July 28, 2018 Duck boat capsized amid fast-changing conditions on Missouri lake, NTSB says Conditions on a Missouri lake quickly went from calm to dangerous July 19, resulting in the capsizing of a duck boat and the deaths of 17 people, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday in preliminary findings.
July 28, 2018 Former Missouri sheriff, deputy had affair, now indicted on multiple felonies A southern Missouri sheriff and a deputy with whom he had an affair were both indicted last week on felonies -- including assault, robbery and harassment -- in a scenario that the interim sheriff described as “wheels (falling) off.”
July 25, 2018 Missouri Senate candidate raffling machine that can print 'untraceable' gun parts A Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Missouri is giving away a machine that can make “untraceable” parts for firearms.
July 24, 2018 Doomed duck boat's designer had no engineering training, court documents reveal The duck boat that sank in a Missouri lake last week, killing 17 people and injuring several others, was built by a self-taught entrepreneur who had little to no engineering training, according to new court documents.
July 23, 2018 Sunken duck boat raised from Missouri lake days after 17 people killed The doomed duck boat that sank in the middle of a storm on Thursday, killing 17, was raised from the depths of a Missouri lake Monday, as authorities hope to learn more about why the vessel foundered.
July 22, 2018 Branson duck boat operator was warned in 2017 of dangers, inspector says Mechanical inspector Steven Paul said Sunday he warned the company operating the now-capsized duck boat in Missouri about massive design flaws and dangerous safety issues almost a year before Thursday's tragic accident that killed 17 people and injured seven others.
July 22, 2018 Doomed Missouri duck boat faced near-hurricane winds: NTSB The early investigation into what caused a tour boat in Missouri to capsize Thursday, killing 17, has found that the vessel faced winds approaching hurricane force when it tipped over, according to a National Transportation Safety Board official.
July 21, 2018 Flags fly at half-staff in Missouri as 'town of tears' mourns 17 lost in duck boat accident Flags flew at half-staff Saturday at several hotels, motels and inns on the way to Table Rock Lake in Missouri to honor the 17 lives lost after Thursday’s grizzly duck boat accident.
July 21, 2018 Duck boat victims include 9 from one family, ship's driver, tourists At least 17 people lost their lives Thursday when a tour boat traveling amid intense waves churned by a sudden storm capsized in a lake near the popular tourist destination of Branson, Mo.
July 21, 2018 Some duck boat victims met tragedy after last-minute twists of fate For nine members of an Indiana family and a Missouri couple celebrating a birthday, Thursday's duck boat tragedy on a lake near Branson, Mo., may have been a cruel twist of fate.