Republican Vernetti says he’ll challenge incumbent Lake of the Ozarks state representative
A Camden County businessman said Monday that he will seek to unseat an incumbent in the Missouri House.
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St. Louis man injured in single-vehicle crash in Camden County Friday night
CAMDEN CO, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle car crash Friday night in Camden County. An online crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol states that Nicolas Sunderman, 18 was driving South on Route 7 at 10:20 p.m. The crash occurred when Sunderman overcorrected after his truck went
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17-year-old seriously injured in Camden County crash
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old Macks Creek boy suffered serious injuries Friday in Camden County crash on Route Y, about 1,500 feet east of Fawn Meadows Drive, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.. The teenager was not named in the report. The crash occurred as the teenager was heading east with
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Trial dates for man accused in 2021 Lazy Gators shooting moved to September 2024
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The jury trial for a Jefferson City man accused of a 2021 Memorial Day weekend shooting at Lazy Gators has been moved back to September Chad Tariq Brewer, 31, was charged with first-degree murder, delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond.
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Fulton, Southern Boone among area schools to receive $10,000 grants for teacher recruitment
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on Monday announced its first “Grown Your Own” grants aimed at recruiting teachers to area schools, according to a DESE press release. There were 125 local education agencies awards were awarded one-time $10,000 grants, according to the release. DESE set around $2.5 million in its
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Man pleads guilty to abandoning corpse in Camden County, sentenced to four years
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Montreal, Missouri, man pleaded guilty on Monday to abandoning a corpse and was sentenced to four years in prison. According to previous reporting, Eric Cole, 41, was initially charged in 2022 with second-degree murder, stealing, abandonment of a corpse and conspiracy to commit a felony. Cole pleaded guilty before going
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Camdenton County man airlifted to hospital following a motorcycle crash
CAMDEN, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old man was airlifted to University Hospital after hitting a deer on his motorcycle. John Edwards was seriously injured when he hit a deer on his Harley-Davidson a little before 6:30 on Friday Night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Route D 79′ South of Rock
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Camden County Sheriff’s Office adds terrorism tip link to website
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office stated in a Friday press release that it has added a terrorism tip link to its website. The sheriff’s office stated the link was established in response to the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. The release states the system was set up under the Missouri Office of Homeland
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State will not seek death penalty for man accused in 2021 Lazy Gators shooting
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri will not seek the death penalty against a Jefferson City man accused of a 2021 Memorial Day weekend shooting at Lazy Gators Camden County Prosecutor Richelle Grosvenor on Tuesday filed a notice of intent to waive the death penalty against Chad Tariq Brewer. Brewer, 31, was charged with first-degree murder,
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Camden Man nearly drowns at Lake of the Ozarks Friday
LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man nearly drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks Friday evening, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. An online drowning incident report states that Jared Hawkins, 31 was near the Miller Hollow Cove around six o’clock when he went into shallow water to try and
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Motorcycle rider suffers serious injuries in Camden County crash
An eastern Missouri motorcyclist suffered serious injuries when he crashed Friday afternoon in Camden County.
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Biden approves disaster declaration, aid for Missouri counties
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Local government and nonprofits in 33 Missouri counties will receive federal aid after President Joe Biden approved Gov. Mike Parson’s request for a “major disaster declaration,” according to a Thursday press release from the governor’s office. Federal aid will go to several counties, including Benton, Camden and Maries counties. Parson announced
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Two suffer serious injuries in Camden County crash
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people suffered serious injuries in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday in Camden County on Highway 5 at Spencer Creek Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as a 2015 Chevrolet Impala – driven by Meldoy Yeary, 68, of Pontiac, Illinois –was
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Motion for mental exam denied for man accused in Lazy Gators shooting, has new lawyer
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The state’s motion for a mental examination for a Jefferson City man accused of a 2021 Memorial Day weekend shooting at Lazy Gators was denied on Tuesday. Chad Tariq Brewer, 31, was charged with first-degree murder, delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the
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Man accused in July Lake of the Ozarks boat crash booked into jail, posts $100,000 bond
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The man accused of crashing a boat into a house and injuring several people at the Lake of the Ozarks was booked into the Camden County Jail on Wednesday and posted bond. Adam Ramirez, 47, was charged with two counts of boating while intoxicated – causing serious physical injury and five counts of BWI
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Camdenton man charged with domestic assault after allegedly causing crash on Highway 7
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly intentionally causing a crash on Sunday near South Highway 7. Justin Marshall, 26, was charged with two counts of first-degree domestic assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the Camden County Jail
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Two more men arrested, charged in relation to Camden County assault
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more men were arrested and charged in relation to an assault case in Camden County. John Brennan Richard, 22, of Camdenton, and Jonathan Cosme Ortiz-Gopar, 23, of Montreal, Missouri, were arrested on Thursday. Both have been charged with first-degree assault and are being held in the Camden County Jail without bond.
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Two in custody in relation to Camden County assault case; sheriff’s office looking for three more men
CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men are charged in relation to an alleged assault that occurred on Aug. 7 in the Greenview area of Camden County, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Aaron Gonzalez, 25, and Ramiro Aguilar-Garcia, 26, both of Lake Ozark, were charged with first-degree assault. Both men are
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Woman dies in boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks, driver arrested for boating while intoxicated
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach woman was killed during a boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night. According to an incident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Nicholette McKenna, 44 was killed in the crash that occurred when the boat got too close to the dock, hit a wake
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Camdenton man killed in Highway 54 motorcycle crash
A Camdenton man died late Thursday after his motorcycle hit a median cable barrier, the Missouri State Highway Patrol says.
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