Camden Archives

Cause of Ozarks Amphitheater fire under investigation

April 14, 2023 11:47 AM Matthew Sanders

Officials are trying to determine what caused a fire that heavily damaged the concession stand and office building at the Ozarks Amphitheater in Camdenton.

Two injured in Camden County crash

April 12, 2023 6:27 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man suffered serious injuries and a woman had minor injuries Wednesday morning in a Camden County crash on Route A at Midway Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred after a 2009 Kia Rondo – driven by Nicole Olcott, 32, of Mountain Grove –

Woman stable after being shot by Camdenton police

April 10, 2023 4:10 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was stable at a hospital Monday after she was shot Sunday night by a Camdenton police officer, the department said in a news release. Police responded to a call at a restaurant at 8:30 p.m. Sunday following a report of an argument between two people wearing military fatigues with guns

Man has serious injuries following crash in Morgan County

April 3, 2023 4:02 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man suffered serious injuries in a Monday afternoon crash after the Missouri State Highway Patrol says he jumped from his vehicle. Richard Scharlott, 50, jumped from a 2020 Zhejiang Huaw on private property at 28270 Highway 175, according to an MSHP report. He was brought to Lake Regional

Three hurt in ATV rollover crash in Camden County

April 2, 2023 10:29 AM Erika McGuire

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This post has been changed to have the correct names. Three people were hurt Saturday evening in an ATV rollover crash in Camden County. The crash happened on Bollinger Creek Road north of Mimosa Beach drive at 6:55 p.m. Troopers say four people were riding on the ATV when

Camden County shooting suspect in custody

March 28, 2023 3:14 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Tuesday press release that a man accused of shooting another man has been arrested. James C. Mark was arrested Tuesday. Charges have yet to be filed. He is being held at the Camden County Jail, according to the release. Deputies on Monday night responded

Woman charged in Camden County killing

March 3, 2023 4:20 PM Matthew Sanders

A woman has been charged with murder after a man was found dead last month in a home south of Camdenton.

Sex offender arrested in Lake Ozark, charged with failure to register

March 2, 2023 8:27 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County man has been charged with failure to register as a sex offender. Nathaniel Lofland, 42, is being held without bond at the Camden County Jail. An initial court appearance was held Thursday. A bond hearing is set for 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 9 at the Camden County Courthouse. Camden

Autopsy indicates Camden County death a homicide

February 24, 2023 3:38 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The preliminary findings of an autopsy indicate Thomas E. Gifford’s death was a homicide, according to a Camden County Sheriff’s Office press release on Friday. Pathologists from Southwest Forensics conducted an autopsy on Gifford’s body earlier this week, the press release stated. Gifford’s death was ruled suspicious last week. He was 62.

Man suffers serious injuries in Camden County crash

February 21, 2023 9:09 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man suffered serious injuries in a Tuesday morning crash on Route D north of Jack North Road in Camden County. The crash occurred after a 2020 Harley Davidson Triglide Ultra driven by Michael Jones, 65, crossed the center of the road and hit a 2011 Ford Focus head-on, according

Murder charge filed in Camden County death

February 21, 2023 12:01 PM Matthew Sanders

A Camden County man was charged Monday with first-degree murder and other violent felonies in the shooting death of a family member and severe wounding of another.

Wardsville man killed in Camden County crash

February 20, 2023 2:54 PM Ryan Shiner

LINN CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Wardsville man was killed in a one-vehicle crash Monday morning in Camden County on Route Y at Grandview Lane. Logan Lowry died in the crash. Reignah Taff, 19, of Camdenton, suffered moderate injuries, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at 12:30 a.m. when Lowry failed

Camden County deputies treating death as homicide

February 17, 2023 12:22 PM Matthew Sanders

Camden County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a suspicious death after being called to a home south of Camdenton on Thursday.

Camden County Silver Advisory canceled after man found safe

February 12, 2023 6:35 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Camden County Sheriff’s Department reported Sunday night that the man had been found safe. ORIGINAL: The Camden County Sheriff’s Department issued an endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing adult incident, which occurred at 3:44 p.m. Sunday in the 200 block of West View, Climax Springs. The department is searching

Camdenton man dies in car crash Sunday morning

January 29, 2023 5:31 PM abc17news-Newsroom

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Matthew Hallquist, 32, of Camdenton died Sunday morning following a car crash just north of Bollinger Creek Road. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F responded to the crash around 9:41 a.m. According to a crash report, 19-year-old Shaylin Torimino crossed the center line of the road and hit Hallquist head-on. Torimino

Man accused of fatal Camden County DWI crash appears in court

January 25, 2023 3:06 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of causing a crash that killed a woman in December appeared for a hearing in the Camden County Courthouse on Wednesday. Steven Vonderschmidt, 51, of Linn Creek, is charged with DWI – causing the death of another and DWI – causing personal injury. He is being held

Two women arrested in Camden County after allegedly trying to steal copper wires

January 18, 2023 5:18 PM Ryan Shiner

STOUTLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office arrested two women on suspicion of burglary on Tuesday. Ashley M. Blackburn, 22, of Camdenton, and Amber L. Juergens, of Richland, were each charged with second-degree burglary. A court date was not set. Both women were listed on the Camden County Jail roster Wednesday and are each

Osage Beach man seriously injured in Camden County crash

January 16, 2023 6:33 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man sustained serious injuries Monday after he was ejected from his 2017 Honda Accord during a crash on Route MM in Camden County. Dayton McDonough-Armstrong, 22, was sent from the vehicle after it traveled off the right side of the roadway, went into a ditch, hit an embankment

Multiple schools cancel or delay class due to winter weather

January 12, 2023 7:09 AM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The snow and cold temperatures are making a return to Mid-Missouri on Thursday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking some snow fall and above freezing temperatures on Thursday morning. Multiple schools have already canceled or delayed classes for Thursday. Canceled classes: Morgan Co. R-I (Stover) SchoolsMorgan Co. R-II (Versailles) SchoolsSouth

Sunrise Beach man killed by police during domestic assault call

January 6, 2023 6:04 AM Zachary Farwell

A Lake of the Ozarks-area man was killed by police Thursday night in Laurie.