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- 0:00[SPEAKER_00]: In the news on this Friday, a St. Louis man was seriously hurt in a one-view crash in Pemaskot County on i-55 at the 24.2 mile marker.
- 0:08[SPEAKER_00]: According to Trupee, the 41-year-old man's motorcycle ran off the highway and he was ejected.
- 0:14[SPEAKER_00]: It was airlifted to a Memphis hospital crash happened last evening about 6.20.
- 0:18[SPEAKER_00]: Another one vehicle crash in 1955, this one in Scott County left a Maldon woman hurt.
- 0:24[SPEAKER_00]: The 19-year-old woman's SUV ran off the highway and struck a cable barrier.
- 0:28[SPEAKER_00]: She was taken to the hospital in Sexton, but with minor injuries that accident happened at 135 p.m.
- 0:34[SPEAKER_00]: An advanced man was hurt when he was struck by a boat while swimming in the Black River in Reynolds County.
- 0:40[SPEAKER_00]: The highway patrol reports the 31-year-old man was seriously hurt and taken to a St. Louis hospital.
- 0:45[SPEAKER_00]: The boat operator fled the scene.
- 0:47[SPEAKER_00]: The accident happened Thursday afternoon.
- 0:51[SPEAKER_00]: The kind of fire department has a request, don't run over a fire hose, because it cuts off the water supply, cause a sudden hose whiplash damages critical equipment and creates hidden damage plus it's against the law, violators face steep fines, points on their driving record and liability for damage fire department equipment,
- 1:11[SPEAKER_00]: or resulting injuries.
- 1:13[SPEAKER_00]: What you should do instead stop and turn around if a hose is lying across the roadway find an alternate route, obey on scene directions from law enforcement.
- 1:22[SPEAKER_00]: Never drive into an active scene.
- 1:25[SPEAKER_00]: It should be common sense, but you know like I do.
- 1:29[SPEAKER_00]: A new law allowing 75 mile an hour speed limits takes effect a week from today in Missouri, but that doesn't mean the signs will change overnight.
- 1:37[SPEAKER_00]: Modaud said yesterday it is evaluating where speed limits could safely increase to 75 miles per hour.
- 1:43[SPEAKER_00]: The agency expects to complete its review of eligible highways by the end of the year.
- 1:49[SPEAKER_00]: Gas prices have risen in the past week across Missouri according to Triple A, the average price for a gallon is 389, 8 cents higher than last week.
- 1:58[SPEAKER_00]: The price in Arkansas is also 8 cents higher than last week at 380.
- 2:02[SPEAKER_00]: Tennessee's price is down a penny at 366.
- 2:05[SPEAKER_00]: The cheapest average price today in our region is in green county at 354 gallon.
- 2:11[SPEAKER_00]: The national average is 410, 3 cents higher than last week.
- 2:16[SPEAKER_00]: A routine trip to the grocery store in Blyve led to a Mississippi County woman collecting 100,000 bucks.
- 2:22[SPEAKER_00]: That's how much money Bonnie W. won playing the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's $5.50 in-stint game.
- 2:29[SPEAKER_00]: I hate her.
- 2:30[SPEAKER_00]: And this, the 18th annual hand-bone award presented to the most unusual pet insurance claim of the year was given to a golden retriever who spent 72 days lost in the mountains.
- 2:41[SPEAKER_00]: nationwide pet insurance in Milo Bear was spooked by sudden noise during a Christmas day trip to the mountains near Lake Tahoe in California and fled up across country ski trail.
- 2:51[SPEAKER_00]: Milo was missing for 72 days before turning up in a shelter extremely thin but otherwise unharmed he was able to return home to his family.
- 3:00[SPEAKER_00]: The ham bone award which recognizes the most unusual pet claim of the year is named in honor of a dog who became trapped inside his owner's refrigerator and ate an entire
- 3:11[SPEAKER_00]: leaving only the bone behind.
- 3:13[SPEAKER_00]: I wonder if Milo Bear met any bears on his adventure.
- 3:17[SPEAKER_00]: That's the news on a Friday.
- 3:18[SPEAKER_00]: Have a great weekend Patriots.
- 3:21[SPEAKER_00]: I'm Steve Patton reporting.