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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Family members who lost loved ones when a duck boat sank in Missouri’s Table Rock Lake earlier this month have filed suit against the companies involved in the incident, claiming that the boat’s operators knew that their boat designs and weather conditions made the July 19 excursion unsafe. Seventeen people died when the boat sank as powerful winds swept through the area. Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said the victims ranged in age from 1 to 76 years old and included nine members of the Coleman family. Eleven of the Colemans were on the Ride the...

A 37-year-old Boise man was arrested and charged with felony aggravated assault after he drew a pellet gun on a man who happened to be carrying a real pistol. Damon Glenn Smith was also charged with felony DUI and misdemeanor resisting arrest after the incident at 11:48 p.m. Wednesday at Table Rock, a popular sightseeing spot overlooking Boise. Matthew Pond, 19, said that as he and two of his friends drove up to the mesa for the view, they passed a truck that was trying to go off-road. When they reached the top, the truck pulled up behind them and...