Osage Beach

CAMDENTON, Mo. -- A judge agreed to delay the first-degree murder trial of an Osage Beach man accused of killing his roommate. Twenty-five-year-old Gregory L. George was scheduled to go on trial in February in the stabbing death of Adrianna Hyten. She was found dead in October of 2010 at the apartment she shared with George. On Monday, Camden County Judge Kenny Hayden agreed to bring in a jury from Cass County for George's trial. He set a status hearing for March 12 to determine a date for the trial.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- City police say thieves recently broke into boats on the lots of four dealerships in Osage Beach.   They stole marine stereos, amplifiers and speakers.  Police are looking for the public's help in catching the burglars. The thefts were at All About Boats, 3597 Osage Beach Parkway; Marine Max, 4543 Osage Beach Parkway; Pier 45, 5193 Osage Beach Parkway; and Tritoon Town, 5695 Osage Beach Parkway. The thefts from All About Boats occurred between Aug. 21 and Aug. 24; the thefts at Pier 45 occurred between Aug. 24 and Aug. 25; the thefts from Marine Max occurred between Aug. 27 and Aug. 30; and the thefts from Tritoon Town occurred between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30. We are Many of the boats were damaged when the thieves removed the electronic equipments.

Osage Beach police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old woman. They're calling it a homicide. Adrianna Hyten was found lying on the floor of an apartment in the 1100 block of Mace Road Sunday. Police aren't saying how she died.  A 23-year-old man who knew the victim is being questioned.   

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - A 33-year-old man died of inhalant abuse at a motel in the Osage Beach area, police said Friday. The man, whose name was not released, was found dead by Osage Beach police and medical personnel at 9:10 Monday evening, according to a news release. Officers said the man and a woman with him had bought more than 52 cans of a "dust buster" aerosol product over three days from a nearby store. Police found the cans, which were empty, in the motel room. Osage Beach police ask businesses that sell any form of inhalant, such as spray paint, glue or paint thinner, to put the products in a place they can be closely monitored and their purchases limited.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- The hospital in the Lake of the Ozarks area offers a free forum on achieving and maintaining a healthy weight.  Lake Regional Health System presents "Weight Management by the Numbers" on Wednesday, March 28. The free forum runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m.  The forum will be in the hospital's third floor conference rooms. The forum presenters will be Dietitian Anita Marlay and Exercise Physiologist Jody Corpe. They will cover topics such as healthy diet and exercises programs, the pounds/calorie connection, healthy body fat measurements and ideas for springtime exercise.

CAMDENTON, Mo. -- A man from rural Camden County is charged with sexually assaulting two developmentally disabled adults on multiple occasions. Kevin Heinemann was arrested and charged on Thursday. Osage Beach Police took a report of a sexual assault on Jan. 13. The Osage Beach Police Department and the Camden County Sheriff's Department did a joint investigation. Camden County detectives served an arrest warrant and a search warrant in the 400 block of Rodeo Road near Camdenton on Thursday.

CAMDENTON, Mo. -- The roommate and co-worker of a woman killed near Osage Beach last fall is now charged with killing her.  Gregory George, 24, of Osage Beach is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action for the death of Adrianna Hyten.  Prosecutors say the charge was delayed because they were waiting on analysis of evidence from the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Crime Laboratory. Police say someone stabbed Hyten, 21, early last Oct. 10 at her apartment.  George called police eight hours later after he said he found her body when he got home from work.  George has been in custody since then on an unrelated charge of violating his probation on a previous conviction for first-degree attempted child molestation.  George is in the Camden County Jail with no bond set. More details from Lake Sun Leader

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- City police ask for the public's assistance in locating a 2006 Case 450CT with loading fork that was stolen two months ago.  The skid steer was stolen between 6 p.m. on Dec. 5 and 8 a.m. on Dec. 6 from a construction site along Missouri 42 in the area of the intersection of Lake Road 42-3. The photo is a sample of what was stolen, not the actual piece of equipment, and the bucket was not stolen with the skid steer. Again, the stolen skid steer had loading forks on it. The owner of the skid steer offers a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thives.

