Osage Beach motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts — beware.  The 2012 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 21 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don’t buckle up. 

Traffic is backed up for several miles on westbound Highway 54 through Osage Beach starting at the Grand Glaize Bridge. One motorist reported slow-moving traffic all the way to the Route 42 exit.

May 7 to May 14

Captain Gregory D. Kindle, commanding officer, Troop F Headquarters, Jefferson City, announced today the results of a driving while intoxicated saturation which was held in Miller County on May 12, 2012.

A Sunrise Beach teenager flipped his car Monday afternoon sustaining serious injuries. Jeffrey P. Pratt, 17, was driving a 1996 Toyota northbound on Missouri Route 5 when the crash occurred just south of Standing Rock Road.

A 70 year old man was arrested in an incident Saturday in which he allegedly pointed a gun at his neighbor.
According to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a reported assault around 6 p.m. May 12 in the 2000 block of Piney Point Dr. in Roach.

A Jefferson City man was arrested Saturday for allegedly stealing the wallet of a Sunrise Beach area woman.
A report of stealing was initially made to the Camden County Sheriff's Office May 7 in the 200 block of Winding Ashley Lane, Sunrise Beach.

It only takes a few seconds to buckle up, but those few seconds could save your life in a traffic crash.
The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety is joining with state and local law enforcement May 21-June 3 in the national “Click It or Ticket” enforcement campaign to crack down on buckling up. Missourians will be reminded to buckle up through state and national advertisements.

Budget cuts at the state level have prompted law enforcement at the local level to ensure compliance with state liquor laws.

A 24-year-old man fell off the bow of a boat Sunday night and was then run over. The boat's propeller struck Brandon S. Treece, of Independence, Mo., on the arm seriously injuring him.

A 67-yer-old woman was life-flighted to University Hospital in Columbia after sustaining serious injuries when a car struck her Thursday morning.

The proposed K-9 unit for the Laurie Police Department has been tabled indefinitely and the city will be seeing about returning money that had been donated.

Local police apprehended a fugitive in a high speed chase through three counties May 10 after officers responded to a reported sighting of Joshua J. Gresham, 27, of Sedalia Thursday morning.
According to a press release from the Morgan County Sheriff's Office, Gresham was wanted for an outstanding warrant from the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole for a parole violation and on two outstanding warrants from Pettis County. He was also involved in a multi-county pursuit on April 24, 2012 where he was not caught. Charges from that incident are pending.

Missouri's attorney general has stepped in and filed a lawsuit against a Barnett dog breeder. Attorney General Chris Koster claims Lisa Oldendorf, who owns Oldendorf Boxer, violated a number of provisions of the Animal Care Facilities Act and the Canine Cruelty Prevention Act.

The Morgan County Sheriff's Office has announced it will be holding a DWI safety checkpoint in May.

May 2 to May 8

After the upheaval in the police department in the last two years, newly-named Laurie Police Chief Mark Black says he is ready to move the department forward.

An incident reportedly involving molotov cocktails or some type of incendiary weapon being thrown at a home in Sunrise Beach late last week is currently under investigation.

Police put in 82 hours of overtime for the record-breaking three-day event