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The Latest: Ripley Entertainment responds to Branson duck boat lawsuit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Latest on a $100 million lawsuit filed over sinking of tourist boat in Branson (all times local):

10 a.m.

Ripley Entertainment, the owner of Ride the Ducks of Branson, says it remains “deeply saddened” that one of its boats sank in Missouri, killing 17 people.

A federal lawsuit was filed Sunday accusing Ripley and operators of the tourist ride of putting profits ahead of passenger safety and ignoring safety warnings when the boat was put on Table Rock Lake in Branson July 19. Seventeen of the 31 people on board died.

Ripley spokeswoman Suzanne Smagala said in a statement Monday that the company would not comment further because a National Transportation Safety Board investigation is continuing and no conclusions have been reached.

Two people injured in DeKalb County crash

Two people were injured in a one vehicle crash Sunday evening in DeKalb County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 6 p.m., 21-year-old Drew R. Tibbs of Blue Springs was driving a Chevrolet Malibu west on U.S. 36, three miles west of Osborn. The vehicle went off the south side of the road and overturned onto the median, ejecting the driver. The vehicle came to rest in the median on its wheels.

Tibbs was transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment of serious injuries. According to the crash report, he was not wearing a seat belt.

A passenger in the vehicle, 20-year-old Courtney A. Clifton of Trenton was transported to Mosaic for treatment of minor injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt.

$100 million lawsuit filed in fatal Branson duck boat sinking

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages has been filed against the owners and operators a duck boat that sank last week on a Missouri lake, killing 17 people.

Nine members of this Indiana family died when the boat sank -Photo courtesy GoFundMe

The federal lawsuit was filed Sunday on behalf of two members of an Indiana family who lost nine relatives when the boat sank July 19 on Table Rock Lake in Branson. Others killed were from Missouri, Illinois and Arkansas.

The lawsuit accuses Ride the Ducks of Branson owner Ripley Entertainment and others of ignoring bad weather warnings that day and of knowing that design flaws made the boats susceptible to sinking.

The legal team that filed the lawsuit has litigated previous wrongful death cases involving duck boats. Lawyers from the team plan a news conference later Monday to discuss the lawsuit.

Temps near 80 today with chance of rain and storms

Isolated showers and storms are possible this afternoon. With precipitation chances around 20%, most people should stay dry. Otherwise, temperatures will trend warmer through the end of the week with mainly dry weather expected. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Police identify mother of 4 stabbed to death in Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City police are investigating the stabbing death of a 27-year-old mother of four young children.

Deandre a Vine-photo courtesy GoFundMe

Police say Deandrea Vine was killed Saturday in the yard of the southeast Kansas City home where she lived. A cousin discovered her body about 4 a.m. Saturday.

Investigators have not released any information about a possible suspect.

The Kansas City Star reports Vine’s family said she battled learning disabilities and epilepsy while struggling to raise her children, who ranged in age from 7 to 21 months.

Her mother, Kelly Jackson, says the father of Vine’s children committed suicide about a year ago. Vine was working at Walmart while she and her children lived with Vine’s mother and grandmother.

The family is asking anyone with information on the killing to call police.

Woman hospitalized after crash into NE Kansas restaurant dies

TOPEKA — A Kansas woman injured in an accident Thursday when an SUV crashed through the front window of a Topeka restaurant died over the weekend.

Security camera image of the accident courtesy WIBW TV

Joyce Kasson, 80, died Saturday according to her obituary listed by Dove Funeral Home in Topeka.

She was eating breakfast just after 6:30a.m. Thursday when a Subaru SUV driven by 82-year-old Peggy Turner, Topeka, was attempting to park in front of Banjo’s Café, 5824 SW Topeka Boulevard, according to Sgt. Eric Frey.

The vehicle accelerated over the parking curb and through the window of the restaurant.

The SUV struck Kasson, 80, as it entered the cafe. She was transported to a local hospital.

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TOPEKA — One person was injured in an accident just after 6:30a.m. Thursday in Shawnee County.

A Subaru SUV driven by 82-year-old Peggy Turner, Topeka, was attempting to park in front of Banjo’s Café, 5824 SW Topeka Boulevard, according to Sgt. Eric Frey.

