COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) will host briefings for local governments and non-profit agencies who want assistance from a recent federal disaster declaration. The federal disaster declaration relates to destructive storms that happened across the state from June 4 to June 18. The severe weather included flash flooding, tornadoes and straight-line
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 36-year-old Macks Creek man was seriously hurt in a crash in Camden County just before 10 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was driving a 1997 Ford Explorer near 546 Doc Ridgeway Dr. when he went off the right side of the road and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump announced on his social media on Monday that he is approving a $24.5 million disaster declaration for the June 4-18 storms that hit Missouri. Gov. Mike Kehoe requested a disaster declaration on July 9 for public assistance for 34 counties, including: Adair, Andrew, Callaway, Camden, Cape Girardeau, Dade, Daviess,
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) A 58-year-old Osage Beach man was seriously injured Sunday in a Camden County motorcycle crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at around 5:10 p.m., the man was on a 2013 Triumph Rocket 3 heading east on U.S. Route 54 at J.R. Hunt Dr. when he lost control of the motorcycle.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 69-year-old Edwards man was seriously injured in Camden County Sunday afternoon in a UTV crash. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, at around 1 p.m., the man was driving a John Deere 855D south on Paradise Acres Road, just south of Brown Bend Road. He then drove off the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ramps in both directions of Highway 54 at Nichols Road in Osage Beach will close overnight Thursday, according to a Wednesday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release says crews will close the ramps at 8 p.m. Thursday and they are expected to reopen by 6 a.m. Friday. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen decided on Tuesday to delay a vote on a proposed curfew that would prohibit anyone younger than 18 from being on the Bagnell Dam Strip without a responsible adult during late-night hours. During the meeting, aldermen amended the proposed ordinance, changing the proposed curfew start time
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Missouri’s 6th Senatorial District has been represented by Republican Mike Bernskoetter since 2019. As his time serving Camden, Cole, Miller and Moniteau counties comes to an end due to term limits, voters have six Republican hopefuls vying to fill the seat.
Seeking the nomination in a crowded GOP primary are candidates Amber Buckles, Derrick Spicer, Todd “Ike” Skelton, Lisa Thomas, Rudy Veit and Jake Vogel.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate in the Camden County Prosecutor Republican primary was recently held in contempt in court by a judge. Lynne Brand is running for the prosecutor’s seat in the Aug. 4 primary against incumbent Richelle Grosvenor. Brand is listed as a defendant in a Sunshine Law case along with the county’s sheriff’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield, Missouri, man was pronounced dead early Wednesday after getting into the Lake of the Ozarks and never coming back up. The 25-year-old man got into the water from a boat near the 21-mile mark at Ledges Cove in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Divers
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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
Continue Reading 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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