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KRCG 13 LIVE AT SIX STARTS
RIGHT NOW!
AN OSAGE COUNTY FARMER SAYS
FLOODING ON HIS PROPERTY WAS
MADE WORSE BECAUSE OF A BRIDGE
BUILT BY THE MISSOURI
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION. KRCG 13'S
GARRETT BERGQUIST WENT TO
OSAGE COUNTY TO CHECK IT OUT.
George luebbering says bridge
caught debris as movd
downstream dammed river forced
water onto his land2nd time
it's happened this year.Blames
bridge design says low enuf to
catch debris but too high to
let flow over.Says can't
afford
another flood like thisSot
MoDOt says Osage must clear
debris
Considering removing bridge,
no final decisionsoc
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THE CLOSING OF HIGHWAY 50
ALONG THE GASCONADE/OSAGE
COUNTY LINE SIGNALS THAT MID-
MISSOURI REMAINS UNDER THE
THREAT OF MORE FLOODING PROBLEM.
PROBLEMS.THAT FLOODING HAS
PROMPTED ROAD CLOSURES IN
EIGHT COUNTIES. THE MOST
SERIOUS CLOSINGS, IN ADDITION
TO HIGHWAY 50 AT MOUNT
STERLING INCLUDE ROUTE 42 IN
MARIES COUNTY BETWEEN HIGHWAY
63 AND ROUTE 28, AND 63 AT THE
GASCONADE RIVER. HIGHWAY 52
IS CLOSED IN MILLER COUNTY
BETWEEN HIGHWAY 17 AND ROUTE
PP, HIGHWAY 89 BETWEEN HIGHWAY
50 TO ROUTE E. SEVERAL OTHER
ROUTES ALSO REMAIN UNDER
WATER. WE HAVE A LIST OF ALL
THE ROAD CLOSURES ON OUR
WEBSITE, CONNECT MID MISSOURI
DOT COM.
COM.
FLOODED ROADWAYS ACROSS THE
AREA ARE PREVENTING SOME
MID-MISSOURIANS FROM GETTING
TO WORK. DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
RESOURCES AT QUAKER WINDOWS
AND DOORS ROY RUTLEDGE SAYS ON
A NORMAL DAY, THE ABSENTEE
RATE FOR EMPLOYEES IS ABOUT
THREE PERCENT. TODAY, ABOUT
20 PERCENT OF THE EMPLOYEES
WERE UNABLE TO GET TO WORK.
WHILE THE ABSENT EMPLOYEES
HAVE CAUSED PRODUCTION TO
DROP, RUTLEDGE SAYS SAFETY IS
A PRIORITY FOR THE
FAMILY-OWNED QUAKER COMPANY.
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TO MAKE UP FOR TIME LOST ALL
EMPLOYEES WILL BE ASKED TO
COME IN TOMORROW AND SATURDAY.
RUTLEDGE SAYS EMPLOYEES
UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK
BECAUSE OF THE FLOODS WON'T BE
PENALIZED FOR IT. YOU CAN
HEAR HIS FULL INTERVIEW ON OUR
YOUTUBE PAGE.
GOVERNOR JAY NIXON THIS
MORNING APPLAUDED THE EFFORTS
OF THE MISSOURI NATIONAL GUARD
AND OTHER STATE RESOURCES
CALLED IN TO HELP LOCAL
COMMUNITIES MANAGE THE FLOOD.
FLOOD.
THE BEST NEWS TODAY WAS THE
RE-OPENING OF INTERSTATE
HIGHWAY 44 NEAR ROLLA. MoDOT
YESTERDAY CLOSED THE FLOODED
HIGHWAY, CREATING MAJOR
TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE
DETOUR AREAS. OVERNIGHT, THE
FOCUS SHIFTED TO SOUTHWEST
MISSOURI, WHICH SUFFERED MORE
HEAVY RAIN IN AREA ALREADY
SOAKED...
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NIXON BRIEFED REPORTERS FROM
TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN, WHERE
HE SPOKE AT AN AUTOMOTIVE
INDUSTRY CONVENTION. MORE ON
THAT SHORTLY.
