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Updated June 11, 2026

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Versailles man dies in single-vehicle accident

LAKE OF THE OZARKS – A Versailles man is dead following a one-vehicle accident last Friday.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) at 2:00 p.m. on Route W just north of Old Marvin Road in Morgan County, a 66-year-old male from Versailles, MO was driving a 2023 Chevrolet Suburban south when he failed to negotiate a curve, went off the left side of the road, hit two highway signs and impacted a creek bed.

The impact caused the vehicle to overturn.

He was pronounced dead at University Hospital at 3:10 p.m. by Dr. Tagart. He was not wearing a seat belt.

This is Troop F’s first fatality for June and number 26 for the year.

The MSHP refused to release the name of the driver.

A Montreal woman received minor injuries after hitting a car that was blocking the road.

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Second Safe Haven Baby Box coming to lake

LAKE OF THE OZARKS - State Representative Jeff Vernetti has announced that the fifteenth Safe Haven Baby Box in Missouri will be installed at the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District in Lake Ozark.

The Fire Protection District covers parts of Camden and Miller Counties and has been serving and protecting the Lake of the Ozarks community since 1952. The box is scheduled to be installed and unveiled in the Fall of 2026.

This is the second Safe Haven Baby Box installed in Camden County, joining the first location which was recently installed at Mid-County Fire Protection District in Camdenton and will be operational this summer.

Safe Haven Baby Boxes provide a secure, anonymous, and temperature-controlled environment for parents in crisis to safely surrender newborns up to 45 days old, in accordance with Missouri’s Safe Haven law.

When a baby is placed in the box, an alert is immediately sent to first responders ensuring prompt medical care.

Rep. Vernetti personally raised over $17,000 from the Osage Nation to fully fund the acquisition and installation of the box.

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Second annual Bikers for Blood drive June 13

OSAGE BEACH – Lake of the Ozarks Harley-Davidson is teaming up with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), to host the second annual Bikers for Blood drive and they are inviting the community to roll up their sleeves and donate.

CBCO says they are the sole provider of blood, plasma and platelets to more than 40 area hospitals, including Lake Regional Health System.

The Bikers for Blood Drive will take place on Saturday, June 13 at Lake of the Ozarks Harley-Davidson,
6482 Osage Beach Parkway in Osage Beach, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The event brings together motorcycle riders and community members to support local patients in need of blood.

Lake of the Ozarks Harley-Davidson has joined CBCO to help raise awareness of the ongoing need for blood donations across the region.

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Fire district begins ALS program

OSAGE BEACH - The Osage Beach Fire Protection District (OBFPD) has launched a non-transport Advanced Life Support (ALS) program designed to provide a higher level of emergency medical care to patients within the Fire District.

When an OBFPD ALS unit arrives before an ambulance, specially trained Fire District paramedics can now begin advanced lifesaving care sooner.

Ambulance transport and ALS care will continue to be provided by the licensed ambulance agencies already serving the area.

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Man charged with BWI after his boat hit an island

LAKE OF THE OZARKS - A Wildwood, MO, man ended up with minor injuries after his boat hit an island in the lake last week.

Last Wednesday June 3 at the 13.4 Mile Marker of the Main Channel in Camden County, A 49-year-old man from Wildwood, MO, was driving a 2021 Cobalt R35 west at 12:18 a.m. when the boat hit an island.

The driver, who was not wearing a life jacket, had minor injuries and was also found to be intoxicated.

He was taken to Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, MO. The boat was totaled in the crash.

The MSHP refused to release the name of the driver but at 1:08 a.m., Kevin Dooley, 49, of Wildwood, MO, was arrested and charged with Boating While Intoxicated and Operate a Motor Boat in Careless and Imprudent Manner. He was released for medical treatment.