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• Two federal teams investigate deadly crane accident (08/26/99)
• House Republicans accuse Democrats of trading abortion vote for pay raise (08/26/99)
• State study to look at obesity (08/26/99)
• The state supreme court upholds forcing dead-beat parents to pay for college. (08/25/99)
• Up to 10 inches of water flooded the Capitol basement from a burst water line. (08/24/99)

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been working on the investigation, and now the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health will join them. The investigation could take up to six months

Russel Willensberg was killed when a crane used to lift parts of a roof fell on top of him.

A spokesman for OSHA wouldn't comment on how the investigation is going so far, but by law, it must be wrapped up within the next six months.

See our radio story for details.

Some House Republicans are accusing a few Democrats of attempting to trade a possible wage increase for support of Carnahan's veto of the so-called partial-birth abortion bill. Those in favor of the pay raise say the salary increase should be determined now in order to free the legislature once general session begins.

See our radio story for details.

A new Missouri Health Department study will be taking a look at the obesity problem in the state. According to Bernard Malone, director of Health Promotion in Missouri, over one-third of Missourian's are obese.

The study will be conducted throughout the state and will conclude in November. Officials hope to use the results from the study to create new and improved programs for obesity prevention and education in Missouri.

See our radio story for details.

Missouri's Supreme Court has upheld a state law which allows a judge to include college cots in child-support orders.

The case involved a St. Louis County divorced father whose daughter is attending the University of Missouri Columbia.

A burst water line Tuesday morning flooded the statehouse basement.

State officials estimated tens of thousands of dollars in damages. The water depth reached 10 inches in the basement of the Capitol building.

The flooding forced the House to shut down its WWW site.

See our radio story for details.