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In this June 26, 2019, photo artwork created by children during Energy Express program displayed on a door at Southern Appalachian Labor on Beards Fork Road in Robson, W.Va. (Rick Barbero/The Register-Herald via AP)

Program works to engage children in reading and the arts

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FILE - In this July 23, 2018, file photo, a duck boat that sank during a thunderstorm on July 19, killing 17 people on Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised from the bottom of the lake. A company facing multiple lawsuits over the summer tourist boat accident in Missouri has invoked an 1851 law that allows vessel owners to try to limit their legal damages as it also seeks settlement negotiations with victims' family members. Attorneys for Ripley Entertainment Inc., based in Orlando, Fla., cited an old federal law in a filing Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in federal court in western Missouri. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP, File)

Firms cite law in Missouri boat accident, seek mediation

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Indiana woman who lost family on duck boat files lawsuit

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Tia Coleman speaks during a news conference at her home, Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, Indianapolis. Seventeen people died when the boat sank during a July 19 storm near Branson, Missouri, including 40-year-old Glenn Coleman, 9-year-old Reece, 7-year-old Evan and 1-year-old Arya. Five other Coleman relatives also died. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Survivor of duck boat sinking urges ban on such crafts

By KEN KUSMER - Associated Press

Pastor Darryl Webster prays during a prayer vigil, Monday, July 23, 2018, in Indianapolis. The vigil was held for the Coleman family and other families who lost members in the duck boat accident at Table Rock Lake near Branson, Mo. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Hundreds attend funeral for father, 3 kids killed on boat

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The duck boat that sank in Table Rock Lake in Branson, Mo., is raised Monday, July 23, 2018. The boat went down Thursday evening after a thunderstorm generated near-hurricane strength winds. (Nathan Papes/The Springfield News-Leader via AP)

The Latest: Vigil held for family among boat sinking victims

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People pray outside Ride the Ducks, an amphibious tour operator involved in a boating accident on Table Rock Lake, Friday, July 20, 2018 in Branson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Survivor recounts boat accident that killed 9 family members

By MARGARET STAFFORD - Associated Press

People pray outside Ride the Ducks, an amphibious tour operator involved in a boating accident on Table Rock Lake, Friday, July 20, 2018 in Branson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

The Latest: Ex-NTSB chairman: Duck boats prone to accidents

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