Lake Area Mail Carrier Charged After Missed Delivery Leads to Confrontation
A dispute over why a package wasn’t delivered has a mail carrier for the Osage Beach Post Office in the dog house and with a future court date. A probable…
English Murder Trial Continues
The first-degree murder trial of an Eldon-area man accused of shooting a Columbia man back in early 2019 continues today (continued on Wednesday) in Laclede County on a change of…
UPDATE: Highway Patrol Releases Details Following Double Drowning in Lake Ozark on Saturday
The highway patrol has released details into the double drowning near the .5 mile mark, along Thornsberry Road, in Lake Ozark. The report does not identify a kayak being involved…
Gas Prices Continue To Be Lower Than The Rest Of The Nation In Missouri
Triple A says the average price of gas per gallon in Missouri is $3.24 – well below the current national average of $3.66. The state average is nearly 20…
School Bus Drivers In High Demand – Special SB Driver Program Coming To Camdenton
School Bus drivers remain in demand, nationally as well as here in the Lake Area, and Camdenton Schools Transportation Director Tony Hatfield is urging folks who want to consider being…
MO AG & 39 Other States Settle With Google Over Tracking Practices
The Missouri Attorney General and 39 other state attorneys general has settled with Google over its location tracking practices. It was a $391.5 million multistate settlement and Missouri will receive…
Tax Foundation Ranks Missouri As One Of The Best For Businesses
The Tax Foundation’s 2023 State Business Tax Index shows that Missouri remains one of the best states in the country when it comes to business taxes. The index gauges how…
Lake Ozark Police Chief To Retire By End Of The Year
The City of Lake Ozark Police Chief has announced he will retire at the end of this year. Chief Gary Launderville recently submitted a letter to the city board which…
Woman Injured In Deer Accident
A deer-related accident in Camden County Wednesday morning left a woman with moderate injuries. The Highway Patrol report says 68 year old Valerie Scalora of Climax Springs was driving a…
Osage Beach Looking At Marijuana Tax
Residents in Osage Beach could soon be deciding the fate of a ballot issue which, if approved, would jack the sales tax up on future sales of marijuana. That is,…
One Hurt In Benton County Crash
A two-car accident on highway-65 at Route-P in Benton County sends one person to the E-R with serious injuries. The highway patrol says it happened around 8:15 Wednesday night when…
Viruses On The Rise During The Holiday Season
More and more Missourians are experiencing various respiratory illnesses lately including influenza and RSV. The State Department of Health and Senior Services says there were 1,738 laboratory-confirmed cases of the…