Short spur makes big difference for Amtrak

It’s only 9,000 feet long, but it is making a huge difference for passenger rail service between Kansas City and St. Louis. State Sen. John Griesheimer (R-Washington) tied an event in mid-Missouri to the holiday season. “This is a Christmas present to the state...

Snow belts northwest Missouri, makes travel treacherous

Snow has belted northwest Missouri, creating treacherous traveling conditions throughout the region this morning. Interstate 29 north of St. Joseph was closed last night. MoDOT re-opened I-29 this morning at around 8:30. Don Hillis, Director of System Management for...

Transportation chief won’t endorse any one tax

State Transportation Director Pete Rahn warns that highway construction will come to an end and some road maintenance work will go unmet if Missourians don’t approve higher taxes for transportation. He just won’t endorse any particular tax. Rahn says...

Good news, bad news on highways delivered by Rahn

Missouri’s transportation director delivers an upbeat report to state lawmakers, tempered by a question. State Transportation Director Pete Rahn tells the Joint Legislative Committee on Transportation Missouri’s highway system has been upgraded, state...