Prosecutors charged a man in Camden County with child pornography after an anonymous letter was sent to the Camden County Children’s Division, according to court documents. The letter contained a micro SD card that showed images of child pornography. The images were then traced to Jason Medeiros of Camdenton, court documents say. Investigators executed a
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Darrin HopkinsRussell StammMary Hill The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group executed a search warrant early Sunday morning, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. It happened at a home in Linn Creek. Authorities said they found around 56 grams of meth, 24 grams of hallucinogenic
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Osage Beach opened one lane of Highway 54 in Camden County on Monday morning after it was closed due to a rockslide. One lane of Highway 54 and the Case Road exit were still closed Monday as the Missouri Department of Transportation continued cleanup efforts. The rockslide caused
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County prosecutors have charged a Macks Creek man with seven felonies relating to alleged sexual contact with a child younger than 14 years old. Andrew Helm, 44, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree child molestation and first-degree statutory sodomy. He was arrested Tuesday, according to court documents. Court documents say
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group busted a marijuana grow operation in the Climax Springs area on Friday. Authorities arrested James B Garr, 56, of Climax Springs after they found hundreds of marijuana plants at the property on Bollinger Creek Road, according to a news release
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MACKS CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) Southwest Camden County Fire Protection District said crews responded to several arson calls Monday. Firefighters said four fires were set along Highway 54. According to a fire district spokesman, the fires were set between the intersection of Highway 54 and Carroll Cut Thru and where 54 meets Highway 73. A post
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office charged two people with second-degree drug trafficking following a drug bust on Friday. Shannon Chiarini, 34, of Linn Creek, and Brian Stogsdill, 42, of Mt. Vernon, were both arrested by police at the Osage Village Inn room 121. Police said about a pound of methamphetamine, syringes,
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The Camdenton Police Department investigated threatening comments made by a student Friday morning, according to a news release. Officials said administrators at Camdenton High School and police officers looked into the comments. They said a student was later taken to the Camden County Juvenile Detention Center. According to the release, officers and administrators learned of
Continue Reading Autopsies were scheduled for Wednesday on two bodies found in the Lake of the Ozarks area this week.
Continue Reading CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office was investigating two deaths in the Lake of the Ozarks area on Monday morning. Authorities responded to Racquet Club Drive on Sunday in reference to a well-being check. When they arrived, they found a man and woman who were dead. Anand P Torres, 41, and Kourtney
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MCFPD Firefighters battle house and forest fire off Highway 54 A large fire damaged a home and a section of woods in west Camdenton on Thursday morning. The Mid-County Fire Protection District posted on Facebook that crews were sent to the area of Cedar Heights Condos on Highway 54 around 12:57 a.m. On arrival, firefighters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE 8:50 p.m.: Callaway County voters turned out at about a 15 percent clip Tuesday to approve two sales tax increases to pay for law enforcement. Voters approved Proposition 1, a half-cent increase to pay for sheriff’s department staffing and salary raises, 3,099-1,129, or about 72 percent in favor. They approved Proposition
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri officials have closed several roads around the area because of flooding. Cole County Public Works closed several roads in the southern part of the county. You can view a list of the roads below: 7600 block of Campbell Road8700 block of Payne Road11100 block of North Branch Road1400 block of
Continue ReadingAccording to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the
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A former Camden County sheriff’s deputy admitted in federal court Thursday to receiving child pornography. Leonard Jerome Wilson, 40, formerly of Camdenton, will have to give up his peace officer license and plead guilty in two state cases after his guilty plea Thursday before federal District Judge Stephen R. Bough in Jefferson City, the U.S.
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A Pennsylvania law firm says it has filed a class-action lawsuit against the Hy-Vee grocery store chain after a recent data breach. Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLC announced the filing in a news release posted Tuesday. Law firms in Illinois and Oklahoma are also listed on the lawsuit. The original plaintiffs listed on the
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Update as of 10:16 p.m.: Power is back for most Ameren customers now. The outage map shows 238 are still waiting for the lights to come back on. An Ameren spokeswoman said crews continue to work in the area. Update as of 9:33 p.m.: Power was restored for many Camden County electric cooperative members, 36
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A data breach Hy-Vee grocery stores reported this summer affected customers at two Columbia locations and in Jefferson City and Osage Beach. The company on Thursday released more information about the breach that it initially reported in mid-August. The release Thursday included a list of affected stores. Malware meant to access card data was used
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Camdenton police say a scare about potential explosives at a motel happened when a man claimed he had “C4 explosive” in his room. Prosecutors have charged Anthony M. Harris, of Kansas City, with four counts of drug trafficking and one count of unlawful use of a weapon after police had to evacuate the Sleep Inn
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The Camdenton Police Department is investigating after officers found what appeared to be an “explosive substance” inside of a hotel room. According to a news release, officers responded to the Sleep Inn on Highway 54 around 1:20 p.m. to help hotel staff with a problem with a tenant. Police said officers found a man inside
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