The vehicle accelerated over the parking curb and through the window of the restaurant.

Joyce Kasson, 80, was dining inside and was struck by the vehicle as it entered. She was transported to a local hospital with injuries that were later determined to be non-life threatening.

Jefferson City cemeteries become national historic site

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Federal officials have added two cemeteries in Jefferson City to the National Register of Historic Places.

Jefferson City officials received word Friday that the Woodland-Old City Cemetery was added to the register. Officials hope the designation will promote historic preservation and awareness of those buried in the cemetery.

The cemeteries are on 6.6 acres of land and are the two oldest in Jefferson City. The Jefferson City News-Tribune report s Old City Cemetery was established in 1822 and Woodland Cemetery opened in 1838.

While the two cemeteries were established independently, they are considered a single entity.

Several of Jefferson City’s and Cole County’s earliest settlers are buried in the Woodland-Old City Cemetery.

The Woodland Cemetery includes a state lot, which contains the burial sites of former Govs. John Sappington Marmaduke and Thomas Reynolds.

Man sentenced for assault at federal prison hospital in Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A 57-year-old inmate at a federal prison hospital in Springfield has been sentenced to nearly five more years in prison for attacking another inmate.

Singletary-photo Greene Co.

Michael Singletary was sentenced Friday for attacking another inmate with an ice pick-style weapon in April 2016 at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners.

The Springfield News-Leader reports corrections officers intervened after the victim was stabbed several times. The inmate survived the attack.

Singletary’s attorney, Brady Musgrave, said before sentencing that the victim had threatened Singletary a few days before the attack.

Singletary is serving a 12-year sentence from 2014 for obstruction of justice and being a felon in possession of a firearm in California.

Body of Kansas woman recovered from Missouri River

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say the body of a Leavenworth woman who was missing since early Friday has been recovered from the Missouri River.

Brittany Janae Fields -courtesy GoFundMe

Leavenworth Police Chief Patrick Kitchens says searchers found the body of Brittany Janae Fields Saturday in the river near Leavenworth.

He says the investigation will continue. Kitchens provided no further information.

Fields’ personal belongings were found early Friday inside a car at a boat ramp parking lot and on the boat ramp dock.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Leavenworth police at 913-682-4411.

Planned road work for northwest Missouri, July 30 – Aug. 5

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region planned for the week of July 30 – Aug. 5 from the Missouri Department of Transportation.

In addition to the work listed below, there may be pothole patching, mowing, shoulder work, bridge maintenance, striping, brush cutting, guardrail repairs, litter pick up and other road work conducted throughout the region. Many of these will be moving operations and could include lane closures with delays. All scheduled maintenance and construction projects are subject to change.

MoDOT reminds the public to stay alert, watch for road work, buckle up, slow down, and drive with extreme caution through work zones and in changing weather conditions.

For more information about a project, please contact MoDOT at 1-888-ASK-MoDOT (888-275-6636) or visit modot.org/northwest. You can also follow MoDOT’s Northwest Missouri District on Twitter @ModotNorthwest and on Facebook.

Andrew County

Interstate 29 – Bridge deck replacement project at the Nodaway River Bridge. Traffic is head-to-head in the northbound lanes. This traffic pattern will be in place through Aug. and includes a 13-foot width restriction.

Atchison County

Route M – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route C to 120th Street, July 31 – Aug. 3. The road will close at 7 a.m. July 31 and remain closed until 3 p.m. Aug. 3.

U.S. Route 275 – Resurfacing project from the Iowa state line to U.S. Route 136, July 30 – Aug. 3

Routes D and U – Pothole patching, July 30 – Aug. 3

Buchanan County

U.S. Route 36 – Resurfacing project at the Route AC (Riverside Road) interchange on and off ramps, July 30 – Aug. 2

U.S. Route 169 – Pedestrian crossing improvement projects at Route AC and Pickett Road intersection, Commons Road (near Menards and Bucky’s) and South Belt Wal-Mart, July 30 – Aug. 3

U.S. Route 59 – Culvert replacement at Bethel Road, July 30 – Aug. 3

U.S. Route 59 – Culvert replacement at County Road 70, July 30 – Aug. 3

U.S. Route 36 – Bridge maintenance at the Missouri River Bridge, July 30 – Aug. 2

Caldwell County

Route Z – Pothole patching, July 30

Route U – CLOSED for maintenance at the railroad crossing east of New York, July 30-31, daylight hours.

