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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.

Five dogs safely make it out of mobile home fire

April 9, 2023 4:05 PM abc17news-Newsroom

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Fire Protection District is still investigating the cause of a mobile home fire on Easter Sunday on East O’Rear Road. Firefighters were dispatched at 10:46 a.m. and arrived in about seven minutes. They saw smoke coming from the house and could see the fire in the kitchen. Captain Wayne

Centralia fire department responds to early morning camper fire

April 8, 2023 10:32 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Centralia fire crews responded to an early morning camper fire at the corner of West Southgate Street and Switzler Street in Centralia. Sergeant Jerry Stoebe with Centralia Police Department told ABC 17 News crews that police were dispatched to the fire around 4:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Stoebe also says fire crews were able to

Fire contained at Higbee cooperage and distillery Sunday morning

April 2, 2023 8:37 AM Erika McGuire

HIGBEE, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County Emergency Management and the Missouri State Fire Marshall are investigating a fire at the former Woodsmen Distillery and Barrel 53 Cooperage in Higbee. Fire crews responded to the fire on Highway A around 6:30 a.m. Sunday to the building fully engulfed in flames. First responders said the fire was under

Fire Official: 600-acre fire near Lake of the Ozarks ‘100% contained’

March 31, 2023 7:58 PM Ryan Shiner

LAURIE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Fire Protection District official has confirmed that a 600-acre fire has been fully contained. The department will have crews monitoring the area throughout the evening, as a precaution. The Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District said on its social media that it is responded to a large brush fire off Route

Boone County firefighters called to help in Cooper County

March 15, 2023 6:25 PM Matthew Sanders

A fleet of first responders from two counties was called to a house fire on Highway 98 in Cooper County on Wednesday.

Fire in Miller County put out within 30 minutes

March 14, 2023 6:52 PM Ryan Shiner

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Fire Protection were dispatched to mobile-home fire at 7:44 a.m. Tuesday near Route V in Miller County, the district wrote on its social media. The fire protection district had the fire under control within 30 minutes. One person was treated for injuries at the scene and refused additional

Boone County fire crews put out mobile home fire north of Hallsville

March 14, 2023 6:13 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire was reported before 4:30 at a mobile home Tuesday afternoon in the 16600 block of North Willet Road. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp told ABC 17 News that fire on the outside of the building was handled quickly, but the inside was still engulfed. Fire

No one hurt in fire at Margaritaville Sunday morning

March 12, 2023 3:15 PM abc17news-Newsroom

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in a fire at the Margaritaville Resort early Sunday morning. Osage Beach Fire Protection District was dispatched to Margaritaville Resort on the Lake of the Ozarks shortly after midnight Sunday. Crews found smoke in the stairwell and coming from an air conditioning unit. Resort security was using

Miller County Sheriff’s Office searching for arson suspect

March 12, 2023 7:24 AM Erika McGuire

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Deputies in Miller County are on the hunt for an arson suspect. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office says they are looking for Jason Ekstam Jr. According to the sheriff’s office, Ekstam is wanted in connection to an arson investigation that happened Friday in Tuscumbia. Deputies say they have issued an arrest

No injuries reported in Ashland fire

March 7, 2023 8:03 PM ABC 17 News Team

ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a mobile-home fire Tuesday morning in Ashland. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District was called to a fire at 8:58 a.m. on Dee Woods Road. Fire officials told ABC 17 News the fire was called in by a neighbor. Officials said the owner was not home at the

No one hurt after central Columbia house fire

March 6, 2023 10:56 AM Joushua Blount

The Columbia Fire Department is investigating after a fire broke out at a home in the 700 block of Mikel Street around 5:30 a.m. Monday.

Four people displaced after Jefferson City house fire

March 4, 2023 7:48 AM Erika McGuire

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Four residents of a Jefferson City home were displaced after a house fire Friday evening, according to the Jefferson City Fire Department. Firefighters responded to a fire on the 100 block of West Franklin Street around 8:15 p.m. Crews said firefighters arriving at the scene found heavy fire showing from a side

CFD finds and puts out fire in south Columbia

March 2, 2023 9:11 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department found a house on fire Thursday afternoon in southern Columbia. Fire officials told ABC 17 News that crews came across the fire themselves — in the 200 block of West El Cortez — after driving by while on patrol. Crews found the fire in the kitchen and began putting it

Snakes saved as Osage Fire Protection puts out house fire

February 24, 2023 8:45 PM Ryan Shiner

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Fire Protection District crews were dispatched early Friday to help the Brumley Fire Protection District with a house fire. Crews encountered fire in one bedroom and in the attic space of the kitchen, but were able to contain the fire to those areas. Fire crews successfully rescued multiple snakes from

Adult and child displaced following mobile-home fire in Jefferson City

February 21, 2023 7:25 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) One adult and one child were displaced following a mobile-home fire Tuesday afternoon in the 3100 block of Kara Street in Jefferson City. The two found accommodations and received assistance from the Red Cross, according to a press release. The Jefferson City Fire Department arrived to a one-story mobile home at

Fire damages home north of Columbia

February 17, 2023 9:43 AM Matthew Sanders

A fire caused heavy damage to a home north of Columbia but no one was injured.

Vehicle catches fire at Gerbes gas pump

February 15, 2023 5:29 PM Ryan Shiner

A van caught fire at a pump at a west Columbia gas station Wednesday.

Fire crews say family of three is safe after Columbia house fire

February 6, 2023 7:07 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department is investigating after a house fire broke out at a home in the 300 block of West Leslie Lane around 1:00 am Monday. The department says there was a family of three in the home when the fire started. Fire officials told ABC 17 News that crews arrived

Smokey air in Southern Boone County caused by brush fire

February 5, 2023 7:00 PM abc17news-Newsroom

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters say the smoke from a brush fire on Sunday may linger through the evening in Southern Boone County. Around 2:45 p.m., a controlled burn got out of control on South Turkey Ridge Road. A dozen firefighters from Southern Boone County Fire Protection District responded to the fire and had it