by Anthony Morabith | Apr 3, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
The Missouri Senate has given the green light to legislation designed to prevent distracted driving. The bill that is headed to the House of Representatives is sponsored by state Sen. Jason Bean, R-Holcomb. The bill bans drivers from physically holding and...
by Alisa Nelson | Apr 21, 2022 | Legislature, News, Show Me Today, Transportation
Two states have not passed regulations against distracted driving for all drivers – Montana and Missouri. Current state law only penalizes distracted driving for drivers under 18 who cause a vehicle crash. State Sen. Greg Razer, D-Kansas City, has sponsored a bill for...
by admin | Feb 9, 2021 | Business, Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation
Missouri’s transportation director says more than 600 of his employees have had the coronavirus. State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) director Patrick McKenna testified before the Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight on Monday in Jefferson City,...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | Crime / Courts, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
Despite the COVID pandemic and fewer vehicles on the road, southwest Missouri’s Springfield had a record 27 traffic fatalities in 2020. Springfield Police Chief Paul Williams is urging residents to slow down. “The pandemic had a double-edged sword effect...
