Archive for the 'Missouri' Category (Page 7)
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First 'Thrill Killer' Pleads Guilty in Bicyclist's Murder
Posted on August 2, 2008 | 1 CommentIn November of 2005, Robert Osborn was brutally murdered while riding his bicycle home from work in Kansas City, Missouri. Around 6am on November 20th, two men were “bored, looking for something to do, and so decided kill someone. Their first plan was to knock on area doors, shooting the first …Tacky Vandalism at Show-Me State Games
Posted on July 24, 2008 | No CommentsThe July 19th bicycle race at the Missouri Show-Me State Games near Columbia was marred by an apparent episode of vandalism, as someone scattered thumbtacks on the race course on Route DD near Hatton in Callaway County. The tacks ended up flatting the tires of about of dozen of the …Free To Kill Again
Posted on July 17, 2008 | 1 CommentShocked. Stunned. Dismayed. Disgusted. Angry. Those are just a few of the reactions to the acquittal of William K. Johnson, who was charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter for running over bicyclists Larry Gaunt and his 14-year-old granddaughter Sierra last August in Grandview, Missouri. The police report and accident reconstruction showed …Driver Who Killed Two Cyclists on Trial in KC
Posted on July 16, 2008 | No CommentsWilliam K. Johnson, who struck and killed Larry Gaunt and his 14-year-old granddaughter Sierra as they were riding their bicycles in August of 2007, is on trial in Independence, Missouri, charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. His trial began on July 14th. Larry and Sierra were training for the …Tour of Missouri Gets Longer, Tougher in ‘08
Posted on July 3, 2008 | No CommentsThe 2008 Tour of Missouri will feature an extra day, more hills and new cities when it launches September 8th in St. Joseph. Again, the great state of Missouri will play host to these worldclass athletes from more than 20 countries this September. This year, we’ve worked to make the course …Kansas City Swapmeet and Alleykat Race May 17th
Posted on May 17, 2008 | No CommentsOn Saturday, May 17th, the Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federation is hosting the All Things Bicycle Jumble and Swapmeet, followed by Tour de Cowtown, described as “Kansas City’s longest running annual alleykat races”. The swapmeet takes place in the parking lot of Acme Bicycle Company at 412 East 18th Street in …Kansas City's Platinum Vision
Posted on May 16, 2008 | 3 CommentsAfter years of languishing as one of the least bicycle-friendly cities in the nation, Kansas City, Missouri has launched an ambitious initiative to turn thing around. Not only does KC want to become a Bicycle Friendly Community, it wants to become a “platinum-level” community, the highest possible designation for …Missouri Bicycling Report Card 2008
Posted on May 15, 2008 | No CommentsThe Missouri Bicycle Federation has released its first annual Missouri Walking and Bicycling Report Card, which gives grades to Missouri’s efforts to improve the environment for walking and bicycling in the state. The current situation is pretty grim: “The overall grade for Missouri’s walking and bicycling environment for 2007 was a D,” …4-Year-Old On Bike Killed in Blue Springs
Posted on May 12, 2008 | 24 CommentsA 4-year-old boy riding a bicycle with training wheels was hit and killed by a delivery truck May 8th in Blue Springs, Missouri. Mason P. McBride died when the truck hit him and ran him over in the parking lot of the apartment complex where he lived. The truck was a …Cyclists Asked To Help Pay For Bicycle Parking
Posted on May 8, 2008 | 1 CommentAs part of its plan to install approximately 1,000 bicycle spaces downtown, Columbia, Missouri is replacing an automobile parking spot with a “bike corral”, but keeping the parking meter, hoping that cyclists will chip in a few coins to help offset the income from the “lost” parking space. The bike …-
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