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Today is the 25th anniversary of the deadly plane crash that killed then-Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan, his son Randy and aide Chris Sifford, a former reporter. Governor Carnahan served as governor from 1993 to 2000 and was running in 2000 in a high-profile U.S. Senate race against GOP incumbent John Ashcroft. Governor Carnahan’s plane crashed near Goldman Missouri in rainy weather while heading to southeast Missouri’s New Madrid County on a campaign stop. Governor Carnahan died on a Monday. 939 the Eagle's Brian Hauswirth and John Marsh joined hosts Randy Tobler and Stephanie Bell live this morning to reflect on that night and week. Brian reports then-Vice President Al Gore was in Jefferson City the next morning to comfort Governor Carnahan's widow, Jean. Brian also reports just a few days later, Governor Carnahan received a state funeral on the Missouri Capitol lawn. Then-President Bill Clinton, then-Vice President Gore and numerous politicians in both parties attended: