CAMDEN, MO (AP) — Toxicology tests show that a boater was drunk when he slammed into a bluff at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks in a crash in which the Kansas man and two others died. The Kansas City Star reports that 24-year-old Daniel Lewis, of Overland Park, Kansas, had a blood alcohol level of 0.088,…
ST. JOSEPH, MO (AP) — A St. Joseph man faces two felony charges after a fatal boating accident during the Memorial Day weekend. The St. Joseph News-Press reports 41-year-old Cletus Barsch was charged Thursday with boating while intoxicated, resulting in death. He also was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. The Missouri State Highway Patrol…
JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — A former Missouri state trooper who was driving a boat when a handcuffed Iowa man fell out and drowned is suing to get his peace officers’ license back. Anthony Piercy filed a lawsuit this week against the Missouri Department of Public Safety and the agency’s director. The Kansas City Star reports he’s…
CAMDEN, Mo. (AP) — Three people are dead and two others are injured after a boat crash on Lake of the Ozarks. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident happened at just before 2 a.m. Saturday. The bodies of the three victims were recovered around noon. Investigators say the crash is believed to have happened…
LAKE OF THE OZARKS (KTRS) The name will remain Tan-Tar-A but there’ll be something added to the Lake of the Ozarks resort: a Margaritaville Property. This comes after the announcement Thursday that the Jimmy Buffet-inspired company of resort hotels has bought Tan-Tar-A and will make a multimillion dollar investment in renovating the longtime resort. It will…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Bagnell Dam and Osage Energy Center at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks will get a $52 million upgrade starting this spring. Ameren Missouri said Tuesday that new anchors and concrete will be installed on the downstream side of the dam that provides power to 42,000 homes. Ameren officials say the last…
CAMDENTON, Mo. (AP) – Authorities say two Iowa men have drowned in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks after one of the men began struggling and the other man attempted to save him. The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victims as 46-year-old Dennis Michel, of Ankeny, Iowa, and 40-year-old Jacob Seeman, of Woodward, Iowa. The…