WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 200 new coronavirus cases; over 500 new cases since Monday
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TUESDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports 111 new coronavirus cases; active cases drop below 700
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MONDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 153 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Suspect in Lake of the Ozarks biker club shooting requests venue change
Prosecutors charged Tonka Way-Con Ponder with first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shootout that killed one man and injured four others during a July event for motorcycle enthusiasts at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 91 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Continue Reading FRIDAY UPDATES: 97 COVID patients reported in Boone County hospitals
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Boone County reports second straight day of over 90 new coronavirus cases
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Eldon School District canceled classes Tuesday due to ransomware attack
ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Eldon School District canceled classes Tuesday after a ransomware attack on the district’s servers. Eldon Superintendent Matt Davis says the cyberattack was discovered on Dec. 5 by the district’s technology director. In a release, Davis says the technology director worked through the weekend to restore access to computer systems needed to
Continue Reading MONDAY UPDATES: DHSS adds 66 coronavirus related deaths after analyzing death certificates
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Miller County collector dies
TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County collector William (Bill) Harvey has died according to a Facebook post by the Miller County Clerk. The collector position is an elected position. Harvey’s job included collecting current and delinquent real and personal property taxes for the county and various political subdivisions within the county.
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McLean death investigation uncovers notes focused on divorce, custody case
The notes come from the death investigation done by the Union County Sheriff’s Office in South Dakota. ABC 17 News acquired them through an open records request. McLean killed himself in South Dakota on Sept. 8 as law enforcement from South Dakota and Iowa surrounded him. He was inside a truck he’s suspected of stealing from Miller County.
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Voters in Osage Beach Fire Protection District reject property tax increase
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Camden and Miller counties voted against a 30-cent increase for every $100 of value. That money would have funded new equipment and a new location for the fire department to reduce response times. The new location of the fire department would have been a mile and a half away
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Two people charged after drug bust in Eldon
ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are charged in Miller County following a drug bust in Eldon last week. According to court documents obtained by ABC 17 News, law enforcement officers arrested Anthony Mitchell, 43, and Adrienne Edington, 28, on Oct. 19 at a home on North Tedmark Avenue. The Eldon Police Department said officers responded
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One person seriously injured after wreck in Miller County
One person is seriously injured after a wreck on Route Y at Hackler Road in Miller county Tuesday morning.
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Tuesday is Election Day. What’s on the ballot?
In Mid-Missouri, voters in just a few areas will see issues on their ballots. Each issue is a question about whether to keep or raise taxes.
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Missing Miller County woman returns home, silver advisory canceled
KAISER, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued a silver advisory for a missing Miller County woman has been canceled. The Miller County Sheriff’s Department reports Debra Charlene Wise returned home. Wise is diagnosed with schizophrenia and has cancer.
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Eldon man indicted in federal fraud case involving COVID stimulus payments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man and two people from Kansas City were indicted by a federal grand jury in a scheme to use the identities of deceased people to file hundreds of false COVID stimulus claims. A federal prosecutor has filed charges against Lamar K. Johnson, 40, of Eldon, Warren W. Watkins, 39,
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Two people hurt after motorcycle crash in Miller County
MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt after a motorcycle crash in Miller County early Sunday morning. The single-vehicle crash happened just before 5 a.m. on northbound Highway U south of Barton School Road. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tretch L. Lawrence, 45, of Kaiser, Missouri was thrown from the motorcycle after
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Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approves multiple contracts for Mid-Missouri roads
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has approved multiple contracts to improve several Mid-Missouri roads.
Continue Reading 3 people injured in golf cart crash in Miller County
MILLER, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hospitalized after a golf cart crash in Miller County on Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 34-year-old driver was driving along Sanabel Lane in Miller County when the golf cart started to skid along the roadway and then hit a reflective pole. The
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