Table Rock Lake

BRANSON, Mo. - Most people wouldn't recognize Jim Thomas' name but they know the stars he brought to Branson.  Thomas died Wednesday morning at age 87. Thomas talked Roy Clark into building a theatre on the Highway 76 strip in the 1980s.  That was the beginning of a long line of singers and performers whose appearances turned Branson into America's music show capital.  Ray Stevens, Jim Stafford, Mickey Gilley, Mel Tillis, and Bobby Vinton also...

BRANSON, Mo. -- Here is the Friday morning update for your situational awareness. - 5-Day QPF (Quantitative Precipitation Forecast) shows significant rainfall for Arkansas and White River basins.  - 24 hour QPF shows 2.3 inches of rainfall bulls-eyed over southeast corner of Kansas.  Beaver and Table Rock Lake forecasted to receive between 1.5 inches and 1.75 inches of rain.  Bull Shoals, Norfork, and Greer's Ferry forecasted to receive...

BRANSON, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to maintain the release from Table Rock Dam at 20,000 cubic feet per second throughout the day and as long as it takes to reach the 920 (feet above sea) level, which is uncertain at this time.   The Corps said water was still being released from Beaver Dam at 16,000 cfs, and that water will take about eight hours to reach Table Rock Dam. The amount of total inflow from all sources into Table Rock on Monday morning was about 40,000 cfs.  The level of Table Rock Lake at 9 a.m. was 930.14.  Corps officials say the lake will continue dropping if no additional rain falls.  Table Rock can still accept 3-4 more feet.

BRANSON, Mo. -- City and county officials in Taney County received word Monday evening that the release of water from Table Rock Dam would increase from 26,000 cfs to 40,000cfs late Monday evening or early Tuesday.  Jim Sandberg with the Table Rock Corps of Engineers office said this could raise Lake Taneycomo two to three feet.  Sandberg said Table Rock likely will crest at 933.5 in mid-week, which is higher than the 2008 flood level, but...

Thousands of people went to the lake not to enjoy the scenery ...But to clean it up. The annual No More Trash Bash event took place at Table Rock Lake. Volunteers picked up trash all over the shores. Workers say thanks to low lake levels they are able to pick up more trash because more of the shoreline is exposed. Thousands of bags were collected in hopes of prepping the area for the busiest time of the year, vacation season. Volunteers also walked around busy highways picking up trash.

BRANSON, Mo. The Tri-Lakes United Way, the local affiliate of United Way of the Ozarks, awarded five grants totaling more than $16,000 to local non-profit agencies on Saturday, in conjunction with Branson Public School's “Cedar Ridge Run for United Way.”  Jennifer Kennally, CEO of United Way of the Ozarks, took a few minutes to thank all of the school staff, volunteers and runners that had gathered for the 5K race and kids fun run.  This is...

BRANSON, Mo. -- Visitors are getting a new way to experience breathtaking views of Table Rock Lake.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is putting the final touches on its new Dewey Short Visitors Center.  It's just south of the dam on a bluff overlooking the water. The facility includes observation decks, along with a museum highlighting the natural and cultural heritage of the Ozarks. It replaces the current visitors center built in the 1970s, which the Corps says is outdated.  A ribbon cutting for the new multi-million dollar facility is set for April 27. "It is one of 11 Class A visitors centers in the United States, so it's a pretty impressive building," said Gala Solari of the Ozarks Rivers Heritage Foundation.  "The entire back of the building is glass.  You can see both lakes from the upper deck; you can see clear across the dam to Lake Taneycomo.

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.

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.