43°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

Grand jury indicts captain of Missouri duck boat that sank

A man looks at an idled duck boat in the parking lot of Ride the Ducks Saturday, July 21, 2018 in Branson, Mo. One of the company's duck boats capsized Thursday night resulting in 17 deaths on Table Rock Lake. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
More Stories
When Galaxy’s Edge opened in 2019, it was designed to feel rugged and lived-in. (Allen J ...
Disneyland is pivoting on ‘Star Wars’ Land. Here’s why
Displaced Palestinians gather outside a tent at a temporary camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza ...
Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza
Keebler Chips Deluxe Soft Baked Cookies (Geri Lavrov/Getty Images)
Keebler tweaks popular cookie recipe following fan backlash
A screen displays a video link of Timothy Busfield during his court appearance from the Metropo ...
Timothy Busfield ordered held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case
The Associated Press
November 8, 2018 - 9:10 am
 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charges have been filed against the captain of a Missouri tourist boat that sank and killed 17 people, including nine people from an Indiana family.

A federal indictment released Thursday charges 51-year-old Kenneth Scott McKee with 17 counts of misconduct, negligence or inattention to duty by a ship’s officer, resulting in death.

The deaths occurred July 19 when an amphibious vessel known as a duck boat sank on Table Rock Lake near Branson after a sudden and severe storm rolled into southwest Missouri. The indictment alleges McKee didn’t properly assess the weather.

The dead also included people from Missouri, Arkansas and Illinois, and five were children.

The company that operated the boats, Ripley Entertainment, suspended the operation after the accident.

The U.S. Coast Guard said in August that it found probable cause the accident resulted from McKee’s “misconduct, negligence, or inattention to the duties.”

MOST READ
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
Keebler Chips Deluxe Soft Baked Cookies (Geri Lavrov/Getty Images)
Keebler tweaks popular cookie recipe following fan backlash
By Marisa Losciale Parade

Keebler said, it’s trying to make it right with consumers, revealing on Friday that it has reformulated the cookies’ recipe yet again to deliver “improved taste.”

A screen displays a video link of Timothy Busfield during his court appearance from the Metropo ...
Timothy Busfield ordered held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case
By Susan Montoya Bryan and Morgan Lee Associated Press

Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to face charges of child sex abuseBusfield has vowed to fight the charges.

MORE STORIES