COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) April White has been named the City of Osage Beach’s interim city administrator, according to a press release from the city. According to the release, White will fill the role while the city continues the process of recruiting and selecting a new city administrator. White has worked for the city for 19
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A decision on a bond motion for an Osage Beach alderman will decided next week, a Camden County judge decided on Tuesday. Osage Beach Ward 1 Alderman John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, was charged in May with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County prosecutor on Monday filed a motion to revoke the bond of an Osage Beach alderman after he allegedly failed a drug test. John Robert “Bob” O’Steen, 60, who represents the city’s first ward, was charged in May with delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of drug possession and one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday requested federal assistance for 34 Missouri counties that experienced storm damage from June 4-18. A press release says FEMA assistance was requested for: Adair, Andrew, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Daviess, Gasconade, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Hickory, Holt, Jasper, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan,
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Ameren Missouri customers remain without power after the storms blew through on the July 4 weekend. Utility crews expect to restore power to most customers by Tuesday night after winds stronger than 100 miles per hour tore through parts of Mid-Missouri over the holiday weekend, leaving thousands without electricity
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake residents were still managing the aftermath of the Fourth of July storms Monday, with thousands without power. At around 5 p.m. Monday, Ameren’s online outage map showed around 2,500 customers powerless across the lake area. Officials clocked wind speeds of around 80 miles per hour, leading to several down trees and tree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monday morning fire at a garage on Michales Cove Road in Sunrise Beach was started by a generator being run inside, according to a Monday afternoon press release from the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 7:56 a.m. and had the fire under control by 8:16 a.m., according
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri communities will be without their traditional Fourth of July fireworks displays this year after their fireworks vendor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The City of Osage Beach, the Mexico Noon Lions Club and Lake Valley Golf Club in Camdenton were all affected. The Lions Club and Lake Valley Golf
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man from House Springs, Missouri, was seriously injured in a jet ski accident on Friday afternoon at the Lake of the Ozarks, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol boat crash report. The incident occurred at the 28-mile marker of the Lake of the Ozarks in Camden County, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The list of canceled or delayed Fourth of July fireworks shows involving AM Pyrotechnics continues to grow. The Mexico Noon Lions announced that its show this weekend that was supposed to be put on by the Buffalo, Missouri, company has been canceled. The Lions club confirmed to ABC 17 News in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second fireworks show this weekend involving a company from Buffalo, Missouri, has been canceled. Lake Valley Golf Club in Camdenton wrote on its Facebook page on Wednesday afternoon that AM Pyrotechnics told the club “us they are unable to fulfill their obligation to provide this year’s display. With only days remaining
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Beach’s Independence Day celebration has been postponed to July 11, the city announced in a Tuesday afternoon press release. The city wrote that it has to reschedule its Heart of the Lake FreedomFest because “the City’s contracted pyrotechnics company was unable to fulfill its contractual obligation to provide the fireworks display
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people suffered serious injuries in a head-on crash in Camden County on Monday night. According to the online crash report, a 39-year-old Springfield woman was driving a 2024 Jeep Wrangler eastbound on Highway 54 west of Route W at 10:15 p.m. Monday. The report states that the vehicle crossed the center
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man was charged with several felonies, including arson, on Monday after he allegedly tried to set a garage and tiny home on fire early Friday. Previn Tauer, 48, was charged in Miller County with two counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree arson and two counts of first-degree property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Former University of Missouri head football coach Gary Pinkel pleaded guilty Monday to a July 2025 DWI, according to court documents filed Monday morning. The plea details filed by Pinkel’s lawyer, Bogdan Susan, state that Pinkel is pleading guilty to misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Prosecutors recommended “a fine of $1,000, court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated to reflect the passenger was a woman and has been pronounced dead. A woman from Laquey died and a man suffered injuries in a motorcycle crash in Camden County on Sunday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 48-year-old woman and a 50-year-old
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A Camdenton man was seriously injured and arrested for a boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks early Saturday morning.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the 28-year-old was driving a 2024 Flagship Pontoon north in the Lake of the Ozarks Main Channel when he hit a dock walkway at the 17.5 mile marker shortly before 1:30 a.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office filed one count of driving while intoxicated against former Mizzou football coach Gary Pinkel on Friday, according to court records. Pinkel was arrested on July 7, 2025, but no charges had been filed until now. According to the probable cause statement, Pinkel flagged down a state trooper
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover woman was seriously injured during an accident in Camden County on Thursday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 65-year-old Stover woman was driving in a 2010 Dodge Nitro southbound on Missouri Highway 5 north of Harvest Road. Troopers said the vehicle blew a tire and skidded off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexican national who pleaded guilty in December to illegally reentering the country and being an illegal alien with a gun was sentenced on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Israel Ramirez-Jaramillo, 34, was sentenced to two years in federal prison. The release says he was living
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