AS THE GOVERNOR INDICATED,
THE FLOODING HAS CLAIMED THE
LIFE OF A SECOND VICTIM.
VICTIM. IT HAPPENED EARLY
THIS MORNING ON ROUTE 90 IN
MacDONALD COUNTY, IN THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE.
EMERGENCY WORKERS SAY THE
WOMAN'S CAR WAS SWEPT OFF THE
HIGHWAY BY WATER RISING FROM A
FLOODED CREEK.
CREEK. AS WE'VE ALREADY
REPORTED, FOUR-YEAR-OLD,
ELYJAH LEE DIED TUESDAY WHILE
RIDING IN A CAR THAT WAS SWEPT
AWAY BY FLOODWATERS NEAR
WAYNESVILLE. THE BOY'S
MOTHER IS STILL MISSING. THE
PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPARTMENT SAYS 23-YEAR-OLD
JESSICA LEE IS PRESUMED TO
HAVE DIED IN HER VEHICLE.
THE SEARCH FOR HER IS ONGOING.
BREAKING NEWS AT THIS
HOUR, THE COLE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED
A SERIOUS CRASH ON THE 13
THOUSAND BLOCK OF ROUTE B.
CREWS ARE ON TH SCENE RIGHT NOW
OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS AN
INJURY ACCIDENT, WITH ONE
FATALITY, BUT DID NOT PROVIDE
ANY OTHER DETAILS. WE HAVE
A CREW ON THE WAY TO THE SCENE
AND WILL BRING YOU MORE
DETAILS AS WE LEARN THEM.
IN OTHER NEWS... THE
MISSOURI STATE FAIR KICKED OFF
THIS MORNING IN SEDALIA. THE
OPENING DAY PARADE BEGAN AT
THE TOP OF THE HOUR. THE
M-R-C-A RODEO FINALS WILL TAKE
PLACE AT SEVEN, THE EVENING
ENDS WITH CHRIS CAGLE AND WILL
HOGE. THE FAIR RUNS THROUGH
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH. FOR A
FULL LIST OF WHAT'S GOING ON
AND FOR TICKET INFORMATION,
HEAD TO MO STATE FAIR-DOT-COM
GOVERNOR NIXON WAS IN
MICHIGAN TODAY...
TODAY...
OUTLINING THE ROLE THAT THE
SHOW-ME STATE PLAYS IN THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY.
AND ZACH HAS YOUR
FORECAST... AND PLENTY OF GOOD
FOOD FROM TONIGHT'S BACKYARD BA.
BARBECUE. THAT'S NEXT ON KRCG
13 LIVE AT SIX.
ATTORNEYS IN A MAMTEK
LAWUIT THINK THEN JUDGE MIGHT
BE BIASED...
AND GOVERNOR NIXON TALKS
ABOUT MISSOURI'S ROLE IN THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. THAT'S
NEXT.
A MID-MISSOURI FEDERAL
JUDGE HAS REFUSED TO REMOVE
HERSELF FROM A LAWSUIT
INVOLVING THE MAMTEK SWEETENER
PLANT, EVEN THOUGH ITS LEADERS
WERE QUESTIONED AGGRESSIVELY
BY HER LAWMAKER HUSBAND CHRIS
KELLY. ATTORNEYS FOR THE
MORGAN KEEGAN INVESTMENT BANK
WANT U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE
NANETTE LAUGHREY TO STEP AWAY
FROM A SUIT FILED BY AN
INVESTOR IN THE FAILED FACTORY
IN MOBERLY. THE COLUMBIA
TRIBUNE SAYS THE ALABAMA-BASED
INVESTOR WANTS RESTITUTION OF
THE $50,000 HE SPENT ON BONDS
ISSUED BY THE MOBERLY
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY ...AND MARKETED BY
MORGAN KEEGAN. THE BANK'S
ATTORNEYS CITE STRONG OPINIONS
EXPRESSED BY COLUMBIA
REPRESENTATIVE CHRIS KELLY
DURING LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS.
