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According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, motorcycle fatalities have increased 47% since 2020. Last year was Missouri's deadliest on record, with 174 motorcycle deaths.
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The $2.8 billion project will expand Interstate 70 to three lanes in each direction across the state.
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Northbound drivers will no longer use the old Buck O’Neil bridge and will instead cross the Missouri River on a completed section of the new one. Despite weather delays, MoDOT says the project remains on schedule and within its $258 million budget.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation approved an Adopt-a-Highway application from the family of Kevin “Rockhead” Johnson, who was executed in November 2022 for the killing of a Kirkwood Police officer. The sign was up for four months before the entire program got suspended.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation says it hired at least 100 new employees to drive snowplows after having a shortage of drivers last winter season.
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When a Missouri Department of Transportation employee and her unborn son were killed in the course of her job, her family sued for wrongful death — but the state argued they're shielded from liability because her fetus counts as an employee. The case has brought renewed attention to Missouri's fetal personhood laws since the end of Roe v. Wade.
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Spring has brought warmer weather, a chance to spend time outdoors, and a pileup of litter and trash on highways and waterways. Ahead of Earth Day, residents in the Kansas City metro can join these community cleanups to tackle the problem.
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It's practically a rite of spring for Kansas City drivers: swerving to avoid perilous potholes that pockmark the pavement. This year, the city is spending more than ever to resurface streets after the winter weather, with the hopes of minimizing damage to drivers. But will it be enough?
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High winds and sub-zero temperatures make this snowfall more dangerous than normal. Experts are urging people to stay home unless absolutely necessary.
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The public crossing in Mendon, Missouri, did not have any lights or gates to warn drivers of oncoming trains. That will change, according to MoDOT’s improvement plan. The National Transportation Safety Board says they have been recommending improvements for crossings like this one for decades.
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Starting in March, construction work for the Buck O'Neil replacement bridge will close the northbound lanes of I-35 between 12th Street and I-70, pushing more traffic onto the rest of the downtown loop.
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On Monday, Amtrak cut services between Kansas City and St. Louis by half. Now only one round trip per day is offered, and many riders say they are having to change their travel or work plans.