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Woman Sues Six Flags St. Louis Over Log Flume Injury

2 years 6 months ago
A Missouri woman yesterday filed a lawsuit against Six Flags, saying she suffered serious injuries to her back and neck when an overgrown vine "in the shape of a noose" caught her around the neck as she rode the Log Flume in Eureka. The Log Flume, as anyone who has been to Six Flags knows, is a water attraction in which amusement park-goers sit in a vessel that looks like a hollowed-out log and then ride along a flume of water.
Ryan Krull

Mississippi River water levels near record lows. Here's why.

2 years 6 months ago
A walkway reemerging from the depths of the Mississippi River signals the opportunity to see a great tourist destination for some, but it sets off alarm bells for water experts. Tower Rock is accessible by foot once again, after last year's low water levels revealed a rock walkway for the first time in years. That walkway has reemerged again this year, a whole month earlier than last year. The river usually sees its lowest point between November and January each year, so levels hitting critically…
Hunter Bassler