Missouri

  • The kitschy rise of public transit culture

    12/27/11 2:57 PM Comment

    How to shift thousands of commuters from their cars to light rail and Metro? Perhaps cities should celebrate the options in ever-more T-shirts and posters, as D.C. has done with its WMATA map and St. Louis has attempted to do with its MetroLink.

  • Greyhound bus driver deals with unruly passengers by simply leaving

    11/23/11 1:27 PM Comment

    D.C. bus drivers, here's an example of what not to do. A Greyhound bus driver stopped in the middle of Missouri, and frustrated with her passengers, simply locked the bus at a truck-stop and left in the night. The riders spent their entire evening stranded inside the vehicle.

  • Tornado destroys Joplin, Missouri (Video)

    5/23/11 12:45 PM

    A tornado reportedly a mile wide smashed into Joplin, Mo., on Sunday afternoon, killing at least 89 people.