Lake of the Ozarks Archives

Syringe being filled with coronavirus vaccine

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports double-digit active coronavirus case drop

May 18, 2021 8:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Hit and run boat crash on the Lake of the Ozarks leaves one with minor injuries

April 25, 2021 10:53 PM Connor Hirsch

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo (KMIZ) A hit and run boat crash left one man with minor injuries Saturday morning around 10. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, one fishing boat crashed into another at near the 1.8-mile marker of the Glaize arm of the lake. The boat then drove away from

Man arrested after shooting at Bagnell Dam Strip

April 23, 2021 9:07 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake Ozark Police arrested a man after he fired 12 shots into a hillside Friday afternoon in the area of 1140 Bagnell Dam Blvd. Police responded intially to several reports, one of shots fired and the other of a man in the middle of the street causing problems and threatening passing

New Highway 54 interchange at Lake of the Ozarks to open Wednesday

April 15, 2021 4:48 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) After a two-year-long project, the Lake of the Ozarks new interchange for Highway 54 will open up next Wednesday in time for the annual increase in traffic headed to the area. The Missouri Department of Transportation contractors will remove traffic signals at the intersection of U.S. Highway 54, Business Highway 54,

Murder for hire suspect bonds out of Camden County Jail

April 8, 2021 6:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lake area realtor accused in a murder-for-hire case has bonded out of jail Thursday. 43-year-old Leigh Ann Bauman posted her $400,000 bond Thursday morning. She was charged in Camden County for conspiracy to commit murder back in March. Bauman is accused of attempting to hire someone to kill her ex-mother-in-law. According

Aquapalooza changes venues this year

April 5, 2021 8:13 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An annual boating event at the Lake of the Ozarks will change locations this year. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the permit for Shady Gators to host Aquapalooza has been denied. Troopers say the permit was denied due to safety concerns on the water in that area of the lake.

Camden woman arrested for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder

March 4, 2021 10:35 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark woman was arrested Thursday by Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers for conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Officials report Leigh Bauman was arrested this afternoon in Camden County. She is currently being held at Camden County Jail with no bond issued.

Lake of the Ozarks water levels rapidly lowered as power demand surged

February 23, 2021 1:47 PM Victoria Bragg

Experts say the rapid drop in water levels at Lake of the Ozarks is no cause for alarm and is directly tied to increased power demands from last week’s brutal winter weather.

WINTER WEATHER UPDATES: Crews respond to multiple wrecks in Mid-Missouri

February 17, 2021 9:03 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Transportation said a Wednesday morning crash closed a portion of Highway 54.

Mid-Missouri still dealing with snow-packed roads

February 17, 2021 6:07 AM Matt Ragsdale

Residents across Mid-Missouri are still dealing with snow-packed roads on Wednesday morning.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Lake Regional moves postponed coronavirus vaccine clinics to Friday

February 16, 2021 7:57 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Two people injured after capsized kayaks at Lake of the Ozarks

January 21, 2021 9:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting two people were injured after two kayaks capsized. According to the online incident report, Camille Vandergriff’s kayak capsized and Seth Arvesen’s attempted to help Vandergriff but Arvesen’s kayak capized as well. Both Vandergriff and Arvesen were helped to a dock by a passing

Lake area nursing home to start giving coronavirus vaccine to residents and workers

January 13, 2021 2:42 PM Meghan Drakas

Arrowhead Senior Living Community is scheduled to give out doses of coronavirus vaccine to its residents and staff starting Thursday.

TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County Sheriff’s office report 28 detainees test positive for COVID-19 since Jan. 3

January 12, 2021 9:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

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STORM UPDATES: Ameren reports 56 Boonville residents without power

January 1, 2021 1:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Transportation said crews blocked off the westbound lanes of Highway 54 in Fulton because of power lines across the roadway.

A Benton County Sheriff Facebook post reveals a mother and two children were severely beaten, leaving one child dead.

One child dead, mother and second child recovering after being severely beaten

December 20, 2020 11:45 AM Zach Boetto

BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A toddler is dead and her mother and another child are recovering in a Sedalia hospital after all three were severely beaten Sunday morning. In a Facebook post, the Benton County Sheriff said an investigation led Benton County deputies to arrest 35 year old Ethan J. Mast and 21 year old

Judge dismisses criminal counts in Missouri duck boat deaths

December 3, 2020 3:05 PM Associated Press

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake in 2018, killing 17 people. U.S. District Judge Doug Harpool filed an order Wednesday upholding a recommendation made in September. The boat captain, the general manager of the boat’s

Progress on the new Lake of the Ozarks interchange continues

November 6, 2020 3:46 PM Karl Wehmhoener

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Drivers are now able to use parts of the new interchange for the intersection of U.S. Route 54, Route W, Business 54, and Osage Hills Road. All westbound traffic on U.S. Route 54 is now traveling on the final roadway and will no longer be using the temporary bypass. In order

Sunrise Beach Fire Chief petitions court to fill board position

November 5, 2020 10:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District Fire Chief Joseph LaPlant has petitioned the Circuit Court of Camden County to fill a vacant board position that the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District board hasn’t filled since June of this year. According to a press release, Board Director Brian Layman resigned from the Board

Patrol: Truck crash into bridge seriously injures man

October 12, 2020 9:42 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Lake of the Ozarks-area man was seriously hurt after crashing into a bridge later Saturday night, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.