Anhydrous Ammonia Explosion Kills Man, Injures Woman

A man has died after a tank of anhydrous ammonia explodedin his car in Franklin County. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Departmentsays the car was moving on a county road when the tank exploded in the rearof the car. A woman was critically injured in the...

Slow Speed Chase Ends In Crash

A low-speed police chase in Kansas City ended when thesuspected drunk driver crashed his car. Police say they followed the driverfor 30 minutes Wednesday afternoon before the driver hit apick-up. The pick-up flipped and caught on fire, but the man inside sufferedonly...

KC Man Dies After Losing Control of Van

A Kansas City man has died after losing control of hisvan and hitting a concrete barrier on Interstate 35. Travis Wilkins died Wednesday morning. He was thrown from the vehicle. A passengerin the van survived the crash and refused medical treatment.

Designated Highways Sprouting Up All Over

We’re seeing them more and more often as we travel Missouri; signs designating a stretch of road to someone, even if it’s somebody you’ve never heard of. Daniel Boone has one. Laura Ingalls Wildler has one. George Washington Carver and Mark Twain...

Former Colleague Praises New MODOT Director

The man who will lead the Missouri Department of Transportation starting next month, Pete Rahn, gets words of praise from a man who worked shoulder-to-shoulder with him in New Mexico’s transportation department. Charlie Trujillo is the former Deputy Secretary of...