by admin | Jul 6, 2009 | Transportation
The Missouri Water Patrol reports three people died on Missouri waterways over the holiday weekend. Ashley Gustafson, age 16, of Hollister, died early this morning after being pulled out of four feet of water at Table Rock Lake Sunday....
by admin | Jul 6, 2009 | Transportation
Seven people died over the Independence Day holiday weekend. That number is the same as last year, but this year the counting period stretched out longer. Since the 4th fell on a Saturday, many businesses gave employees the day off on Friday. The counting period began...
by admin | Jun 8, 2009 | News
The number of residential fires in Missouri is on the rise … a trend that concerns the State Fire Marshal. Fire-related fatalities are also happening more frequently in Missouri than in previous years. State Fire Marshal Randy Cole...
by admin | Jun 1, 2009 | News
When a fire at the Anderson Guest House killed 11 people in 2006, legislation sought to strengthen fire safety inspection laws for health-care facilities. Follow-up legislation this year should help ease the burden on two state agencies charged with heading up...
by admin | May 27, 2009 | Transportation
A common characteristic was shared by most of those who lost their lives in traffic accidents this Memorial Day weekend holiday. They weren’t wearing their safety belts. Lt. John Hotz with the State Highway Patrol headquarters in Jefferson City says that of the...
