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Sunrise Beach man charged with statutory rape

October 12, 2021 7:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Camden County prosecutor has charged a Sunrise Beach man with statutory rape

Troopers arrest driver for DWI after crash in Camden County

October 4, 2021 7:46 AM Josie Anglin

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton, Missouri man has serious injuries following a single-vehicle crash on Sunday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash report said Mathew Littleworth, 21, totaled a 1995 Jeep Wrangler just before 11:25 p.m. on North Highway 5 near Wading Bird Road. Littleworth reportedly drove off of the

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Go-cart crash seriously injures man in Camden County

October 3, 2021 7:29 AM Meghan Drakas

CAMDEN, Co. (KMZ) A crash involving a go-cart has seriously injured a man in Camden County. According to the Missouri State Highway Crash Report, 25-year-old Jordan Hammerstone was speeding along the 6500 block of old Terra Road in a circular pattern, when the go-cart overturned. Hammerstone was taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital for

Federal jury convicts man of drug trafficking at Camdenton hotel

October 1, 2021 11:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A federal jury found a Kansas City man guilty of one count of trafficking meth from a Camdenton hotel on Wednesday. Anthony Martinez Harris, 48, was found guilty on Wednesday of one count of possessing meth with the intent to distribute. Camdenton police responded to an employee at the Sleep Inn on

Missing Osage Beach woman found

September 28, 2021 9:43 AM ABC 17 News Team

Joyce D. Leathers was last seen late Monday when she went to bed, police said in a news release. She was missing by the time someone checked on her at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said.

Illinois man dies at Lake of the Ozarks

September 20, 2021 11:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Stephen Jones, 51, of Peoria, Illinois, jumped into the lake off a diving board in an unnamed cove at the 17.6 mile mark Sunday evening and didn’t come back up. The Camden County coroner pronounced him dead about two hours later.

Man flown to University Hospital after motorcycle crash in Camden County

September 19, 2021 5:52 AM Ben Fein

One man was flown to the hospital after Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers say he failed to negotiate a turn, traveled off the left side of the road and overturned.

Man in serious condition after attempting a ‘wheelie’ on his motorcycle and crashing into a concrete wall

September 18, 2021 10:14 AM Ben Fein

attempting to pull a wheelie.

Illinois man dies in Osage Beach crash

September 17, 2021 12:38 PM Matthew Sanders

Donald Leffler of Warsaw, Illinois, tried to exit onto Key Largo from Highway 54 on his Harley-Davidson Trike when he went off the road and hit an electrical box, the Osage Beach Police Department said in a news release. Leffler was thrown from the Trike and pronounced dead at Lake Regional Hospital, police said.

MSHP readies extra troopers ahead of Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest

September 14, 2021 4:01 PM Zach Boetto

Osage Beach, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says it will have additional staff in the lake area for increased traffic ahead of Bikefest. The five-day event will take place from Wednesday to Sunday. The Bagnell Dam will be closed for MoDOT repairs this year, but Bagnell Dam Strip businesses will remain open. Heather

Parents file wrongful death lawsuit against three men after son drowns

September 13, 2021 11:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The parents of a man that drowned in August in Morgan County have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against three men. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Camden County seeks damages for the death of Sean Jouglard. The three men, Dylan McEwen and Eric Goette, along with Sean, were out on the

Woman charged in murder-for-hire plot tests positive for THC while out on bond

September 10, 2021 11:19 AM Karl Wehmhoener

A Camden County woman charged in a murder-for-hire plot tested positive for THC while out on bond in August.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is on high alert as traffic increases across mid-Missouri roadways throughout Labor Day Weekend.

Troopers on high alert for Labor Day Weekend

September 5, 2021 5:05 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troopers are out on high alert as the organization expects more traffic on highways and waterways for the Labor Day weekend. “I think over the next several days there’s gonna be a significant increase in traffic on all the major highways and interstates throughout the state and throughout

Sunrise Beach city employee pleaded guilty to dumping treated sewage water

September 2, 2021 9:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach city employee has pleaded guilty to federal crimes related to sewage dumping at the Lake of the Ozarks. Brian Scheiter, 60, pleaded guilty to dumping treated sewage water from Sunrise Beach Wastewater Treatment Facility into a tributary of the lake. This happened from Oct. 2019 through Jan. of

Bagnell Dam Bridge rehabilitation begins Tuesday

September 2, 2021 7:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Rehabilitation of the Bagnell Dam Bridge at Lake Ozark is set to begin Tuesday. The work will include repairs to the bridge deck, expansion joints, sidewalks, and barrier wall. Crews constructed the bridge in 1929. For three months during construction, the bridge will close at Highway 54, but the Bagnell Dam

MoDOT completes new Highway 54 Lake of the Ozarks interchange

September 1, 2021 6:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has completed improvements to the Highway 54 Lake of the Ozarks interchange after 18 months’ worth of work. “The completion of this work is a milestone moment for safe travel through the Lake of the Ozarks Region,” said Central Area Engineer Robert Lynch. “With the completion

Man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off cliff

August 30, 2021 7:26 AM Meghan Drakas

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off a cliff Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report, 41-year-old Thomas Painter from Bosworth, Missouri, jumped off a cliff approximately 125 feet in the air. Painter did not come up once he hit

One man flown to hospital following boat incident

August 28, 2021 3:58 AM Ben Fein

One Wisconsin man was life flighted to University Hospital in Columbia following a boat crash at The Lake of The Ozarks.

Iowa man drowns at Lake of the Ozark Wednesday night

August 26, 2021 6:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iowa man drowned Wednesday night after trying to get off a boat in the Grand Glaize Arm of the Lake of the Ozark. According to the drowning report, Chris Oliver was getting off a docked boat when he fell into the water and didn’t resurface. This is the Missouri State

August’s fifth drowning reported at the Lake of the Ozarks

August 26, 2021 10:13 AM Josie Anglin

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iowa man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks on Tuesday night at the 3.7-mile marker of the Grand Glaize Arm. Chris Oliver, 50, of Indianola, Iowa, fell into the water and did not resurface as he was trying to step onto the dock from a boat, according