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Two teenagers hurt after watercraft crash at Lake of the Ozarks

May 27, 2024 9:36 AM Madison Stuerman

Two 15-year-old girls were hurt on Sunday afternoon after an accident with a waverunner at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Two seriously injured in Miller County crash Saturday evening

May 25, 2024 9:59 PM Nia Hinson

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were seriously injured in a crash Saturday evening in Miller County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, at 6:21 p.m. the driver of the vehicle Chaunecia Berry, 24 of Waynesville, Mo. was driving in a 2023 Dodge Charger with two passengers on

Expansion for Quaker Windows and Doors in Eldon expected to bring 220 new jobs

May 24, 2024 10:20 PM Ryan Shiner

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Quaker Windows and Doors announced on Friday that it will invest more than $30 million to expand its Eldon manufacturing facility, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The release states that 220 new jobs are expected to be created. The new facilities are expected to be

Eldon man found guilty of multiple child sex crimes

May 22, 2024 8:24 PM Ryan Shiner

TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was found guilty on Wednesday of multiple child sex crimes. Joshua Steven Shackley, 45, was found guilty by a Miller County jury of two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree child molestation, according to a press release from the Miller County Prosecutor’s Office. He is

Storm damage, power outages reported throughout Mid-Missouri

April 25, 2024 9:19 PM Ryan Shiner, Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri counties experienced damage as storms moved through Thursday night. Sedalia Fire Chief Matthew Irwin said the fire department started getting calls around 7 p.m. The department responded to 18 calls in 90 minutes. The calls included trees into homes, power lines down and lightning strikes. He said that there were

Camdenton man seriously hurt in Camden County motorcycle crash

April 25, 2024 7:43 AM Erika McGuire

EDITOR’S NOTE: The county was corrected after a source error was discovered. MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man was flown to University Hospital Thursday evening following a crash in Camden County. According to the online crash report, Scott Mullin, 61, was driving east on Missouri Highway 7 west of Irontown Road at 7:15 p.m.

Eldon man dies after being hit by truck

April 16, 2024 10:55 AM Matthew Sanders

An Eldon died early Tuesday after being hit by a truck on a highway.

$5 million in ARPA money given to Missouri law enforcement, fire departments, EMS

April 10, 2024 5:03 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Public Safety approved 70 grants that totaled $5 million to first-responder agencies, a Wednesday press release from Gov. Mike Parson’s office stated. According to the release, law enforcement, fire service and EMS providers in “class three” counties applied for funds, which came from American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Eldon man charged with sodomy

April 1, 2024 2:31 PM Ryan Shiner

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was charged on Saturday with second-degree sodomy. Trace Glassmeyer, 19, is being held at the Miller County Jail on a $25,000 bond. An arraignment was held on Monday and a case review was set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 8, at the Miller County Courthouse. According to the probable

Two people seriously injured in Miller County UTV crash Sunday afternoon

April 1, 2024 7:23 AM Erika McGuire

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash involving a UTV in Miller County Sunday afternoon sent two people to the hospital. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash happened at 4:52 p.m. south of Kinderhook Rd. Troopers say the crash happened when the UTV driven by a 13-year-old girl went off the road, overturned, throwing

Eldon man charged with abandoning a corpse

March 25, 2024 7:37 AM Erika McGuire

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man wanted for questioning regarding a death and drug investigation is now in custody, according to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies took Kendrick Terrell Cook, 33, of Eldon into custody late Friday night. He was charged with drug possession and is being held in the Miller County Jail without

St. Elizabeth man charged with child porn possession

March 20, 2024 2:14 PM Ryan Shiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Elizabeth man was charged on Monday with child porn possession. Dylan Alexander Ash, 21, is being held at the Miller County Jail on a $50,000 bond. A hearing was held Wednesday and a case review is set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 8. The probable cause statement says the

Reese Development plans to demolish ‘several blighted properties’ on Bagnell Dam Strip

March 19, 2024 7:22 PM Ryan Shiner

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Several “blighted” properties on the Bagnell Dam Strip in Lake Ozark could be demolished, according to a Tuesday press release from Reese Development. The development company made plans to demolish properties and presented the plan to a Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen meeting, the statement says. The plan includes the immediate

Miller County Sheriff’s Office searching for man wanted in death investigation

March 19, 2024 2:20 PM Ryan Shiner

ELDON, Mo. (KMIZ) Miller County law enforcement is searching for a man in relation to a death investigation, according to court documents and a press release from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said it is searching for Kendrick Terrell Cook, 33, of Eldon. He is charged with drug possession. A warrant was

Bagnell Dam to close for repairs Tuesday

March 11, 2024 3:16 PM Ryan Shiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Business Route 54 on the Bagnell Dam in Miller County will close for a few hours on Tuesday for repairs, according to a press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The release states that traffic will be closed at 9 a.m. and will reopen at 4 p.m. The construction was referred

Missouri Democrats give full list of locations for in-person voting for presidential primary

March 7, 2024 5:00 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Democratic Party in Missouri has released its full list of in-person polling locations for the 2024 presidential primary. The Missouri Legislature in 2022 designated a new party-run voting system for the presidential primary. Republicans switched to a caucus system, which was held on Saturday. Democratic voters can request a mail-in ballot

Illegal drug ‘tranq-dope’ seen in Mid-Missouri as it extends reach nationwide

February 27, 2024 12:02 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

Two people have been charged in Mid-Missouri with selling a new, deadly type of opioid mixture.

Man seriously injured in ATV crash in Iberia

February 19, 2024 2:45 PM Ryan Shiner

IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Iberia man suffered serious injuries in an ATV crash Sunday afternoon in the 400 block of Route EE in Iberia, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, Trytten Whittle grabbed the throttle of a 2003 Polaris Predator, which caused the ATV to hit a

One teen dead after crash in Miller County Friday night

February 17, 2024 10:22 AM Gabrielle Teiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was changed to reflect safety measures used by the driver, according to the crash report. A 16-year-old boy from Brumley died and three others are injured after a single-car crash in Miller County on River Road Friday night, according the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Four teenagers, one

Man seriously injured in Miller County crash accused of DWI

February 6, 2024 2:30 PM Ryan Shiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Brumley man who was seriously injured in a Monday crash in Miller County has been accused of driving while intoxicated, according Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. Jason Rhoades, 54, was seriously injured in the crash that occurred on Highway 42 at Martin Road, according to a crash report from the