An controversial intersection on the west side of Osage Beach is open again. The highway department shut down the intersection of Key Largo and the new U.S. Highway 54 expressway back in April after some serious crashes. But businesses near the intersection on Old Highway 54 have been struggling because the closure turned their stretch of road into a dead end.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced another traffic pattern shift at an intersection many people in the Osage Beach area say is dangerous. MoDOT will partially reopen the Key Largo Road intersection, while keeping the restriction in place that prevents drivers making left turns onto U.S. Highway 54 from Osage Beach Parkway. Crews will add an eastbound acceleration lane on U.S. Highway 54 to give travelers more time to speed up before merging from the parkway to U.S. 54. In addition, the speed limit in the area will be reduced from 65 mph to 60 mph. That change will take effect Aug. 1. No changes will be made to the nearby Runabout and Spring Valley intersections located on Route 54, MoDOT said.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - Fire fighters in Osage Beach on Saturday have been battling a fire at a condominium complex. A witness tells Ky3 News seven Lakewood Condo units burned. According to the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection's Facebook page, it's a 2-alarm fire. No word on whether anyone was injured. Osage Beach authorities have not commented on the incident.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - A 12-day-old baby became an unwitting accomplice in a shoplifting case in Osage Beach over the weekend. Police in the Camden County town say Tara R. Lewis, 19; Dustin Metcalf, 17; and Genevieve Hill-Deasure, 17, stole merchandise from a Walmart there and hid some of the stolen goods under a 12-day old baby sitting in a car seat. Osage Beach police took the three into custody, and each faces a charge of stealing by shoplifting under $500. Police also contacted authorities in reference to the three endangering the welfare of a child.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- City police say three teenagers used a 12-day-old baby to hide merchandise that they tried to shoplift.  The baby was in a car seat when police arrested the trio last Saturday evening. Store security at the Wal-Mart Supercenter called police about 7:45 p.m.  Officers arrested Tara Lewis, 19, and Dustin Metcalf, 17, both of Laurie, and Genevieve Hill-Deasure, 17, of Camdenton.  Each is charged with stealing by shoplifting.  Police called the state Children's Division about the baby.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- Fire heavily damaged a Lake of the Ozarks landmark.  Lee Mace's Ozark Opry lost a lot of history. It's a legend in the Ozarks - Lee Mace's Ozark Opry brought in fans by the thousands.  Lee and Joyce Mace started the country music show in the 1950s, and Joyce Mace still worked out of an office in the building. "It was just a wholesome family show," says Gene Williams, Joyce Mace's cousin. "Kids always loved it.  It was just a lot of fun to come to," said Osage Beach Fire Chief Jeff Dorhauer.

VERSAILLES, Mo. -- A man from Stover died after an accident in Morgan County. Schuyler Stegmann got out of the Subaru in which he was riding to look for damage after the vehicle was rear-ended.  Stegmann 40, passed out on the roadway and died later at the hospital in Osage Beach, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident happened around 1:40 on Saturday afternoon on Missouri 52 just east of Versailles.  Troopers don't know why Stegmann passed out.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. - A 33-year-old man died of inhalant abuse at a motel in the Osage Beach area, police said Friday. The man, whose name was not released, was found dead by Osage Beach police and medical personnel at 9:10 Monday evening, according to a news release. Officers said the man and a woman with him had bought more than 52 cans of a "dust buster" aerosol product over three days from a nearby store. Police found the cans, which were empty, in the motel room. Osage Beach police ask businesses that sell any form of inhalant, such as spray paint, glue or paint thinner, to put the products in a place they can be closely monitored and their purchases limited.

An controversial intersection on the west side of Osage Beach is open again. The highway department shut down the intersection of Key Largo and the new U.S. Highway 54 expressway back in April after some serious crashes. But businesses near the intersection on Old Highway 54 have been struggling because the closure turned their stretch of road into a dead end.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- Law enforcement officers in Camden County served a search warrant that resulted in a large drug bust and the arrests of five people from Osage Beach.  The warrant was served Sunday, according to a news release from the Camden County Sheriff's Department on Tuesday morning. Authorities seized an estimated $100,000 worth of narcotics from a laboratory making synthetic cannabinoid, more commonly known as spice, as well as three firearms and $1,800 in cash from a home in the 6000 block of Shadow Circle.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- Investigators talked to two suspects, but did not arrest them, for thefts from at least four boats parked at dealerships along Osage Beach Parkway in the past month.  Police didn't say whether Angela Parker and James Robbers are still suspects, but asked news agencies to no longer say they are wanted for questioning. Police said Robbers and Parker were located "through tips and actually seeing themselves on television. " The thieves stole radios and other electronic gear out of the boats that they burglarized.  Online court records indicate neither Parker nor Robbers is charged for the thefts and burglaries in August.

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- City police say thieves recently broke into boats on the lots of four dealerships in Osage Beach.   They stole marine stereos, amplifiers and speakers.  Police are looking for the public's help in catching the burglars. The thefts were at All About Boats, 3597 Osage Beach Parkway; Marine Max, 4543 Osage Beach Parkway; Pier 45, 5193 Osage Beach Parkway; and Tritoon Town, 5695 Osage Beach Parkway. The thefts from All About Boats occurred between Aug. 21 and Aug. 24; the thefts at Pier 45 occurred between Aug. 24 and Aug. 25; the thefts from Marine Max occurred between Aug. 27 and Aug. 30; and the thefts from Tritoon Town occurred between Aug. 24 and Aug. 30. We are Many of the boats were damaged when the thieves removed the electronic equipments.