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The city will hire a consultant to decide how to best improve its deadliest streets. It will also apply for a federal grant to redo the majority of Troost Avenue.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration would enable the state to overhaul the Kansas Crash Data System and better integrate the system with law enforcement agencies statewide.

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, Missouri law enforcement officials will begin issuing tickets to distracted drivers caught using electronic devices while driving.

Kansas City set a goal to end all traffic fatalities by 2030. The Vision Zero program has worked block by block to make roads throughout the city safer, but officials say it needs more money to reach its goals.

Fall is mating season for deer, which often causes them to cross busy streets and stand in roads. "One wreck can alter numerous lives, especially if you're not prepared, or not ready, or if you're just flat not paying attention," notes one county sheriff.

When a low-income driver in Kansas fails to pay their traffic tickets on time, it could turn the fine into thousands of dollars of debt. Plus: Some Kansas districts are scaling back on screen time for students.

Critics argue adding additional fees and interest on unpaid traffic fines is unfair to low-income drivers. And it may not even be legal under Kansas law.

Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard is one of Kansas City’s top 10 most dangerous streets. A project to change the road aims to reduce crashes, make pedestrians safer, and connect two of the city’s longest bike trails. It’s just now getting started after more than a year of delays.

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."

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.

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.

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.