Kansas rolls out new snowplow tracker tool

Drivers can use an app to see where snowplows are actively treating roads during winter weather events.

Kansas rolls out new snowplow tracker tool

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Winter is on the way and state transportation officials are showing off a new tool that drivers across Kansas can use to find out what roads have been recently plowed of snow. Kim Stich with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release...

Kansas rolls out new snowplow tracker tool

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Winter is on the way and state transportation officials are showing off a new tool that drivers across Kansas can use to find out what roads have been recently plowed of snow. Kim Stich with the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) said in a press release on Oct. 15 that its new “Plow […]

Traffic Impact Notice Today: October 15, 2026

Drivers should expect possible traffic delays near Abilene Great Life Golf Course during today's NCKL League Cross Country meet. USD 435 coordinated with local officials to temporarily close NW 14th Street/Old 40 between Washington Street and just east of the Van Buren/NW 14th Street Intersection. The closure helps to ensure...

Kansas Weekly Gas Price Update

(Free Webinar) Understanding AI’s Role in Improving Student Transportation Safety

Between driver’s ignoring stop arm cameras, bus drivers unable to see students outside of the bus, and inattentive students, the Kansas State Department of Educated estimates there are over 13,000 injuries in school-bus related incidents involving students, pedestrians, and vehicles. In this presentation, we will discuss how Artificial Intelligence...

A Shock At The Pump

As gas prices continue their unpredictable climb, Hutchinson Community College students are finding themselves rethinking their daily drives. Gas prices affect everyone, however, college students who have to commute to class every day are experiencing the price increase significantly. Ethan Petersilie, a Lacrosse freshman, has been experiencing the effects of...

Cattle truck tips over in Harvey County crash, traffic stalled on stretch of I-135

HARVEY COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH) - Noon update: A member of an animal rescue group was injured after falling from the trailer and is reported to be in serious condition. All cattle have been removed from the trailer, though some of them have died. The inside lanes of northbound and southbound...

TPD urges drivers to slow down as Kansas speed enforcement campaign begins

The statewide Speed Enforcement Campaign runs from Oct. 8-19.

KDOT and AAA Kansas Remind Drivers to slow down and move over

TOPEKA, Kan. – Roadside workers, including law enforcement officers, construction crews, utility workers, refuse collectors, and tow truck operators, risk their lives daily while working just feet from fast-moving traffic. Motorists are also caught in this perilous spot in the case of a stalled vehicle or traffic crash. The...

TPD urges drivers to slow down as Kansas speed enforcement campaign begins

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Topeka Police Department is urging all drivers to slow down as the statewide Speed Enforcement Campaign begins. According to TPD, the campaign began on Thursday, Oct. 8 and will run through Oct. 19. The campaign is an effort to reduce speed-related crashes. According to the...

High diesel costs drive driver quits and company failures

High diesel prices have led at least 16 trucking companies to file for bankruptcy and caused significant financial strain for independent operators and transport businesses.

KDOT Approves Highway Projects Across North Central Kansas

Drivers in the region will soon see multiple highway projects under way after KDOT approved bids for several state highway construction and maintenance jobs on October 1. In Republic County, two milling and overlay projects were awarded to Hall Brothers Inc. of Marysville. One will cover just over 11 miles of U.S. 81 from the Cloud-Republic county line north. The second will run about 7.5 miles from the U.S. 36/K-266 junction north to the end of the route. Both projects total over $4.7 million.

Gas, diesel prices trending down over the past week, AAA says

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Motorists were finding a little relief at the pump this past week as prices for unleaded gasoline and diesel fuel were both down around a dime, according to the American Automobile Association. Tuesday’s national average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline was $4.36, AAA says....

Kansas Drive to Zero Coalition launches community award program

KANSAS (KOAM) -- Kansas Drive to Zero Coalition launched a community award program to help strengthen transportation safety.

Wins For Kansas: Orphan Grain Train

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) – For anyone who drives in Wichita or, really, all throughout Kansas, i…

KDOT Announces Approved September Highway Bids

The Kansas Department of Transportation has announced approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The following local projects were approved in the September 16 letting in Topeka. In Jewell County, an ultra thin bonded asphalt surface of K-14 for 15.2 miles from the US 36/K-14 east junction north...

UPDATE: Old U.S. 81 intersections near Moundridge to become four-way stops

MOUNDRIDGE — Two intersections along Old 81 near Moundridge will become four-way stops, according to an announcement shared by the McPherson County Sheriff’s Office. The change will affect Old 81 at Arrowhead and Old 81 at 22nd Avenue. McPherson County Public Works tentatively expects the new traffic controls to be in place by Oct. 20, 2026.