This is *** K N B C K C W E. Editorial with President and general manager Justin, Antonetti furniture, tires and mountains of trash. That's *** view while driving many Kansas city area roadways. It's hard to miss the mess on the side of highways. We'll take great pride in our community, but it sure doesn't appear that way. During *** can B. C nine news investigation. Last month, Reporter Matt Fleener questioned officials to get answers about Kansas city's trash problem. The Missouri department transportation blames staffing shortages during and after the pandemic. The state has now hired an outside contractor to pick up trash. We believe more must be done. We call on city and state officials to require better clean up after vehicle crashes and better enforcement of laws that require motorists to tie downloads so nothing falls out of the back of vehicles. Motorists who literally need to be ticketed too. Let's get to work to find *** long term solution. We all have *** role when it comes to cleaning up our streets, Kansas city. We can and must do better K N B C and K C W. We welcome responsible replies to this editorial