Table Rock Lake

TABLE ROCK LAKE, Mo., -- A man has drowned on Table Rock Lake. The Missouri Highway Patrol says Dennis Lance was fishing with another person yesterday, when he suffered a medical problem and fell overboard. Lance was pulled out of the water and given CPR, but was pronounced dead at the scene.

TABLE ROCK LAKE, Mo., -- The floodgates at Table Rock Lake will be lowered by a foot every hour Sunday morning until just a foot is open. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started reducing the gates' openings at 8a.m. They've already been lowered 2-feet. The Corps will lower the gates by another foot at 10a.m.   The agency will also have closed 5 of the 10 floodgates by 11a.m. The move will reduce the amount of water being released from  68,000 cubic feet of water per second to 20,000 cubic feet of water per second.

The storms that ripped across Missouri Friday night caused some damage on Table Rock Lake. The high winds twisted three docks in Kimberling City.  This happended in a neighborhood along Bridgeview Drive.  People say it blew up fast leaving the scrap-pile of metal on the water. There were  also a number of trees knocked down. But there were no reports of anyone being injured in the storm.

It was a great day to be on the lake fishing.  CAST For Kids hosted its annual event at Table Rock this morning.  CAST stands for Catch a Special Thrill.  The organization takes special needs kids and young adults out on an excursion to enjoy nature. Every angler gets a free rod and reel, and tackle box full of lures - but they also leave Table Rock Lake with something else. "Feel like they can do something by themselves and they like it" Jay Kelvaugh, the father of a boy with joint and muscular condition said.  It's the fourth year CAST For Kids has welcomed Camp Barnabas, the Developmental Center of the Ozarks and Chances of Stone County onto the lake.

TABLE ROCK LAKE, Mo  -  Saturday's U.S. Open Bowfishing National Championship Tournament brought hundreds of anglers to the Branson area this past weekend, but some neighbors are saying the boats used in the tournament were too loud. Some of the anglers drove fan boats which are illegal in Missouri because they violate noise pollution laws. The Missouri Highway Patrol's Water Division granted a one day exemption for the tournament which also extends to 24 hours before the tournament.

NEAR BRANSON, Mo.- A favorite spot on Table Rock Lake will reopen this Friday, July 15. Moonshine Beach near the Table Rock Dam has been closed for several months, after damage from spring flooding. The Army Corps of Engineers says visitors may still see some cosmetic damage from the flooding. A not-for-profit Ozarks River Heritage Foundation that supports the Corps will operate concessions at Moonshine Beach for the rest of the summer. Those concessions will include selling refreshments and beach umbrellas.   To make a reservation for the shelter house at Moonshine Beach call the foundation at (417)

BRANSON, Mo. - A brief break in the rain Tuesday wasn't enough to calm the rising waters of Table Rock Lake and Lake Taneycomo. Table Rock Dam set a new record for a water release.  Tuesday morning the U.S Army Corps Corps said it was releasing 52,000 cubic feet of water per second.  That amount was increased to 68,000 cfs during the afternoon hours.  The increase was expected to cause Lake Taneycomo downstream to rise an additional 3-4 feet....

RIDGEDALE, Mo. -- Table Rock Lake is gradually receding, but not far enough to re-open all the campgrounds around the lake, and Memorial Day weekend is just over a week away. At Long Creek Campground, the sites are high and dry.  For full-time campers Pati and David Phillips, it's the perfect spot to relax with some friends.  "We picked it off the Internet, because we wanted to be at Table Rock because it's quiet, wanted to be close to Branson, but yet at the lake," saID Pati Phillps.

TABLE ROCK LAKE, Mo  -  Saturday's U.S. Open Bowfishing National Championship Tournament brought hundreds of anglers to the Branson area this past weekend, but some neighbors are saying the boats used in the tournament were too loud. Some of the anglers drove fan boats which are illegal in Missouri because they violate noise pollution laws. The Missouri Highway Patrol's Water Division granted a one day exemption for the tournament which also extends to 24 hours before the tournament.

