Lake of the Ozarks Archives

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.

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.

Surveillance footage captures one person who police say robbed a Gerbes in Camdenton Sunday.

Camdenton police seek one after armed robbery at Gerbes pharmacy

February 10, 2020 12:03 AM Barry Mangold

A man captured on a surveillance camera took hundreds of prescription pills from a pharmacy in Camdenton, police said Sunday.

Lawmakers advance proposal for casinos at Lake of the Ozarks

February 6, 2020 4:46 PM Associated Press

A Missouri House panel has endorsed a plan that could allow casinos to be built near the Lake of the Ozarks.

MoDOT cautions against travel on I-70 and north

January 17, 2020 6:19 AM Zachary Farwell

The Missouri Department of Transportation said road conditions are worsening, contributing to slide-offs.

Lake Ozark man charged for threatening to ‘shoot up the strip’

January 2, 2020 6:26 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Mid-Missouri trooper said Gordon Christie was arrested late Tuesday suspected of driving while intoxicated and making terrorist threats.

Osage Beach man drowned at Lake of the Ozarks after canoe capsizes

December 11, 2019 10:12 AM Matthew Sanders

State troopers are looking for a missing man after a canoe capsized Tuesday at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Rockslide closes one lane of 54 in Osage Beach

December 1, 2019 11:16 PM Barry Mangold

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

Camden County man accused of sexual contact with a child

November 27, 2019 4:45 PM Matt Ragsdale

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

Camden County authorities bust marijuana grow operation

November 25, 2019 11:07 AM Madison Fleck

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

Former School of the Osage teacher pleads guilty in sodomy case

November 19, 2019 12:41 PM Madison Fleck

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former School of the Osage teacher pleaded guilty to statutory sodomy of a person less than 14 years old on Tuesday. Mark Edwards, of Eldon, was accused of touching a student inappropriately on two separate occasions in April 2018. A detective with the sheriff’s office looked at the school bus

Authorities find nearly one pound of meth in Osage Beach hotel room search

November 18, 2019 10:41 AM Zachary Farwell

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,

Man drowns in Lake of the Ozarks

November 15, 2019 9:51 AM Zara Barker

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. – A 75-year-old man was found dead in the Lake of the Ozarks Sunday evening. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s incident report, Calvin Hunnis of Sunrise Beach, was found floating face down in the 39 mile marker of the Osage Arm. Troopers responded to the drowning shortly after

Autopsies scheduled for bodies found in Camden County

November 13, 2019 10:55 AM Matthew Sanders

Autopsies were scheduled for Wednesday on two bodies found in the Lake of the Ozarks area this week.