Route B – Pothole patching, July 31 – Aug. 3

Carroll County

Route B – Pothole patching from U.S. Route 24 to U.S. Route 65, July 30

Route YY – Pothole patching from Route M to Route J, July 31 – Aug. 2

Route UU – Pothole patching fromRoute M to U.S. Route 65, Aug. 2 – 3

Clay County

Route C – Resurfacing and shoulder project from Route CC to Route 116 (Clinton County), July 30 – Aug. 3. A pilot car and flaggers will direct traffic through the work zone.

Clinton County

Route C – Resurfacing and shoulder project from Route 116 to Route CC (Clay County), July 30 – Aug. 3. A pilot car and flaggers will direct traffic through the work zone.

Daviess County

Route 13 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Honey Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

I-35 – Concrete replacement from U.S. Route 69 at Winston to U.S. Route 36 (DeKalb County), July 30 – Aug. 3

DeKalb County

I-35 – Concrete replacement from U.S. Route 36 U.S. Route 69 at Winston (Daviess County), July 30 – Aug. 3

U.S. Route 36 – Resurfacing project from Grindstone Creek to just east of U.S. Route 69, July 30 – Aug. 4.

Gentry County

Route A – Shoulder work five miles south of U.S. Route 136, July 30

Route O – Milling and pothole patching, July 31 – Aug. 3

Harrison County

Route AA/H – CLOSED for a bridge deck replacement at the I-35 overpass. The bridge will be closed through early August. One lane of I-35 may be closed in each direction during the project.

I-35 – Resurfacing project from the Iowa state line to Route N at Eagleville, July 30 – Aug. 4. This includes a 16-foot width restriction and will include overnight lane closures.

U.S. Route 136 – Surface repair one mile west of U.S. Route 69, July 31

Route U – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from County Road 110 to the Iowa state line, July 31, 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Route N – Surface repair at the city limits of Blythedale, Aug. 1

Route AA – Pothole patching from U.S. Route 69 to I-35, Aug. 1 – 2

Route MM – Pothole patching from Route 146 to Route 13, Aug. 3

Holt County

I-29 – Bridge deck replacement at the Nodaway River Bridge. Traffic is head-to-head in the northbound lanes. This traffic pattern will be in place through Aug. and includes a 13-foot width restriction.

Route A – Pothole patching from Route 113 to U.S. Route 71 (Nodaway County), July 30– Aug. 3

Mercer County

U.S. Route 65 – Sealing project from the north city limits of Chillicothe to the Iowa state line, July 30 – Aug. 4. This includes a 12-foot width restriction.

U.S. Route 136 – Bridge maintenance at the Grand River Bridge, July 30 – Aug. 3

U.S. Route 136 – Bridge maintenance at the Weldon Fork Bridge, July 1 – Aug. 3

U.S. Route 136 – Bridge maintenance at the West Muddy Creek Bridge, Aug. 1 – 3

Nodaway County

Route FF – CLOSED for a culvert replacement from Route JJ to 140th Street, July 30, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Route A – Pothole patching from U.S. Route 71 to Route 113 (Holt County), July 30 – Aug. 3

Route P – Shoulder work from Route P to Route AF through the village of Clyde, July 30 – Aug. 1

Putnam County

U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the West Locust Creek Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

U.S. Route 136 – CLOSED for a bridge replacement project at the Elm Branch Bridge. The road will be closed through September. A signed detour is in place.

Sullivan County

Route PP – Pothole patching, July 30

Route W – Pothole patching, July 31 – Aug. 3

Worth County

Route 46 – Pothole patching, July 30

Route EE – CLOSED for bridge maintenance at the Medicine Creek Bridge, July 30

Routes W and K – Pothole patching, Aug. 1 – 3

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