Missouri is the 21st most extensive, and the 18th most populous of the fifty states. The state comprises 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis.
As defined by the 2010 US census, the four largest urban areas in order of population are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The mean center of the United States population at the 2010 census was in the town of Plato in Texas County. The state's capital is Jefferson City. The land that is now Missouri was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory.
Missouri's geography is highly varied. The northern part of the state lies in dissected till plains and the southern portion lies in the Ozark Mountains, with the Missouri River dividing the regions. The state lies at the intersection of the three greatest rivers of the United States, with the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers near St. Louis, and the confluence of the Ohio River with the Mississippi north of the Bootheel.
The Missouri Department of Public Safety provides information related to the mission of reducing fatalities and losses through implementation of highway safety initiatives.
The University of Missouri Pedestrian Safety Program advocates for walkable communities and is a member organization that helps organize and train local pedestrian advocacy groups in safety. The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation covers a curriculum designed to teach and develop the skills and knowledge required for safe and effective cycling. This curriculum has been developed by bicycle education advocates and reviewed by educators and parents from the BVSD, and is being brought to you by the BVSD Safe Routes to School program.
The Missouri Safety Center proves the benefits of combining an academic department with a training center, creating a hybrid unit dedicated to the safety and welfare of all citizens. It draws together the expertise of organizations and professionals in a common effort to reduce deaths and injuries through education and awareness.
The Mission of the Missouri Motorcycle Safety Program is to provide quality motorcycle rider education and enhance motorcycle rider safety to the citizens and visitors of the State of Missouri.
Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.
A 75-year-old Richmond Heights man was killed after traveling the wrong way on Interstate 44 in Stanton, Missouri early Wednesday morning.
Police say one person is dead after a motorcycle and a pickup truck collided on Highway N just west of the intersection with Sommers Road around 4:00 p.m.
A teen driver was killed after hitting multiple vehicles in Owensville early Wednesday morning.
The victim has been identified as Nicholas D. Holzschuh, 18, of Owensville.
The incident occurred around 3:25 a.m. on Fourth Street north of Franklin Street.
The Missouri Highway Patrol has identified the man killed early Tuesday morning in a traffic accident in Kearney, Mo.
James Davis, 61, died in the one-vehicle accident on I-35 near 92 Hwy in Kearney, Mo. A passenger, John Clark, 64, sustained moderate injuries.
Police have identified the man killed in a crash Wednesday after a high-speed chase as 35-year-old Justin Burkholder.
A Missouri woman died in a car crash on Friday, on the way to her own bachelorette party.
Police say they have a 30-year-old man in custody in a fatal crash Sunday night in East St. Louis. Helen Bush, 86, of East St. Louis, was killed in the crash about 7 p.m. at 17th Street and Bond Avenue, police say. Another woman, Teenette Dae, 72, of East St.
One person is dead after two vehicles collided on Highway 47, west of Linns Mill Road early Sunday morning. Police say the driver of one of the vehicles has been identified as 17-year-old Gary French who was driving eastbound on Highway 47 when he collided with a school bus driving west.
Both directions of Hall St. in north St. Louis were closed early Friday morning after a car crashed into a light pole killing one person and injuring another.
According to police, a car crashed into a light pole at Hall and Adelaide around 1:40 a.m.
A 3-year-old boy died and two other people were seriously hurt Saturday when their car ran off a highway in Ste. Genevieve County and hit an embankment, authorities said. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the boy as Gabriel D. Ratliff, of St. Mary, Mo. Seriously injured were Brandon D.
Police told News 4 a motorcyclist is dead after an accident near Wentzville Monday night.
Police said the accident occurred just after 7:00 p.m. on Highway 61 near Highway A. Authorities said the driver of motorcycle lost control and died at the scene.
Two people are dead, and seven injured after a crash on Interstate 57 in Mississippi County, MO.
