouri roads, bridges, electric vehicles and high-speed internet, but passage is far from certain.

"The most challenging thing," according to City Manager Brian Platt, "has been relearning the pathways to success for every type of initiative."

Feeling safe on a bicycle in the Kansas City metro isn't easy, and for Black women in particular, the list of possible negative outcomes can be daunting. But Jassma Thomas is determined to conquer her fears.

The Natural Resources Defense Council estimates there are at least 330,000 lead pipes funneling tap water into Missouri homes and other buildings — the sixth-highest of any state in the nation.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are bringing to light the economic struggles facing host cities when producing the games, and how the climate crisis threatens the health and safety of workers.