Columbia man nearly drowns after electrocution at the Lake of the Ozarks
A Columbia man was airlifted with serious injuries Friday night after he was electrocuted at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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Drownings up 80% in Missouri, Highway Patrol says
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Deaths by drowning are up 80% compared to last year, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MSHP wrote that from Jan. 1-July 30, it has responded to 27 drownings, marking an 80% increase from the same period in 2025. There have also been 30 total water
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Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen tables proposed youth curfew
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen decided on Tuesday to delay a vote on a proposed curfew that would prohibit anyone younger than 18 from being on the Bagnell Dam Strip without a responsible adult during late-night hours. During the meeting, aldermen amended the proposed ordinance, changing the proposed curfew start time
Continue Reading Kansas man drowns in the Lake of the Ozarks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas man drowned in the Lake of the Ozarks Saturday night. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol drowning report, the 62-year-old man entered the water around 4:40 p.m. from a dock and came back up initially. He then went back under the water and never resurfaced. The report said his
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Springfield man drowns early Wednesday in Lake of the Ozarks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield, Missouri, man was pronounced dead early Wednesday after getting into the Lake of the Ozarks and never coming back up. The 25-year-old man got into the water from a boat near the 21-mile mark at Ledges Cove in Camden County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Divers
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More than 4,900 without power in Morgan County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of people were without power in Morgan County and surrounding counties on Friday morning. There are 4,912 electricity customers without power in Morgan County between Co-Mo Electric Cooperative (2,780) and Ameren (2,132) users. Additionally, 895 Ameren customers in Miller County were without power on Friday morning. Benton County saw 269 Co-Mo
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Power expected to be restored Tuesday for ‘majority’ of Ameren customers; Cole County cleanup continues
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of Ameren Missouri customers remain without power after the storms blew through on the July 4 weekend. Utility crews expect to restore power to most customers by Tuesday night after winds stronger than 100 miles per hour tore through parts of Mid-Missouri over the holiday weekend, leaving thousands without electricity
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Lake residents clean up following Fourth of July storms
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake residents were still managing the aftermath of the Fourth of July storms Monday, with thousands without power. At around 5 p.m. Monday, Ameren’s online outage map showed around 2,500 customers powerless across the lake area. Officials clocked wind speeds of around 80 miles per hour, leading to several down trees and tree
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Sunrise Beach garage fire started by generator
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monday morning fire at a garage on Michales Cove Road in Sunrise Beach was started by a generator being run inside, according to a Monday afternoon press release from the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District. Crews were called at 7:56 a.m. and had the fire under control by 8:16 a.m., according
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Osage City remains limited to only property owners Sunday until power is restored; power expected to come back Tuesday
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Communities are still recovering Sunday from stronger-than-expected storms Saturday afternoon that left downed power lines and trees across Mid-Missouri. Osage City closed routes into the city to nonresidents Saturday night because of damage. In a press release sent out that night, the Cole County Emergency Services Chief Eric Hoy said the
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Company at center of canceled fireworks displays says refunds can be ‘handled through proper legal process’
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri communities will be without their traditional Fourth of July fireworks displays this year after their fireworks vendor filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The City of Osage Beach, the Mexico Noon Lions Club and Lake Valley Golf Club in Camdenton were all affected. The Lions Club and Lake Valley Golf
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Troop F traffic fatalities nearly double, and water drowning incidents see an increase
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: A stat has been corrected to show traffic deaths are down statewide. Online traffic crash reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol show that traffic fatalities in Troop F have nearly doubled so far this year compared to the same time period in 2025. MSHP Troop F — which covers
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Weekend fire at Lake of the Ozarks caused by recreational fire reigniting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire that occurred Sunday at the Lake of the Ozarks was caused by a recreation fire that reignited, according to a press release from Rocky Mount Fire Protection District Chief Jonathan Trail. The dock fire – which resulted in two boats and two jet skies being a total loss – was
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Second Lake-area fireworks show involving AM Pyrotechnics canceled
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second fireworks show this weekend involving a company from Buffalo, Missouri, has been canceled. Lake Valley Golf Club in Camdenton wrote on its Facebook page on Wednesday afternoon that AM Pyrotechnics told the club “us they are unable to fulfill their obligation to provide this year’s display. With only days remaining
Continue Reading No injuries reported in Lake of the Ozarks dock fire; four watercraft deemed total losses
No one was reported to be hurt after an early morning dock fire at the Lake of the Ozarks on Sunday.
According to Marine Trooper Dylan Green with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a fire broke out shortly after midnight at Dry Branch Cove. The cove is near the 4.5 mile marker of the lake’s main channel.
Continue Reading Boater seriously injured, arrested for crash at Lake of the Ozarks
A Camdenton man was seriously injured and arrested for a boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks early Saturday morning.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the 28-year-old was driving a 2024 Flagship Pontoon north in the Lake of the Ozarks Main Channel when he hit a dock walkway at the 17.5 mile marker shortly before 1:30 a.m.
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Galloping Goose Motorcyle Club members plead guilty to crimes related to deadly Lake of the Ozarks brawl
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three members of the Galloping Goose Motorcycle Club have pleaded guilty in federal court to racketeering and other charges related to a deadly brawl outside a Lake of the Ozarks bar and grill in July 2021. Tonka Way Con Ponder, 55, pleaded guilty on May 13 to two counts of a crime
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Missouri woman accused of using forged credentials to secure nursing jobs
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Linn Creek woman was charged on Tuesday in Camden County with four felonies after authorities claim she used fake credentials to serve as a nurse. The Missouri Attorney General’s office has charged Darcee Heath with three counts of forgery and one count of practicing nursing with fraudulently obtained academic credentials. Court
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Man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 31-year-old man from Lebanon, Missouri, drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks on Wednesday afternoon, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the man entered the Niangua River, “just off big Niangua Arm” became trapped in a low-head dam and drowned. The man was pronounced
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Boone County Fire Protection donates two fire tankers to rural fire districts
COLUBMIA MO. (KMIZ) The Boone County Fire Protection District transferred ownership of two fire tankers to the Van-Far and Northwest Fire Protection District. The districts will each receive one 2000-model Pierce Freightliner that are designed to transport large quantities of water and operate as pumping units for firefighting activities. The two Tanker’s were recently taken
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