KRMS News

Officials in Sedalia are turning over a death investigation to the Rural Missouri Major Case Squad. According to reports, Sedalia police were called out to a suspicious death on Harrison Avenue on Thursday night. Police say they found both 66-year-old Steven Klein and 59-year-old Russell Bain dead in the home.... There are now over 30 investigators looking into the case.

This weekend kicks off the annual Youth Deer Hunting season. Officials with MDC say hunters between 6 and 15 years old can begin participating in the early firearms portion that runs between Saturday and Sunday. The MDC says hunters must have valid Deer Hunting Permits and only Deer of either sex may be taken during this portion.... In 2019 during the early Youth Hunting season, Missourians brought in over 18,000 deer. The late youth portion is scheduled to run between November 27th and the 29th. Learn more on our website: https://www.krmsradio.com/youth-deer-hunting-season-starts/

Big wins for several Lake Area High School Football teams on Friday night. It was Camdenton over Jefferson City, 43 to 36. School of the Osage pummeled Eldon, 49 to 16.... Cole Camp defeated Lincoln, 27 to 21. The only team without a win was Versailles, who fell to St. Michael, 42 to 7.

The annual Bass Pro Shops Fitness series is set for this Sunday in Springfield. Officials say over 1,700 runners have already signed up for the event, and there will be some new COVID 19 rules in place. "We are requiring masks as people wait to start for their event. Once they're running, they can remove the mask if they so choose. Others may choose to run with them. And then once they cross the finish line, we're asking them to mask back up."... Speaking to our news partner KY 3 TV, Bass Pro’s Mellissa Bondy says there will also be temperature screenings conducted before the race starts. She says they had to reduce the number of runners allowed in this year’s event, however the race is still a qualifier for the Boston Marathon. See the full map of the race on our website: https://www.krmsradio.com/annual-bass-pro-shops-marathon-s/

The new $14.5 Million dollar Pulaski County Jail is finally open. Work has been ongoing on the project for nearly 12 years, but it wasn’t until 2016 when a new tax was approved by voters that helped make the facility a reality. "I'd like to thank everyone. All the taxpayers and citizens of this county who voted for this tax. It was very, very much needed."... Sheriff Jimmy Bench thanking the public who attended the Grand Opening of the jail on Friday. Pulaski County’s Prosecuting Attorney Kevin Hillman tells our news partner KY 3 TV with this new jail, they have the space they need to keep the bad people off the streets. "We have the facilities, so if we have someone that's dangerous we can make sure there is a bed space for them now." The previous jail could only hold 50 or so inmates at a time. Sheriff Bench says the jail has its own medical staff and it's surrounded by barbed-wired fence, to help with any possible breakouts.

A Lake area Powerboat racer is being indicted on federal mail wire fraud charges, according to the US District Court of Minnesota. According to the Kansas City Business Journal, Russell Rusty Rahm of the Wake Effects racing team, faces eight felony charges after prosecutors say he committed fraud related to magazine subscriptions, totaling more than $300 million dollars. They say he did it through a number of Kansas based companies, of which defrauded more than 150,000 peop...le for nearly 20 years. Rahm purchased the Wake Effects company back in 2012, but sold it in 2017. He was taken into custody and is one of 60 people in federal indictment. If convicted, he faces up to 30 years or more in prison and he could have his Powerboat as well as some Lake area real estate seized. Read more here: https://www.krmsradio.com/lake-powerboat-racer-faces-feder/

A new way to fight COVID-19 is coming to Hy-Vee in the Lake Area. Now shopping carts will be sanitized automatically. "Typically, you know, you can't clean every inch of the cart...so this allows for a very thorough cleaning and sanitization of the shopping carts and it's done very effectively and efficiently."... Dawn Buzynski with Hy-Vee tells KY3 TV the shopping carts will go through a machine that sanitizes all shopping carts with hospital-grade disinfectant. More than 200 stores across Hy-Vee’s eight-state region will have the new cart cleaning system. Read more here: https://www.krmsradio.com/hyvee-to-introduce-new-industria/

Lake Native Michael Hopkins will have to wait a tad bit longer before returning to the International Space Station. Plans for liftoff were postponed after discovering a slight hiccup in the liftoff systems of the Falcon 9 Rocket NASA officials say SpaceX crews found the issue during an October 2nd launch of a GPS Satellite, as it lifted into the atmosphere two of the nine engines on board attempted to start early.... They say the engines causing the problems have been swapped out and they expect to liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center on November 14th, instead of this weekend. The Falcon Dragon Crew will have four astronauts, including Hopkins, who will be the first humans sent into space using a SpaceX rocket.

A narcotics investigation in Dent County is netting numerous arrests, including two people from Pulaski County. According to the Highway Patrol, 31-year-old Todd Harget of Waynesville was picked up on a warrant for the delivery of a control substance. In addition to his arrest, 37-year-old Sheena Hodge of St. Robert was picked up for three counts of delivering a control substance.... Harget’s bond was set for $30,000 while Hodge’s bond was set for $60,000. The investigation was conducted by the South-Central Drug Task Force with assistance from the Salem Police Department.

Ameren Missouri customers are about to see a rate increase on natural gas. Beginning November first, a rate increase of three cents per hundred cubic feet will kick in. Right now customers are paying $.35 cents per hundred cubic feet.... The increase comes as Ameren is keeping up with the wholesale cost of natural gas. Ameren serves over 130-thousand customers in 25 Missouri counties, including Miller, Morgan and Moniteau.

The Real Estate Market at the Lake continues to boom into the winter, and nearby cities like Lebanon are experiencing it too. Since the pandemic began, the demand for boats has skyrocketed and with Lebanon being the Boat Building Capitol of the Mid-West, new jobs are coming in daily and the demand for houses has gone up. "The appetite is strong, interest rates are low, and we're ready to build some houses. We're going to do everything on the city side, to make us a very att...ractive market for the building community." Speaking to KY 3 TV, Lebanon’s city Administrator Mike Schumacher says they’re coming up with unique ways to expedite that process, like removing some permit fees. "Reducing the costs will drop the lots costs, which will allow more house for less money, because the lot and infrastructure cost won't impact that price point and inflate it." He says permit fees for home construction and water hookups are removed for the next 2 years, and permits for roads and other infrastructure is reduced by almost 50%. That is in effect for homes built with a value of $200,000 or less.

They're ready for winter!