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Missouri’s new Rangers program launches August 28, letting districts designate highly trained armed personnel for schools.
A new law allows Missouri to raise rural highway speed limits to 75 mph effective August 28.
Camden County deputies, working with the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force, seized hundreds of pounds of drugs from out-of-state visitors at the Gathering...
Camdenton Fire Station now hosts Missouri's 14th Safe Haven Baby Box, giving Lake area parents in crisis a private way to surrender infants up to 90...
Power outages worsened in Camden County while easing slightly in Morgan County over Wednesday morning.
Mid-County Fire Protection District in Camdenton unveiled the Ozarks' first Safe Haven Baby Box, a 24/7 climate-controlled drop-off for parents in...
Three Missouri Ozarks volunteer fire departments received $10,000 State Farm grants to upgrade critical safety equipment.
MoDOT is holding off on the new 75 mph rural interstate speed limit past the August 28 effective date to assess safety impacts first. The department...
A Camdenton man was sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to resisting arrest and property damage in an Osage Beach foot chase that...
A confrontation at Camden on the Lake Resort began when a man was accused of recording young victims in swimsuits at the pool. The suspect, who had...
Osage Beach residents face another hot and humid day with a heat advisory extended through 9 p.m. Wednesday, highs near 100 and heat index up to...
A new report found unsafe fecal bacteria at 85% of monitored Missouri recreational sites on at least one test day, with 70% affected on a quarter of...
Osage County Sheriff's Office handled heavy call volume in July 2026.
Two incidents this week highlight the need for extra caution around the Lake of the Ozarks.
Localized flash flooding is possible from heavy rain and storms today in central Missouri, with severe storms bringing damaging winds and an isolated...
Missouri drownings jumped 80% this year with six deadly incidents at Lake of the Ozarks, prompting the sixth annual free life jacket giveaway for...
DWI enforcement remains active in the region after a 56-year-old Chamois woman was arrested on 08/15/2026 for driving while revoked plus a Cole County...
