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When a seven-year-old boy’s bicycle was stolen, Baytown police swooped in to save the day. The young man, who battles a rare autoimmune disorder called Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, first received his gleaming new bike on his seventh birthday.
The holiday weekend has gotten off to a deadly start, as three people have died in three separate motorcycle accidents in the midstate since Thursday.
A low rumble emerged this week as some motorcyclists across the state began to react to Gov. Jay Nixon’s veto of Senate Bill 202, which would have relaxed Missouri’s helmet-requirement law.
Motorcycle fatalities increased by 2.2 percent in 2008 compared to 2007.
After a devastating fire destroyed their beloved Manhattan Beach eatery nearly three years ago, Jimmy and Julie Hantzarides spent hours discussing how they'd rebuild, which equipment they'd choose and what adjustments they'd make to the Greek and Italian menu. Plans were nearly finalized when Jimmy died a year ago today after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle.
The primary goal Doug “Dutch” Moyer has in bicycling from Souderton to the Seattle headquarters of the Moyer Foundation is to make people more aware of and to raise funds for the work done by the organization founded by Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen.
Police say a Jessamine County woman was killed Friday afternoon after she somehow lost control of her motorcycle and crossed into the path of an oncoming car in Garrard County.
A 16-year-old Bryce-ville teen is in critical condition following a Sunday afternoon accident. Jonathan Brown was riding a Mongoose bicycle southbound on County Road 121 when he attempted to turn left onto Batey Lane without signaling at approximately 2:45 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Jay Nixon vetoed legislation Thursday that would have relaxed a law that requires motorcyclists in Missouri to wear helmets at all times, citing concerns about highway safety and health care costs.
GOWER, Mo. — A 15-year-old boy from Stewartsville, Mo. died Friday following a motorcycle accident.
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