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Illinois man dies at Lake of the Ozarks
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.
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Arkansas man seriously injured after a motorcycle wreck in Osage Beach
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) An Arkansas man was injured after a motorcycle wreck Thursday night on Highway 54. The Osage Beach Police Department responded to Eastbound Highway 54 west of Passover Road after Chester Kowolski, 55, hit the guardrail while driving a motorcycle. Kowolski was taken to Lake Regional Health System with serious injuries treatment.
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Man charged with deadly lake shooting appears in court
A Hickory County man charged in connection with a deadly shooting at the Lake of the Ozarks appeared in court Wednesday morning.
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MSHP readies extra troopers ahead of Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest
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
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Man allegedly involved in Lake Ozark shooting makes first court appearance
Daniel S. Kurtzeborn of Iberia is set to appear at the Miller County Courthouse at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, after being charged with unlawful use of a weapon following the deadly shooting at The Lake of the Ozarks in July.
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Troopers on high alert for Labor Day Weekend
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
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Sunrise Beach city employee pleaded guilty to dumping treated sewage water
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
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MoDOT completes new Highway 54 Lake of the Ozarks interchange
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
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Missouri man drowns after jumping off a cliff at the Lake of the Ozarks
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off a cliff Saturday evening. Missouri State Highway Patrol says 41-year-old Thomas Painter, of Bosworth, jumped from a 125-foot cliff near the 65-mile-marker of the lake’s main channel. Painter never came up after he hit the water. He was not
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Man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks after jumping off cliff
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
Continue Reading One man flown to hospital following boat incident
One Wisconsin man was life flighted to University Hospital in Columbia following a boat crash at The Lake of The Ozarks.
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August’s fifth drowning reported at the Lake of the Ozarks
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
Continue Reading School of the Osage comments after former school resource officer charged
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) The School of the Osage says it will cooperate with law enforcement after its former school resource officer was charged. Prosecutors charged Jenna Jackson for allegedly sending nude photos of herself to a student and having a sexual relationship. The school district put out a statement today saying it first learned
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Warrensburg man drowns in Lake of the Ozarks
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, Kegri Ilu was walking on a dock in the Darby Hollow Cove when he slipped and fell into the water.
Continue Reading One Woman in serious condition following near drowning at The Lake of the Ozarks
One woman is in serious condition after falling off a dock and striking her head at The Lake of The Ozarks.
Continue Reading Columbia man arrested after Lake Ozark chase
Kenneth Rybolt, 26, of Columbia, is charged in Camden County with burglary, vehicle theft, property damage and stealing and in Miller County with first-degree assault and resisting arrest.
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Columbia man arrested after police chase
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of leading officers on a police chase Saturday afternoon in Lake Ozark and stealing multiple cars has been arrested. The Lake Ozark Police Department has not identified the suspect, but says officers arrested a Columbia man in the investigation. The pursuit began after officers responded to a shoplifting
Continue Reading Highway patrol find a missing man’s body Monday afternoon at Lake of the Ozarks
Divers were searching at the 20-mile marker of the lake’s main channel near Osage Beach.
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Back-to-school sales tax holiday underway in Missouri
Missouri’s sales tax holiday is underway in the Show-Me State, as the holiday by state law is set to begin the first Friday of August and run through the following Sunday.
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