Tag: Lake of the Ozarks
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Missouri Highway Patrol Reports Two Deaths At Lake Of The Ozarks
A 2-year-old boy is dead after being found unresponsive at the Lake of the Ozarks yesterday (Sunday). According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the boy was from Illinois and had wandered away from family and was later found unresponsive. The boy was taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.…
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Jet-Ski Accident Kills Jefferson City Man at the Lake of the Ozarks
Yesterday (Wed) afternoon, on the Lake of the Ozarks, a 62 year old Jefferson City man, Russell Rauba, died after his jet-ski went airborne after hitting a wake. When the boat came down, Russell was banged about and lost consciousness, sliding into the water. He was wearing a safety device.
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Kentucky Visitor Drowns at Lake over Labor Day Weekend
A Kentucky man drowned over the weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks. Tyler Elliot, 29, from Louisville, Kentucky, was reportedly impaired when he jumped into the water from a pontoon Saturday afternoon. He was not wearing a life vest. According to the the highway patrol, Elliot had “diminished swimming capabilities,”. He was recovered and…
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Serious Injury in Tubing Accident on Lake of the Ozarks
Serious injury occurs after a Kansas City woman was thrown from a tube on the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. Bruce Peterson, 33, of Gladstone, MO, was piloting a boat, pulling Ashton Penrod, 26, of Kansas City, in a tube. Penrod was injured when she was thrown from the tube. Emergency crews flew her…
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Large Wake Causes Fatal Crash on Lake of the Ozarks Saturday
There was a fatal crash at the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 29-year-old Daniel Cortez of Kansas City was a passenger in a boat when 31-year-old driver, Favian Estrada, hit a large wake, throwing Cortez overboard off the bow of the moving vessel. Cortez was struck by…
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Deadly Weekend at Lake of the Ozarks
Roy Jackson, 63, of Edwards was arrested as a result of the deadly crash on the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly after 9 p.m. Jackson, crashed when he failed to maintain a proper look-out and struck a rock bluff. As a result of the collision, 58-year-old…
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Audrain County Conservation Agent Norman Steelman Talks Free Fishing Weekend On KXEO Morning Show
Audrain County Conservation Agent Norman Steelman was a featured local guest on AM 1340 KXEO and the Am I Awake morning show today. Norman went over the free fishing weekend taking place tomorrow (Saturday) and Sunday.
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Two People Taken By Helicopter To Hospital With Serious Injuries In Audrain County Accident
Two people were life-flighted to the hospital after a 1 car accident in Audrain County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Missouri 22 near Audrain Road 898, when the driver lost control while attempting to pass another vehicle at a high rate of speed. The vehicle went off the…
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Boaters Use Caution At Lake of the Ozarks Friday & Saturday
The Lake Of The Ozarks Offshore Powerboat Race takes place Friday and Saturday and as a result, boating traffic will be restricted in the area. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says that boating traffic will be restricted to idle speed from the five mile mark to the nine mile mark of the main channel as…
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Missing Boater Found In Lake Of The Ozarks Identified As Mexico Man
The body of a missing boater found at the Lake of the Ozarks yesterday (Friday) is being identified by the Missouri Highway Patrol as 73 year old Dennis Jaeger of Mexico, Missouri. A person found an empty boat near the 54 mile mark in the main channel around noon. A dive team was called in…
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Camden County Health Department Warns Of Person Who Tested Positive For COVID-19 Was At Lake Ozarks Over Memorial Day Weekend
The Camden County Health Department is warning a Boone County resident who has tested positive for the coronavirus was a visitor at the Lake of the Ozarks during Memorial Day Weekend. The Camden County Health Director said yesterday, the case arrived at the Lake last Saturday and started showing symptoms on Sunday. On Saturday, May…
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Missouri Health Director Issues Warning After Large Crowds Gathered At Lake Of The Ozarks Over Memorial Day Weekend
The Missouri Health director is issuing a warning to the public after hundreds of people gathered at the Lake of the Ozarks over the weekend garnering national attention. Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, released his statement yesterday after a video on social media showed large crowds not…
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Election Results From Tuesday
Results are in after voters across Mid-Missouri went to the polls yesterday (Tuesday) to decide on several tax increase proposals. In Callaway County around 4,300 voters came out and 2 propositions on the ballot were approved involving sales taxes that will fund improvements to police facilities and increase police salaries. Hallsville residents voted to sell…
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Extreme Heat To Return To Mid-Missouri
Mid-Missouri could see another round of extreme heat for the beginning of the week. The National Weather Service reports a combination of dangerous heat and humidity is likely on Monday in the afternoon and in the early evening. Heat index values are expected to be between 105 and 110 degrees. The NWS recommends avoiding strenuous…
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Amber Alert Issued In Maries County
UPDATE 5:10 PM: The infant and his mother have been located safe, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Maries County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Dominique Summerford, who is 10 months old The child, and his mother 22 year old Alison Summerford, a white female who is 5 moths pregnant, were abducted…