Floaters on the annual float trip led by radio station 93.7 FM, The Bull, near Leasburg, Mo., in 2015. Photo from 93.7 FM A scene along the Meramec River during the 2015 float trip sponsored by ...

Trial set to begin in Meramec float trip killing James Crocker, 59, is accused of killing Paul Dart Jr., 48, of Robertsville, who was on a gravel bar Crocker considered his property.

James Robert Crocker, 59, of Cuba, Mo., has been held on multiple charges in the Crawford County jail since the July 20 shooting death of Paul Dart Jr., 48, of Robertsville.

STEELVILLE, MO (KTVI) – A jury has convicted a man of a shooting that has made national headlines. James Cocker of Steelville will go to prison for shooting and killing a man during a family ...

Crocker and those in the float trip party argued over whether the gravel bar was public land or Crocker's. Eventually, the men picked up "softball-sized" rocks and began pelting Crocker, Bert said.

STEELVILLE, Mo. – A St. Louis man has drowned while on a Meramec River float trip.The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that 39-year-old Andrew Leffert stopped at a gravel bar to swim wi… ...

CRAWFORD COUNTY, Mo. – What was described as a dispute over private versus public property turned deadly on July 20 th. Authorities have charged James R. Crocker, 59, with second-degree murder ...

Float trip short, sweet on Missouri's Elk River. November 20, 2018 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated November 20, 2018 at 11:02 a.m.