KELLY SAID MORGAN KEEGAN AND
ITS LAW FIRM HAD FAILED TO
PROTECT THE INVESTORS.
LAUGHREY SAYS HER HUSBAND WILL
NOT INFLUENCE HER DECISIONS IN
THE CASE.
GOVERNOR JAY NIXON SAYS
MISSOURI IS POISED TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF EXPANSION IN THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ANYWHERE
IN THE COUNTRY.
FOLLOWING AN ADDRESS THIS
MORNING IN MICHIGAN, NIXON
TOLD REPORTERS THE KEY TO
MISSOURI'S CONTINUED SUCCESS
IS THE AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY
BUSINESS...
THE BIG AUTOMOTIVE NEWS THIS
WEEK WAS GM'S DECISION TO
BUILT TWO NEW CAR MODELS AT
THE PLANT IN SPRING HILL
TENNESSEE. IT'S THIS KIND OF
ANNOUNCEMENT GOVERNOR JAY
NIXON HAS BEEN A PART OF IN
THE PAST, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE
IN THE FUTURE. BUT HE'S NOT
HOLDING HIS BREATH...
NIXON IS TALKING ABOUT PLANTS
LIKE THE DANA CORPORATION
FACILITY IN COLUMBIA, WHICH
BUILDS TRANSMISSIONS FOR A
VARIETY OF CAR COMPANIES. AT
AN AUTOMOTIVE CONFERENCE IN
MICHIGAN, NIXON PITCHED
MISSOURI AS THE PERFECT PLACE
FOR THAT KIND OF SUPPLY
OPERATION. HE SAYS EXECUTIVES
FROM AT LEAST TWO PRODUCTION
COMPANIES WERE LISTENING. AND
HE SAYS FORD AND GM COULD
INFLUENCE THE SITUATION...
IN MAY, YANFENG USA
ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR A 45-
MILLION-DOLLAR PLANT WITH 263
JOBS PRODUCING AUTOMOBILE
INTERIOR TRIM IN RIVERSIDE.
IN JUNE, SRG GLOBAL, WHICH
MANUFACTURES CHROME-PLATED
PLASTIC AUTO PARTS PUMPED
ANOTHER FOUR MILLION INTO ITS
PLANT IN PORTAGEVILLE. AND
ADRIAN STEEL IS CONSTRUCTING A
NEW PLANT IN KANSAS CITY TO
SUPPLY THE FORD CLAYCOMO
PLANT.
GOLF'S FINAL MAJOR
TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY...
UNDERWAY... AND THE TIGERS
FINALLY GET A CHANCE TO
PRACTICE OUTDOORS... ROD
SMITH IS OUTDOORS AT THE
BACKYARD BBQ... NEXT WITH
SPORTS.
WELCOME BACK TO OUR
BACKYARD BBQ... IN COLUMBIA...
HOME OF THE TIGERS... CHEF
RILEY IS FINISHING UP.....
çADLIBÑ WHILE...
OUR BEEF COUNCIL FRIENDS SERVE
UP THE BEEF...
...I'LL LET YOU KNOW THAT THE
CARDINALS FINISH UP A FOUR
GAME SERIES WITH THE DODGERS
TONIGHT IN ST. LOUIS...
L.A. HAS WON 2 OF THE
FIRST THREE INCLUDING LAST
NIGHTS 13-4 VICTORY... THE
ROYALS WELCOME THE EAST
LEADING BOSTON RED SOX TONIGHT
AT THE K... JON LESTER AND
BRUCE CHEN ARE THE SCHEDULED
STARTERS... K.C. BEAT THE
TWINS 5-2 LAS NIGHT... BACK TO
FIVE GAMES OVER FIVE HUNDRED...
JUST DOWN THE
ROAD FROM OUR BACKYARD BBQ...
AT MIZZOU... THE TIGERS
FINALLY GOT TO PRACTICE OUT
DOORS THIS MORNING...
RAIN FORCED PRE-SEASON CAMP
INSIDE ON TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY... ...
