Disasters

July 22, 2018 1:35 PM

Inspector says he warned duck boat company of design flaws last year

A private inspector said Saturday that he warned the company operating duck boats on a Missouri lake about design flaws putting the watercraft at greater risk of sinking.

by Associated Press

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July 22, 2018 11:30 AM

Divers recover body of Minneapolis boy from northern Minnesota mine pit lake

A spokesman for the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office said the boy was playing Frisbee with his father on Friday evening when the disc landed in the water. He was swept away by a strong current while trying to retrieve it.

by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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July 21, 2018 6:00 PM

Survivors recount deadly Missouri duck boat sinking

Survivor Tia Coleman said the crew showed passengers where the life jackets were but said, 'Don't worry about it, you won't need it.'" Nine members of her family died when the boat sank.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2018 2:30 PM

Volunteers provide food, care in wake of Iowa tornadoes

The tornado that hit the city was among a flurry of unexpected twisters on Thursday that injured at least 17 people and flattened buildings in Marshalltown, Pella and Bondurant.

by Associated Press

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July 21, 2018 10:11 AM

Officials release names of those killed when Missouri tour boat sank

More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Missouri lake were members of the same Indiana family, and they likely would not have been on the ill-fated boat but for a ticket mix-up.

by Associated Press

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July 20, 2018 5:41 AM

Branson mourns for 17 killed in sinking of packed duck boat

Fourteen people survived, including seven who were injured when the boat went down, state police said.

by The Associated Press

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July 19, 2018 9:06 AM

Brainerd grapples with how to save its iconic water tower

Earlier this month a chunk of concrete fell off the 141 foot structure, known as "Paul Bunyan's flashlight." No one was hurt, but now, city officials are scrambling to figure out what to do next.

by Cathy Wurzer