OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage County Jail inmate is back in custody Monday morning after escaping late Sunday evening. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office says around 9:40 p.m. Sunday Alex Stieffermann overpowered and assaulted two detentions officers and got outside the jail. After a three hour manhunt, Deputies say Stieffermann was back in custody
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Two Mid-Missouri not-for-profits will get grants for more than $100,000 to help them serve local communities.
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LINN, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged and arrested after allegedly stealing a 2021 Toyota Corrolla on Thursday from State Technical College of Missouri. Alex M Stieffermann, 33, was charged with second-degree burglary and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. He was arrested at 4 p.m. Friday and is being held without bond at the
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Peters, Missouri, man suffered serious injuries Tuesday in a motorcycle crash in Osage County on Route U just south of Route DD. William Butler, 18, was heading southbound – in a 2021 Kawasaki Vulcan – and failed to negotiate a curve, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash
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LINN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stoutland, Missouri, man is accused of trying to steal a vehicle with a fraudulent check in 2022. David Murdock, 60, is charged in Osage County with stealing a vehicle, forgery and identity theft. Charges were filed Tuesday. A warrant was issued Wednesday with a $15,000 bond. Murdock is not listed in
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) On Tuesday evening, the City of Osage Beach Planning Commission will meet and discuss proposals for a few projects. City leaders are looking to build an outdoor amusement park. Park would include: Carnival-Type RidesArcades and gamesFoodConcession facilities Dining facilitiesBarsRestroomsSouvenir shops The city says this will be a full-time facility that’s open year-round.
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Belle, Missouri man was taken to a hospital after a crash Wednesday afternoon in Osage County. Brian Mistler, 60, from Belle suffered serious injuries after another car hit the side of his 2004 GMC Sierra on Highway 50 just west of Hickory Street, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Westphalia man was hurt late Friday evening after a crash in Osage County. The crash happened on westbound Route JJ before U.S. 63 around 11:40 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said, Gavin Holterman was traveling in a 1968 Ford Mustang when the vehicle crossed the
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LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) School of the Osage will not have in-person classes until Tuesday after two threats were made to the district within 24 hours. This comes after the district held classes virtually Thursday because of those threats. According to the director of communications for the School of the Osage district, classes are being held virtually in
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Licking, Missouri, man suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Osage County on Highway 89, just south of Big Oak Lane. The crash occurred as a 2007 Mack Truck – driven by John Godi, 36 – went off the right side of the road, went down an
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FREEBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) Quaker Windows & Doors announced a $10 million expansion in a Thursday press release. The expansion will include a 100,000 square-foot addition to the company’s wood window and door manufacturing facility. Quaker is also investing in the creation of a Engineering and Innovation Center on its Freeburg campus. The center will focus
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A large construction project for several bridge on Highway 54 in the Lake of the Ozarks area will begin Monday. One lane of Highway 54, each direction, is expected to remain open throughout the duration of the project, though some ramp and local road closures may be necessary. The planned progression
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. A Westphalia, Missouri man was seriously hurt after a crash in Osage County Friday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash happened on U.S. 63 north of Maries Avenue at 3:15 p.m. According to online crash reports, 89-year-old Albert Wieberg was driving in his 2006 Toyota Corolla when he was
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage Fire Protection District crews were dispatched early Friday to help the Brumley Fire Protection District with a house fire. Crews encountered fire in one bedroom and in the attic space of the kitchen, but were able to contain the fire to those areas. Fire crews successfully rescued multiple snakes from
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections last week for fourth-degree child molestation. Gerald Rodgers, 48, pleaded guilty to child molestation on Nov. 22. He was sentenced Jan. 19 at the Cole County Courthouse. He will be given credit for any time served. He was
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Micah Aman, 20, of Columbia was identified as the victim in a deadly shooting in Osage Beach Friday night. The Osage Beach Police Department is investigating after a Friday evening shooting left one person dead and another hurt. Police were called to the 4100 block of Sunset Drive around 8:25 p.m.
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage Beach man sustained serious injuries Monday after he was ejected from his 2017 Honda Accord during a crash on Route MM in Camden County. Dayton McDonough-Armstrong, 22, was sent from the vehicle after it traveled off the right side of the roadway, went into a ditch, hit an embankment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The snow and cold temperatures are making a return to Mid-Missouri on Thursday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking some snow fall and above freezing temperatures on Thursday morning. Multiple schools have already canceled or delayed classes for Thursday. Canceled classes: Morgan Co. R-I (Stover) SchoolsMorgan Co. R-II (Versailles) SchoolsSouth
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bed Bath & Beyond announced on its corporate website that it will be closing several dozen stores nationwide. Among the announced closings announced on Tuesday included two Missouri locations: 4267 Osage Beach Parkway in Osage Beach.4 Meadows Circle Drive in Lake St. Louis. This comes as the company announced it lost a
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The driver of a School of the Osage bus and the one child on board were taken to a hospital by ambulance after a crash early Monday.
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