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The images of the Francis Scott Key bridge plunging into the cold waters have many questions about bridge infrastructure and safety across the country.In Missou

The Baltimore cargo ship collision is bringing attention to bridge safety concerns in mid-Missouri and nationwide. Two Missouri House bills aim to strengthen penalties for human traffickers and enhance training. The Missouri Department of Agriculture warns farmers about high traces of fungi in crops. Candidate filing closes for the August primary election. The Columbia Fire Department says the downtown Noodles & Company fire appears "suspicious."

After the Francis Scott key bridge collapsed, concerns have grown across the Tri-states to check in on local bridge safety.

The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, has many questioning the safety of bridges in Missouri and Illinois.

Discover how Missouri prioritizes bridge safety with insights from Eric Schroeter, assistant chief engineer of the Missouri Department of Conservation, amidst national concerns following a fatal collision in Baltimore.

Thousands of drivers travel across the Mississippi River every day and many people are wondering, with the bridge collapse in Baltimore Tuesday morning, if something similar could happen in the St. Louis area.

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will use a $320,000 grant to conduct a year-long study identifying roadway locations where the most wildlife-vehicle collisions occur.

Theres been a recent push to inject more state funds into Missouri infrastructure projects.

Despite a historic increase in revenue, Missouri has only enough money to maintain its transportation infrastructure while making modest, or desperately needed, improvements.

Central Missouri is expected to get $690 million worth of work in central Missouri.