Lawmakers eye crackdown on excessive speeders as 100 mph speeders increase
With excessive speeding on Kansas highways reaching unprecedented levels, state lawmakers are looking to get tough on drivers going more than 30 mph above...
BREAKING: State transportation secretary stepping down
State Transportation Secretary Julie Lorenz is leaving Gov. Laura Kelly's administration in the first sign of staff changes as the governor enters her second...
Former turnpike chief executive passes away; credited for highway’s upkeep
The former chief executive officer and top engineer of the Kansas Turnpike Authority, credited for keeping one of the state's primary highway networks safe...
Schmidt’s proposed southern highway: How much could it cost and are there trade-offs?
A highway of prosperity or tough choices.
Or both?
Republican Attorney General Derek's Schmidt's vision of a four-lane freeway cutting across southern Kansas carries with it...
Kansas tears down ‘Bank of KDOT’
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a new budget Wednesday that brings an end to the "irresponsible practice" of using hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Driverless vehicles bill hits speed bump
A bill that that would clear the way for retailer Walmart to employ driverless delivery trucks is running into a hitch as opposition builds...
Kansas explores new road for highway funding
The days of paying gas taxes at the pump may eventually be as passé as using a landline to place a phone call.
States across...
Infrastructure bill: How might Kansas use the money
At the outset of Gov. Laura Kelly's term, the state didn't have any road projects to pull off the shelf if money suddenly came...
Heartland Flyer operating rail costs could fall to states
Plans to extend Amtrak's Heartland Flyer rail service from Oklahoma to Kansas will likely require the state to share in the operating costs if...
Kansas pedestrian deaths more than double in 2020
Pedestrian fatalities more than doubled in Kansas last year, climbing to their highest mark in the last 16 years, preliminary state highway data shows.
The...
