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Lawmaker Says Change Needed After Boat Tragedy

Home - Local, Home Slider FeatureBy NewsJuly 23, 2018Leave a comment

BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker says change is needed to improve the safety of amphibious vehicles like duck boats after 17 people were killed when one sunk last week at Table Rock Lake near Branson. Cassville Republican Sen. David Sater on Monday said he’s waiting on the results of the federal investigation into…

U.S. Senators, Blunt and Murkowski Visit America’s Newest National Park

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Ste. Genevieve, MO (KTRS) The Ste. Genevieve National Historic Park is now part of the National Park Service, thanks to legislation spearheaded by Missouri Senator Roy Blunt. Blunt was in Ste. Genevieve with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, to participate in a round table discussion…

Sunken Duck Boat To Be Raised After Deadly Accident

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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it is planning to raise a duck boat that sank in a southern Missouri lake during powerful winds, killing 17 people. The work to recover the Ride the Ducks boat from Table Rock Lake is scheduled to begin 9 a.m. Monday. The boat went down Thursday…

Memorial Held For Victims Of Boating Accident

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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Around 200 people have attended a community memorial service in Branson for the 17 people killed when a duck boat sand in a Missouri Lake. The Joplin Globe reports a church bell chimed 17 times Sunday at Williams Chapel at College of the Ozarks to honor the victims. The boat sank…

Couple Injured When Boat Exploded In Grafton

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Grafton, IL  (KTRS)  A husband and wife are hospitalized after a boat explosion is Grafton. Authorities say the explosion happened early Saturday night on the Mississippi River as the leisure boat was coming in to dock. The operator of the boat was reportedly having mechanical issues. The victims were thrown into the water when the…

Survivor Recounts Boat Accident That Killed 9 Family Members

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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — “Grab the baby!” Those were the last words Tia Coleman recalls her sister-in-law yelling before the tourist boat they were on sank into a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, including nine of Coleman’s family members. A huge wave hit, scattering passengers on the vessel known as a duck boat into Table…

Ex-NTSB Chairman: Duck Boats Prone to Accidents

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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly tourist boat accident in Missouri (all times local): 7:40 p.m. A former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says duck boats aren’t designed for commercial recreational use. James Hall said Saturday that the boat’s design makes the World War II-era vessels prone to the kind…

Disappearing Messages, Private Phones Test Open Records Laws

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — One app promotes itself as a way to discuss sensitive negotiations and human resources problems without leaving a digital record. Another boasts that disappearing messages “keep your message history tidy.” And a popular email service recently launched a “confidential mode” allowing the content of messages to disappear after a set…

Survivors Recount Deadly Missouri Duck Boat Sinking

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By MARGARET STAFFORD , Associated Press BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — “Grab the baby!” Those were the last words Tia Coleman recalls her sister-in-law yelling before the tourist boat they were on sank into a Missouri lake, killing 17 people, including nine of Coleman’s family members. A huge wave hit, scattering passengers on the vessel known…

Officials Release Names Of Those Killed In Boat Accident

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By MARGARET STAFFORD , Associated Press BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely would not have been on the ill-fated trip but for a ticket mix-up. Tracy Beck, of Kansas City,…

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