School closings

Wintry weather has caused some schools to cancel classes for today and others to dismiss early on Friday.

Versailles man held on $1 million cash bond for stealing

Morgan County deputies arrested Daniel R. Bebermeyer, 49, at his Versailles home

Mid County: Early morning fire caused by heater at Roach residence

According to a press release Friday afternoon from the Mid County Fire District chief, Scott Frandsen, the district was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 60 Stealth Cove Drive off of State Route AA in Roach in the early morning hours.

Lake Ozark board serves mayor with impeachment notice

Lake Ozark Mayor Johnnie Franzeskos has been served with an impeachment notice.

Camdenton's Dorhauer named Ozark Conference Player of the Year

Camdenton's Jeff Dorhauer was named Ozark Conference Player of the Year on Monday, while head coach Jason Ingold was named Conference Coach of the Year for the second year in a row.

Missing hunters found with one fatality

An Independence, Mo. man drowned near the Dallas-Camden county line Sunday when his vehicle was swept away during a creek flood.
According to the Missouri Water Patrol, William Willis, 75, and two passengers were crossing a creek near his home in the pickup truck after the creek had swollen due to rain.

Brumley man to be charged under new law

The Miller County Sheriff's Office announced today that the county prosecutor has brought additional charges against accused child abuser Aaron Michael Fisher.
The 21-year-old Brumley man was first charged with two counts of felony sodomy and held without bond after he confessed to beating and sexually abusing his 5-month-old daughter Oct. 28. The prosecutor will now also be seeking charges of first degree assault, child abuse and two counts of forcible sodomy, according to the sheriff's press release.

State to cut $200 million from budget, 700 state employee jobs

Gov. Jay Nixon announced Wednesday that an additional $200 million will be cut from Missouri's budget and almost 700 state employee jobs, both full-time and part-time, will be eliminated.

Federal bill to take $202 million away from MoDOT

According to a news release sent out by the Missouri Department of Transportation Thursday, the state has lost $202 million in federal funding.

The department revealed that money for state and local roads, bridges and other transportation improvement projects was lost because Congress decided not to repeal a rescission built into the last federal transportation act.

Camden County searching for stolen motorcycle

The Camden County Sheriff's Department is searching for a grey and purple 2004 Harley Davidson Softail Deuce motorcycle reportedly stolen between Oct. 13 and Oct. 20.

The bike, which had saddle bags and a windshield and is valued at $20,000, was taken from an unlocked shed behind a home off Possum Hollow Drive in Camdenton.

More than 100 parks employees to be laid off by DNR

More than 100 employees are being laid off in Missouri’s parks system because of declining tax revenues.

The Department of Natural Resources sent an e-mail Monday to employees informing them of the job reductions. The memo says the layoffs will occur throughout the state, from the central office down to individual parks.

Van rear-ends Osage school bus

A School of the Osage bus was involved in an accident Tuesday morning with 35 students on board, according to a news release sent out by the school.

After Bus 22 was reportedly rear-ended by a van on Highway 42, the students on board were taken to the Upper Elementary school where Miller County Ambulance crews determined that they were unharmed.

Camdenton aldermen move Tuesday meeting to Thursday

Due to the annual Missouri Municipal League conference at Tan-Tar-A Resort, the Camdenton Board of Alderman will be moving their regularly-scheduled Tuesday meeting to Thursday Oct. 8.

Horny Toad/Pecker's to be turned over to management company

In a statement released late Thursday afternoon, Merlyn Vandervort, the developer/owner of the Horny Toad entertainment complex and Pecker’s restaurant, announced that operations of the entities will be turned over to a management company.

Camdenton, Brookwine men die in accident

Two Missouri men were killed when the tractor-trailer rig they were in crashed on Interstate 40 near Elk City in western Oklahoma.

Man dies after deer-motorcycle accident

An Edwards, Mo. man was pronounced dead Wednesday after suffering serious injuries after a Sept. 19 motorcycle accident.

Steven N. Holland, 55, was traveling southbound on a 2006 Harley Davidson on Route FF 3/10-mile south of FF-14 when he struck a deer in the roadway about 7:12 a.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report.

Prisoner being transported in Miller County van dies

The cause of death of an 84-year old prisoner who died while being transported back to the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center is believed to be natural causes. The man was being held in the Miller County Jail for the last week awaiting a hearing.

Accident, injuries at State Road MM

Accident reported at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.

Several agencies are responding.

Four injured in Barnett crash, two flown to hospital

Four people were injured and two flown by helicopter to the hospital after a head-on collision  Monday afternoon on Route 52 west of Route AA near Barnett.

One out of 49 samples high in August water tests

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced this afternoon that the water sample taken from Laurie Hollow, located on the west side of the lake's Osage River Arm north of Highway 5 had E. coli levels in excess of the federal recommended maximum level for public swimming beaches.

The other 49 locations were within normal levels, according to the DNR press release, but the Laurie Hollow cove posted E. coli levels of 378.4 E. coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water.

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