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Sunday, July 08, 2012  Fireworks retailers said that this year has been a record bad year for firework sales.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  Update: Authorities say improper wiring led to the deaths of two children at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  A yacht full of fireworks watchers capsized on the Fourth of July, killing three children and sending 24 others into the Long Island Sound, where many were rescued by fellow boaters, police said Thursday.

Wednesday, July 04, 2012  Hundreds of thousands of Americans from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic were preparing to spend the Fourth of July like the nation's founders did in 1776, without the conveniences of electricity and air conditioning.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  Thousands filled the parade route Tuesday evening as Jefferson City's Salute to America kicked off.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Fires spread to Colorado tourist areas near Pikes Peak, Rocky Mountain park, disrupt vacations

Thursday, June 30, 2011  Every neighborhood has them -- people setting off fireworks around the 4th of July.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011  At a news conference Wednesday afternoon organizers for this weekend's Salute to America Celebration in Jefferson City said they aren't worried about flooding.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010  Missouri’s Highway Patrol said 12 people died over the holiday counting period from Friday evening to Monday night.