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- Daytripper: West started getting wild in St. Joseph, Mo.
- January 16, 2012
- This historic little town, whose motto is “Where the West Officially Started Getting Wild,” is filled with surprises. The Pony Express got its start in St. Joseph on April 3, 1860, and outlaw Jesse James met his end there when he was shot and killed on the same date 22 years later.
- Man with explosives detained at airport
- January 1, 2012
- A man was detained Saturday after trying to go through a security checkpoint at a Texas airport with explosives in military-grade wrapping, federal and local officials said.
- Analysis shows it’s never been safer to fly
- December 31, 2011
- Boarding an airplane has never been safer. The past 10 years have been the best in the country’s aviation history with 153 fatalities. That’s two deaths for every 100 million passengers on commercial flights, according to an Associated Press analysis of government accident data.
- Holiday travelers can expect clear roads, more drivers and lower gas prices
- December 20, 2011
- More than 91.9 million Americans plan to travel around the 11 days that encompass the Christmas and New Year’s holiday, according to AAA. That’s a 1.4-percent increase from last year.
- House voting to ease airport screening for troops
- November 29, 2011
- Military travelers on official duty would get a special preference to move through airport security checks faster under a bill before the House.
- Daytripper: Can’t get enough of Christmas at Branson, Silver Dollar City
- November 21, 2011
- Lawrence is a fabulous town to live in, but it’s fun to get away every so often to explore new places, discover new things or just indulge in a little R&R. Daytripper will guide you to enjoyable day trips and weekend getaways from the Lawrence area, some of them off the beaten path. Want some ideas for family outings? Looking for female-friendly destinations for a mother-daughter trip? How about a list of places where you can take your dog? Daytripper will scout out the best locations for your road trips, so all you have to do is hop in the car and play “I Spy.”
- Amtrak prepares for Thanksgiving travel rush
- November 7, 2011
- Amtrak is preparing for Thanksgiving, the rail service’s busiest travel period of the year, with extra trains and rail cars added to routes through Chicago, the Midwest and other regions.
- Airports try low-hassle security checks
- October 4, 2011
- The first members of a small group of frequent fliers were being ushered through lower-hassle security lines Tuesday in exchange for sharing more personal information with the government in a trial program at four U.S. airports.
- Hurricane leads to thousands of canceled flights
- Travelers faced with headaches
- August 28, 2011
- Travelers across the country are facing days of grief ahead as thousands of flights get canceled because of Hurricane Irene.
- Travel agencies embrace Internet to help business
- August 14, 2011
- As the Internet continues to turn personal computers into virtual travel-booking kiosks, travel agents are confident they aren’t going away anytime soon.
- Travel lightly: Save money on your family summer travel
- June 6, 2011
- For those of you who haven’t picked a destination but are interested in taking a vacation this summer, you needn’t empty your savings accounts to plan a memorable trip.
- Tips for traveling with kids with special needs
- May 16, 2011
- Traveling with kids with special needs is not easy, but there is a certain badge of honor that goes to parents who have done it
- Screening stress: Taking kids through the new airport rules
- December 20, 2010
- Kelli Koberlein never thought her 9-year-old son, Walker, could be a suspected terrorist. Unfortunately for the Koberleins, the security agents at Kansas City International Airport had their suspicions.
- AAA, Kansas City International Airport predict increase in travelers for 2010 holiday season
- December 18, 2010
- Prepare for busier highways and skyways this holiday seasons as more Americans prepare to travel.
- Chief of TSA discourages body-scan boycott
- November 23, 2010
- The nation’s airport security chief pleaded with Thanksgiving travelers for understanding and urged them not to boycott full-body scans on Wednesday, lest their protest snarl what is already one of the busiest, most stressful flying days of the year.
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