COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton home was considered a total loss after it was destroyed in a fire on Friday morning, according to a social media post from the Mid-County Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 6:33 a.m. to the 700 block of Dry Hollow Road and found the home engulfed in flames with
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach Officer Phylicia Carson died during a police chase in August 2024, and over a year later, the city is holding a bridge dedication ceremony in her honor. The Officer Phylicia Carson Memorial Bridge on Highway 54 runs over the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks. The
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Lake Ozark announced in a Thursday press release that it will received a $300,000 Community Development Block Grant from the state’s Department of Economic Development for a demolition project. The release says the money will be put toward a $433,030 demolition project “focused on improving safety and redevelopment opportunities
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Climax Springs man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he entered an Alford plea on Thursday in Camden County court. Zackary Yates, 30, entered a plea for two counts of first-degree assault. An Alford plea occurs when a defendant maintains their innocence but admits evidence would likely result in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Tuesday was the deadline to file in non-charter city elections around the state for the spring. Election Day is Tuesday, April 7. The last day to register to vote is March 11. The certification date for candidates is Jan. 27. Jefferson City Council Two seats on the Jefferson City Council will be
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old man from O’Fallon, MO is dead after drowning in the Lake of the Ozarks, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The MSHP drowning report, said the man was last seen on a dock at the 40.1 mile marker of the Osage at the lake. He is believed to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: A source error regarding the time firefighters responded has been corrected. No one was injured after a home caught fire Wednesday on Trillium Lane, according to a press release from the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District. The release says firefighters were called at 1:23 p.m. and arriving first-responders saw a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) State Rep. Jeff Vernetti (R-Camdenton) announced his reelection bid in the Missouri House of Representatives in a Wednesday press release. Vernetti first won his seat last year. State representatives serve two-year terms. The release says focuses of his campaign include “accessibility and constituent service.” He owns LOZ Sports Training and Vernetti’s Italian
Continue Reading A 49-year-old man from Kansas City, Kansas, was seriously injured Saturday in a crash on Route Z in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after a garage caught fire Sunday afternoon at a home on Pleasant Valley Road in Roach, Missouri, according to a social media post from the Northwest Fire Protection District. The post says firefighters were called around 4:40 p.m. Sunday, arrived within nine minutes and saw flames. Callers told
Continue Reading A 19-year-old Versailles woman was killed in a crash on Friday evening in Camden County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old man was flown to University Hospital in Columbia on Thursday evening after a crash was reported on Highway 7 in Camden County near Granger Lane, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado – drive by a 63-year-old Lake St.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit surrounding the 2024 death of an Osage Beach police officer. Phylicia Carson was killed after crashing during a chase involving Christopher Wehmeyer. The lawsuit was filed in September and came to a resolution on Thursday, Oct. 30. A $100,000 settlement will be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of four men charged with stealing an ATM pleaded guilty Thursday. Augustus C. Sherman, 25, pleaded guilty to vehicle theft Thursday in Camden County. A charge of felony stealing was dropped. Sherman was sentenced to five years in prison for being a prior and persistent offender, court records show. Sherman was
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash in Camden County on Sunday evening. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, a 56-year-old Osage Beach woman was driving an SUV on Bagnell Dam Boulevard around 6:30 p.m, when she swerved to avoid a stopped vehicle in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Kurt Doolady — an assistant chief with the Boone County Fire Protection District and Missouri Task Force 1 program manager – stepped down from his position with the department on Thursday after a felony charge was filed against him in Camden County. BCFPD Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 26-year-old Macks Creek man was seriously injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash on Highway 7 in Camden County, just north of Bridge A-4336, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man drove a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer northbound as it went off the road,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County’s presiding commissioner pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor after being charged with stealing a license plate reader. Todd Isaac “Ike” Skelton pleaded guilty to the Class B misdemeanor of obstructing a government operation, according to online court records. He was originally charged with felony stealing and tampering with a service
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach’s Board of Alderman on Thursday evening discussed the city’s panhandling ordinance. The discussion comes months after a homeless couple filed a federal lawsuit against the city. Thursday’s meeting lasted about an hour-and-a-half, but discussion on the panhandling ordinance was brief because city leaders could not comment extensively on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 1,400 electricity customers around Mid-Missouri were without power on Thursday night as thunderstorms entered the area. According to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ map, there were nearly 600 consumers without electricity, with 587 coming around Southwest Electric Cooperative and 10 coming from Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc. Benton County had nearly
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