Gas prices across the Kansas City metro are rising from a market shock due to the United States’ ongoing war in Iran, pushing oil prices to over $100 per barrel.
A gallon of gas costs about $1 more in Missouri and Kansas than it did before the war began on Feb. 28, according to the Center for American Progress. Missouri and Kansas enjoy some of the lowest gas prices in the country, but the surge is still hitting people’s pocket books.
“It’s just higher. So that means that you get less treats for yourself. You have to feed your car instead,” Thaylia Smith told The Star as she filled her tank at a Shell station on 3742 Main Street in Kansas City, where gas was $3.59 a gallon on Friday…