ONE AREA OF CONCERN FOR
THE TIGERS THIS YEAR ...
KEEPING THE OFFENSIVE LINE
HEALTHY ..THE TIGERS STARTING
O-LINE LAST SEASON WAS ONLY
HEALTHY FOR TWO PRESEASON
PRACTICES ...AND MIZZOU USED
FIVE DIFFERENT OFFENSIVE
LINEMAN COMBINATIONS IN THEIR
FIRST SEVEN GAMES OF THE YEAR
... SO THE BLOCKERS UP FRONT
ARE TAKING EVERY PRECAUTION TO
STAY HEALTHY IN 2013 ...
FINAL MAJOR OF THE
GOLF SEASON... THE P.G.A.
CHAMPIONSHIP IN NEW YORK...
TIGER WOODS WAS 2 UNDER
THROUGH HIS 9 HOLES ...
(PLAYED BACK NINE FIRST) ...
BUT WENT 3 OVER ON HIS FINAL 9
HOLES ... INCLUDING AN
AWKWARD 2ND SHOT SWING ON HIS
FINAL HOLE ... RESULTING IN A
DOUBLE BOGEY ...JIM FURYK SHOT
A 5 UNDER 65 TODAY ... PUTTING
HIM IN A TIE WITH ADAM SCOTT
FOR FIRST PLACE ... SCOTT
STILL HAS A FEW MORE HOLES TO
FINISH ON HIS ROUND ...
FAR AWAY FROM THE
PG.A... OUR BANKER'S CHALLENGE
GOLF SERIES... HEADS OUT TO
OAK HILLS IN JEFFERSON CITY...
... I'M JOINED BY MY
GOOD FRIENDS FROM RIVER REGION
CREDIT UNION... ...
INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT...
RICK NICHOLS... FORMER
JAMESTOWN BASKETBALL
STANDOUT... WHO HAS A SMOOTH
GOLF SWING... BUT... WILL
HE GET IT OVER THE BIG WATER
HAZARD ON NUMBER 3 IN OUR
CLOSEST TO THE PIN CHALLENGE
TONIGHT?
ROD ADLIBS ...
ZACH HAS YOUR EVENING PLANNER,
NEXT.
>>> STALLONE VERSUS WILLIS.
DID BRUCE REALLY ASK FOR
$1 MILLION A DAY?
I'M NANCY O'DELL.
GREEDY, LAZY.zV
SLY'S NASTY WORDS AFTER BRUCE
GETS AXED FROM "THE EXPENDABLE
3."
NOW WHAT IS BEHIND BRUCE'S
REPORTED BIG MONEY DEMANDS?
>> NEXT THING YOU KNOW HE'S OUT,
HARRISON FORD IS IN.
>>> USHER'S SON TRAPPED UNDER
WATER FOR OVER TWO MINUTES.
HOW HE'S RECOVERING TODAY AS
USHER AND HIS EX HEAD TO COURT
TO FIGHT OVERçt CUSTODY.
>> MS. RAYMOND WOULD RATHER
PARENT HER CHILDREN ANDQáZÑ NOT
NANNY.
>>> AND WHO IS NUMBER ONE.
AND PLUS WHAT YOU TOLD ME ABOUT
NEARLY HAVING A NERVOUS BREAK
DOWN WHILE MAKING THE NEW MOVIE.
>> I THINK I HAVE FIVE OF THOSE.
>>> MATT DAMON WITH "E.T." AT
HIS BUSINESS PREMIERE.
AND PLUS TAKE ON NAZIS WITH
GEORGE CLOONEY.
>> AREN'T WE A LITTLE OLD FOR
THAT?
"THE MONUMENTS MEN" AN "E.T."
FIRST.
>>> A TOP MODEL DISASTER.
I'M THERE FOR THE TERRIFYING
RUNWAY STUNT ATOP A HOLLYWOOD
HIGHRISE.
>>> AND OUR ROCSI DIAZy(bñ IS IE
MIDDLE OF A TELENOVELA LOVE
TRIANGLE.