Camden Archives

One person in custody after 12-year-old struck by vehicle

June 21, 2020 4:28 PM Sydney Olsen

Police took 30-year-old Seleste Renee Haynes of Camdenton into custody on Saturday after they allegedly struck a 12-year-old child with a vehicle.

The state health department reported a record breaking rise in COVID-19 cases on Saturday.

THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County COVID-19 cases make largest single-day leap

June 18, 2020 8:46 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.

No one hurt after large condo catches fire at Lake of the Ozarks

June 16, 2020 8:52 PM Lucas Geisler

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is hurt after firefighters put out a massive fire at a condominium building at the Lake of the Ozarks Tuesday evening. Over 50 fire fighters from The Lake Ozark Fire Protection District, as well as about 7 other agencies, including Cole County Fire, responded to the scene at the

Several hurt, one arrested following Monday night boat crash

June 16, 2020 9:53 AM Matt Ragsdale

State troopers say four people were injured and one was arrested after a boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks late Monday night.

Osage Beach officials said businesses are responsible for social distancing enforcement

May 25, 2020 8:00 PM Amber Tabeling

Many lake-goers did not adhere to Governor Parson’s current state Economic Reopening Health Order at the Lake of the Ozarks and Osage Beach this weekend.

Many ignore health recommendations during holiday weekend

May 23, 2020 6:42 PM Zach Boetto

Thousands of people flocked to the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday to celebrate Memorial Day weekend.

One person escaped a boat fire in the Lake of the Ozarks.

Boat totaled after fire on the Lake of the Ozarks

May 16, 2020 4:54 AM Molly Stawinoga

One person escaped without injury when a boat caught fire on the Lake of the Ozarks.

Boat explosion at Lake of the Ozarks leaves one dead

May 2, 2020 7:19 PM Sydney Olsen

One person was found dead at the Lake of the Ozarks after a boat explosion.

Alert canceled for missing Osage Beach woman

April 28, 2020 5:36 PM Matthew Sanders

Osage Beach police have issued an alert to help find a missing 77-year-old woman.

Endangered person advisory for Lake Ozark teenager canceled

April 26, 2020 3:52 PM Sydney Olsen

The Camden County Sheriff’s Department has issued an endangered person advisory for a missing teenager.

Lake-area drug task force seizes pounds of meth, marijuana since January

April 15, 2020 12:01 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Maries County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that members of a Lake of the Ozarks area drug task force have seized pounds of illegal drugs since New Year’s Day.

Three men charged in connection with multiple Mid-Missouri burglaries

April 2, 2020 11:52 AM Matt Ragsdale

Prosecutors in Camden County and Miller County charged three men with multiple recent burglaries reported in both counties.

Camden County health officials identify places COVID-19 patient may have visited

March 24, 2020 7:28 PM Katie Greathouse

CAMDEN COUNTY (KMIZ), Mo. The Camden County Health Department said the county’s first and only COVID-19 case is not travel-related. According to a post on Facebook, officials have notified the people who were most at risk of prolonged close contact with the person and told to self-isolate for two weeks. The post said the person

Camdenton fire damages two businesses early Tuesday morning

March 24, 2020 3:41 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Mid-County Fire Protection District said a fire early Tuesday morning destroyed two storage buildings and damaged two other businesses.

Springfield woman dies after crash near Lake of the Ozarks

March 24, 2020 9:47 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Springfield, Missouri woman died after a three-vehicle crash that happened on March 15.

Mid-Missouri roads closed due to flooding

March 19, 2020 3:28 PM Katie Greathouse

Authorities closed some roads in Mid-Missouri due to flooding Thursday.

Three people hurt, one in critical condition after trooper-involved crash Sunday

March 16, 2020 11:52 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said three people were injured in a trooper-involved crash in Camden County on Sunday. One woman had to be flown from the scene.

Two people killed in Camden County crash

March 12, 2020 10:37 PM Katie Greathouse

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were killed in a head-on crash in Camden County on Thursday morning. Troopers said the crash happened at 11 a.m. on MO 5 south of Mount Horeb Road. According to a crash report, a vehicle driven by James Hill, 42, of Holts Summit, crossed the center line and struck

MoDOT Central District sign and a filled pothole.

MoDOT: ‘Potholes are blooming’

March 7, 2020 5:12 PM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation says crews will be focusing on repairing potholes through April. “There is a lot more than we’ve seen in previous years,” said Adam Pulley the Central District communications manager for MoDOT. According to a report from MoDOT, in 2019, the department patched roughly 730,000 potholes worth an

Camdenton man charged after alleged road rage incident

February 26, 2020 10:30 AM Matthew Sanders

Camden County deputies arrested a Camdenton man on charges of assault and leaving the scene of a crash after an apparent road rage incident Sunday.