by Marshall Griffin | Feb 12, 2024 | News, Transportation
An amendment to a bill that would outlaw COVID vaccine mandates for airline passengers has been passed by a U.S. Senate committee. The measure was sponsored by U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri. He said the amendment would protect all Americans, regardless of...
by Marshall Griffin | Sep 27, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt
Barring any last-minute deals, the federal government will shut down Sunday. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo. 4th District, said the battle centers around a small group of Republicans who are rebelling against the agreement earlier this year that raised the nation’s debt...
by Marshall Griffin | Aug 28, 2023 | News, Politics / Govt, Transportation
A battle in Washington, DC is holding up reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration. But this isn’t the normal DC battle – it’s between two airlines: Delta and American. Delta wants to lift restrictions on flights out of Ronald Reagan National Airport in...
by Alisa Nelson | May 19, 2020 | News, Transportation
A small twin-engine Beechcraft BE50 plane landed Tuesday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 470 in Lee’s Summit near Kansas City. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no injuries were reported and the pilot told police he had to make an emergency landing. “At...