Tyson Foods says a historic rise in inflation is the reason for an across the board price increase for its products. The company, which is the nation’s largest meat producer, says inflation ...
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Topeka’s “Kids Ride Free” bus program in effect all summer
Topeka kids can now enjoy a break from school as well as free transportation around Topeka on any city bus. Since the summer of 2013, the Topeka Metro bus system has offered ...
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CDC issues strange summer camp guidelines
The CDC has issued new summer camp guidelines that many say are arbitrary and contradictory. The rules are being mocked on social media as out-of-step with reality. The new guidance says that ...
Read More »Grant awarded to the City of Topeka for bikeways and trail extensions
The City of Topeka has been awarded $1,157,894 from the KDOT Transportation Alternatives (TA) Grant Program to implement Phase IV of the Topeka Bikeways Master Plan. This phase includes 12 projects ranging ...
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Missouri jobs struggle with continued lockdowns
The Missouri unemployment rate increased substantially in December, still is showing the effects of lockdowns and decreased economic activity. The seasonally adjusted employment rate increased for the month by 10,400 jobs. The ...
Read More »KC suburbs to get road improvement funding through state cost-share plan
Two Kansas City suburbs are scheduled to get millions in state funding for special road improvement projects. They are just two of twenty local road and bridge projects approved by a state committee ...
Read More »Panel says hyperloop test track in Missouri could cost $500 million
Will Missourians support the controversial hyperloop linking the state’s two largest cities? That’s the hope of a blue ribbon panel charged with investigating the idea. An announcement Monday afternoon by House Speaker ...
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Rural areas ‘vital’ to nation as Transportation Secretary Chao addresses funding disparity
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao says the Trump administration is working to eliminate disparities in transportation funding between rural and urban areas. Chao was in St. Louis this week to unveil a new ...
Read More »Japan tests world’s fastest bullet train
Japan has started testing its fastest-ever bullet train—capable of reaching 249 mph (400 kph)—as it continues to develop the revolutionary mode of travel. The ALFA-X version of the Shinkansen train began three years’ ...
Read More »Pro-Life Action Day at State Capitol Tuesday
Individuals who value the life of the unborn, adoption and foster care, the elderly, and special needs individuals, will gather in the Missouri State Capitol Tuesday, March 12. It’s the “Show Me ...
Read More »Hyperloop between Kansas City and St. Louis possible?
Virgin Hyperloop One has announced the results of a feasibility study on a planned route connecting Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis. The study, which has yet to be published in full, purports that ...
Read More »Limo crash kills 4 sisters, 18 others
A New York family is grieving unbelievable loss. Four sisters from one family, two newlywed couples and two brothers from another family were among the 20 people killed when a limousine taking passengers ...
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