RIDGEDALE, Mo. - It's an emerging sport that has long been popular in the Ozarks. Now, Bass Pro Shops is bringing the first ever U.S. Open Bowfishing Championships to Table Rock Lake Saturday. Over 120 boats will be out on Table Rock Lake Saturday in what tournament organizers hope becomes an annual event here in the Ozarks. "It's like the best mix of hunting and fishing because you're constantly hunting for that big fish and out on the lake all night long," says John Paul Morris, who organized the tournament.

BRANSON, Mo. -- One lane of Missouri 165/265 between Table Rock Lake's dam and spillway will be closed from 8 a.m. April 2 through 6 p.m. April 9 while core borings are drilled along the dam's embankment.  If you are traveling in this area, you likely will be delayed. Officials at the Army Corps of Engineers Table Rock Project Office said they regret any inconvenience this may cause, and they ask for public cooperation until the maintenance is complete.  The officials ask travelers to plan alternate routes and allow extra time to reach their destinations.  The core borings are routine work that the Corps does every couple of years to check the integrity of the dam.

TANEY COUNTY, Mo. -- In spite of temperatures in the 30s, dozens of people on Saturday took a plunge into the frigid water at Table Rock Lake at Still Waters Resort. The Polar Bear Plunge into the cold water helps support the Special Olympics. The money raised goes toward the organization's year round sports program for children and adults with special needs. The event is an annual fundraiser.

GALENA, Mo. -- A judge scheduled a hearing for next month to decide whether the cases of two teenagers will be transferred to adult court for two murders near Lampe in late January.  Transferring juvenile cases to adult court is an option under Missouri law for the most serious crimes. The boys, who are ages 15 and 16, are charged with murder, burglary and armed criminal action.  Investigators think they beat and stabbed Susan and Brian Brooks of Michigan after breaking into the home next to Table Rock Lake where the Brookses were staying for the winter.

NEAR LAMPE, Mo. -- One of the two young men arrested at the scene of a double murder in Stone County admitted to authorities that he killed the couple found dead inside their home.  That according to search warrant documents made public on Friday. "Why do you need to do that, I already told you I killed them?" was what the search warrant documented that the older of the two teenagers asked authorities.  The exchange took place at the time authorities were taking a blood sample from the teen.

GALENA, Mo. -- Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader said Tuesday morning that a couple from Michigan who were killed at a home near Table Rock Lake last week were stabbed and beaten.  Two teenagers are charged for the murders of Brian and Susan Brooks.  Those teenagers escaped from the Lives Under Construction Boys Ranch that's near the home. News release, Feb. 5, 2013 Ken Ortman, Administrator for Lives Under Construction Boys Ranch Contact: 417-779-5374 This is first and foremost a message for the Brooks' family.

NEAR LAMPE, Mo. - The Stone County sheriff will hold a news conference this morning, releasing more details into a double homicide. Sheriff Doug Rader is quick to point out that the investigation is in it's preliminary stages. What he does know is that two elderly people were killed inside a home near Trace Hollow Resort. That's by Table Rock Lake near Lampe. Sheriff Doug Rader says a neighbor called 911 around 6 p.m. Thursday, when they saw some suspicious activity. When deputies arrived on scene, they found the two victims inside the house along with two men. Those two are now being held as suspects, but so far have not been charged.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Taney County, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to submitting false water samples for testing from a wastewater treatment facility that dumped raw, untreated sewage into Table Rock Lake for much of 2008. Bruce Raymond Morris, 63, of Taney County, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to a federal information that charges him with making false statements in violation of the Clean Water Act. Morris was employed by Light Environmental, Inc., which provides environmental and waste treatment services.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The tap still flows on the pipeline carrying water from Stockton Lake to Fellows and McDaniel lakes north of Springfield.  The water has been pumped for months, supplementing Springfield's water supplies.  The process has been underway since the drought began last year. The sweltering summer is is long gone, but the dry times are still around. "Things are looking okay right now but, come a couple of months from now, if we haven't picked up some considerable precipitation, we will be more concerned," said Joel Alexander, a spokesman for City Utilities of Springfield.