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Orange cones and jack hammers have slowed drivers on U.S. Highway 69 for years. Officials announced Tuesday that express toll lanes running north and south will be open on Feb. 21. The new lanes are designed to reduce traffic and accidents.

In 1912, Kansas City, Missouri, became the first city in the U.S. to arrest people for jaywalking. Fueled by auto industry propaganda, this decision set off a nationwide trend to redesign our roads for the car — at the expense of everyone else.

Dangerously cold temperatures — with wind chill values reaching -25 degrees Monday — are expected to remain into next week. The National Weather Service says black ice will likely be present on the roads during the morning commute.

For the last five years, Kansas City has been transforming street infrastructure and redesigning roads through the Vision Zero program. Advocates applaud the progress, but want to see even more money dedicated to underserved neighborhoods.

Kansas City is using a $5 million grant to study how to reconnect communities torn apart by Highway 71. Commuters, residents, and urban planners continue to debate between multiple possibilities that could transform nearby neighborhoods and traffic in the area.

The Kansas City Council approved traffic restrictions to keep kids safer on the road after a driver hit and killed a child last month. The ordinance prohibits right turns on red in school zones during school hours.

The student at Ingels Elementary School in south Kansas City was on her bicycle in a marked crosswalk and had a green signal when she was fatally struck by a vehicle, according to the Kansas City Police Department.

The $500,000 grant will help Overland Park make its streets safer. But several community members raised concerns that the Trump administration's terms require cooperation with immigration enforcement and compliance with executive orders banning diversity.

A city planner provided a concrete deadline for when the remodeling of the corridor notorious for construction and traffic will begin.

The report from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey didn't include a "disparity index" showing whether police stopped drivers in minority groups more frequently than white drivers.

A new research project at the University of Missouri is looking to make streets less dangerous for everyone through lidar technology. The state recorded a historic high for pedestrian deaths last year.

New reforms to Kansas’ suspended license rules went into effect at the start of 2025. It should help drivers avoid being stripped of driving privileges just because they can't pay the fines for a traffic ticket.