Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri records big increase in traffic fatalities in 2020

Feb. 18, 2021 05:15 PM EST
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri recorded a big jump in fatal traffic crashes last year, despite fewer people being on the road because of the coronavirus...

Joachim Nguyen shovels snow in the early morning hours in Midtown Omaha, Neb., on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. A strong winter storm has begun making its way across the upper Midwest, creating treacherous travel conditions and spurring warnings urging people to stay off the roads. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
Storm brings heavy snow, closes Nebraska virus testing sites

By The Associated Press Dec. 29, 2020 06:36 PM EST

In this April 6, 2020 photo, sign notes that the closure of the information center for a Washington Dept. of Transportation roadwork construction project in Seattle where ramps off of the Highway 520 floating bridge meet Montlake Blvd. The project has been shut down due to concern over the spread of the coronavirus. The $2 trillion federal stimulus package enacted in March included billions of dollars for public transit systems, publicly owned commercial airports and Amtrak passenger train service, but earmarked nothing for state highways and bridges. Many of those projects across the country have been put on hold because of a sharp drop in fuel taxes, tolls and user fees since the coronarvirus-related shutdowns suspended much of the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Traffic drop from stay-at-home orders imperils road funding

By David A. Lieb Apr. 12, 2020 11:22 AM EDT

People walk down a street wearing face coverings Monday, April 6, 2020, in St. Louis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings after recent studies have shown a significant portion of the population can transmit the coronavirus without showing any symptoms. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Most coronavirus deaths in Missouri involving older people

By Jim Salter Apr. 07, 2020 11:01 AM EDT

Recent Missouri editorials

Apr. 06, 2020 12:16 PM EDT
The Kansas City Star, April 4 As Missourians in every corner of the state continued to get sick from the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Mike...