COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were arrested and charged with misdemeanors after refusing to leave an establishment after a bar fight in Morgan County on Sunday. Nicole Patricia Kusgen, 50, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree trespassing, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace. She posted a $10,000 bond and was release from the Morgan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) President Donald Trump has approved two of Missouri’s major disaster declaration requests for severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred March 14-15 and March 30-April 8, according to a Friday press release from the governor’s office. “This is important and very welcome news for the Missouri families and communities hit hard by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The construction of a roundabout in Versailles will begin Wednesday evening at the intersection of Highway 52 and Highway 5, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. Work was originally expected to start on Monday. Work will take place 6 p.m.-6 a.m. Monday through Friday through mid-June,
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The Oasis at Lakeport entertainment district in Osage Beach is now expected to open in Summer 2026, with the amusement park and parking garage scheduled for that summer, and the resort and water park expected to open in the first quarter of 2027.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person and multiple pets died in a house fire Wednesday in the 9000 block of Acorn in Gravois Mills, according to a press release from the Gravois Fire Protection District. The release says that firefighters were called to a residential fire at 5 a.m. and multiple occupants were trapped inside. One
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old Eldon woman was found safe after a missing person advisory was issued for her. MSHP wrote that Christy Hayes has been missing since 4:30 p.m. March 25 at 111S Oak Street in Eldon. The release says that Hayes left the Eldon Police Department to go back to her residence in
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A 49-year-old La Belle man was seriously hurt and arrested after a boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks Thursday morning, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report states the man was recklessly driving a fishing boat near the 33 mile marker
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office announced in a Thursday press release that FEMA will participate in preliminary damage assessment for storms that rolled through Missouri last week. Kehoe’s office asked FEMA to join the assessment on Monday. Joint PDA teams are made up of representatives from FEMA, SEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration
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LAKE OF OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A fast-moving wildfire burned about 15 acres of land near Bagnell Dam on the Lake of the Ozarks on Wednesday. Lake Ozark Fire Protection District firefighters were called to Valley Road, near the dam, at 11:12 a.m., the district says in a news release. Firefighters used the terrain and natural
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man was sentenced to serve a 120-day program in the Missouri Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to a 2023 boat crash that left one person dead and multiple people injured. Bobby Gene Childers will spend 120 days in the state prison system. He could be paroled if he
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri presiding county commissioner was issued a summons Thursday for two felonies and a misdemeanor related to the alleged theft of a license plate camera on New Year’s Eve. Todd Isaac Skelton, better known as “Ike,” is charged with felony stealing and tampering with a service along with obstructing government operations,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation of two-year-old Iszabella Obryan’s death at the Lake of the Ozarks is still ongoing as the medical examiner completed an autopsy of Obryan’s body today. The results, any suspects, and Obryan’s photo are still yet to be released. Several agencies around the Lake of the Ozarks searched for Obryan on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said Monday that the source of a fish kill at the Lake of the Ozarks was weather. The department wrote in a news release that it received several reports of dead fish in the lake. Investigators found that the fish — a species called gizzard shad
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2-year-old who was reported missing from a home at the Lake of the Ozarks was found dead Monday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Camden County Sheriff’s Office identified the girl as Iszabella Obryan in a release on Tuesday. The release states Camden County communications received the call
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who had been charged with felony murder in a 2021 shooting death of a Lake Ozark bar was sentenced this week to probation after taking a plea deal. Craig B. Hawkins Jr. of Columbia pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree assault in connection with the death of Vonza Watson on May
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several power outages were reported near the Lake of the Ozarks late Sunday afternoon. According to the Ameren outage map, more than 3,500 customers were without power. The outages were reported near Osage Beach and the Village of Four Seasons. Ameren officials said there was weather damage around substations and that crews
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach nurses pleaded guilty on Monday to a federal drug charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Charles Welch Jr. 65, pleaded guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, the release says. He was a certified registered nurse anesthetist at Lake Ozark Anesthesia –
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 88-year-old Linn Creek man drowned Tuesday at the Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F wrote on its social media. Troop F wrote that the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities received a report of a man face down in the water near Racetrack Hollow
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County detectives on Wednesday found deer bones in a vehicle that was being used for a fire department extrication demonstration, a Thursday press release says. The release says that detectives responded to the Lake Career Technical Center after Mid-County Fire Protection firefighters found bones in a vehicle they were using for
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters who haven’t yet cast their ballots will be faced with the question of whether they support a casino on the Osage River in Lake Ozark. Voting yes on Amendment 5 would change the state constitution to allow for 14 gambling boat licenses instead of the current 13. This would open
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