Missouri Department of Transportation

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.

Amtrak officials say some trips this summer are expected to sell out, so riders should book their seats early.

It's not just Kansas City's airport that expects to see an influx of visitors for this summer's World Cup. St. Louis also expects to field travelers, who will then need to trek across the state by car, Amtrak or bus.

A city team focused on improving U.S. Highway 71 has proposed moving the roadway below ground level, creating narrower lanes and building overpasses to connect neighborhoods east to west. The highway’s construction tore through majority-Black neighborhoods in east Kansas City decades ago.

The semi crashed on March 1 on a stretch of highway near Jerome, Missouri, but the truck's load of tofu became increasingly more pungent as temperatures rose.

Local authorities say no one was hurt in the Phelps County crash, but the scene at the 172-mile marker is still there. One local resident said online that the rotting tofu left behind smells similar to catfish bait.

Missouri residents today have even less say in their transportation needs. Last year, Gov. Mike Kehoe slashed the state’s Transit Operating Investment nearly in half, reducing funding to local public transit agencies.

Construction on Interstate 70 began in 2024, with the first section covering the stretch of highway between Columbia and Kingdom City.

So far this year, 128 pedestrians have been killed in Missouri — a troubling increase over the same period in 2024, which was already the deadliest on record.

Kansas City is considering changes to Highway 71 as part of its project to reconnect the neighborhoods torn apart decades ago by its construction. But some residents who live near the highway wonder if officials have their best interests in mind.

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday there have been nearly 750 highway fatalities so far this year.