An Eldon woman was killed in a motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon in Callaway County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the 31-year-old was riding northbound on U.S. 63 around 1:45 p.m. when her motorcycle went off the road and struck a cable barrier, ejecting her from the bike. She was pronounced dead at the scene….
Missouri firefighters will gather in Kingdom City this weekend to honor those who died in the line of duty. The events come after Governor Mike Kehoe proclaimed October fourth as Fire Service Memorial Day in Missouri. A candlelight vigil will be held Saturday night at seven at the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri. A memorial…
Mexico and North Callaway schools are hosting a town hall tonight on the future of rural school funding in Missouri. The meeting runs from 6 to 7:30 at Emmons Hall in Mexico. School leaders say possible changes to the state’s funding formula could have a major impact on rural districts. Mexico Schools Superintendent Dr. Troy…
A Callaway County family of six is without a home after an early-morning fire Saturday. The Central Callaway County Fire Protection District and Fulton Fire Department responded around 2:30 a.m. to an electrical fire on County Road 414. Firefighters arrived to find about half the home engulfed in flames. Crews from South Callaway and New…
An 85-year-old Holts Summit man was killed Wednesday afternoon after the golf cart he was driving was struck by a car in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Route AA, east of Kelly Drive, between Evergreen Drive and County Road 499. The man was pronounced dead at the…
Three people were arrested in two separate incidents in Callaway County at the weekend after deputies found firearms and narcotics. The first incident occurred on Saturday in the 4400 block of Route J, where 63-year-old Dennis Schwab of Fulton was arrested after methamphetamine and a firearm were found in his vehicle. Officers later executed a…
A Fulton teen was hospitalized after after being ejected from a dirt bike in Callaway County on Monday just before noon. The 14-year-old was reportedly driving the dirt bike on private property west of Fulton when he struck a stump and overturned. A Fulton teen boy was hospitalized after he was ejected from his dirt…
A Fulton man is being held without bond with multiple felony counts for sexual misconduct. A victim reportedly called authorities on Monday saying that she locked herself in the bathroom of a grocery story to hide from Anthony Rawls saying that Rawls punched and choked her and that she was unable to get away from…
A Jefferson City man is facing three federal charges for allegedly distributing fentanyl, including one count tied to a death. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a federal grand jury indicted Bryan Isaiah Thomas on Wednesday. Prosecutors allege Thomas distributed fentanyl three times in Cole County in March, with one of those incidents resulting in a…
The trial for a Callaway County man accused of killing his wife more than two decades ago has been delayed. Court records show 67-year-old Harold Dickens is now scheduled to go before a jury January 15th, 2027. The trial was previously set for October. Dickens is charged with first-degree murder in the 2002 stabbing death…
North Callaway elementary students are starting the school year under one roof for the first time. The district’s new consolidated elementary school welcomed students Tuesday, bringing together families and staff from Williamsburg and Hatton-McCredie elementary schools. The kindergarten-through-fifth-grade campus also houses the district’s early childhood program. For some families, the new school also means a…
Two people were hospitalized following a single vehicle accident on I-70 Thursday morning in Callaway County near mile marker 144. The crash closed both eastbound lanes for nearly 3 hours. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that two people were sent to hospital with moderate injuries.
An 83-year-old woman from Auxvasse was moderately injured after a crash on Route Z in Callaway County on Tuesday. The woman was reportedly driving northbound near Lowry Lane and I-70 when her vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and struck and embankment. She was transported by ambulance to Boone Hospital with moderate…
The Missouri Department of Corrections put out a news release today announcing the death of an inmate from the Fulton Reception and Diagnostics Center. The release states that 45year-old Michael Est was pronounced dead at a hospital in Columbia on July 31. Est began his life sentence in 1996, but was granted parole on April…
The final phase of the initial expansion of the Improve I-70 Project got underway last night, when Mo DOT crews initiated a traffic shift in Callaway County. The new work zone will bring ramp closures at two exits that are projected to last for several months, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation. Both the…
