NEWS – Callaway County

North Callaway’s transition into consolidating two existing elementary schools, Williamsburg and Hatton-McCredie, is nearing completion. Construction on a new facility being built next to the high school, began in December of 2024. Preparations are under… Read more: North Callaway readies for new Elementary School

Severe Thunderstorms have been rumbling across the listening area throughout the afternoon.  Storms that rolled through Columbia and Mexico earlier today contained nickel to quarter size hail. Earlier in the day, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe… Read more: Storms roll across listening area, Auxvasse readies shelter

A heads up for drivers in mid-Missouri: starting April 23, the U.S. 54 ramp onto westbound I-70 will be closed as part of a traffic shift. MoDOT says eastbound U.S. 54 traffic will move onto… Read more: U.S. 54 Ramp to Westbound I-70 Closing April 23 for Traffic Shift

That two-vehicle accident that shut down Highway 54 in Callaway County on Wednesday, turned out to be fatal. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a 2008 Ford Fusion collided with a southbound semi grain truck… Read more: Fulton man dies in Hwy 54 crash

Fulton Mayor Steve Myers has appointed Jacque Cowherd to fill the Ward 4 vacancy on the Fulton City Council. The opening came quickly, after councilwoman Lauren Nelson resigned her position on the council because she… Read more: Myers’ appoints Cowherd to fill open Fulton Council seat

A Callaway County man accused of attacking a deputy with a hatchet is set to appear in court today. Twenty-year-old Slade Lamont has an arraignment scheduled for 8:30 a.m. in Callaway County Circuit Court. Investigators… Read more: Lamont scheduled for hearing in hatchet incident

Two mid-Missouri teenagers were hurt Friday afternoon after a crash on Interstate 70 in Montgomery County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, shortly after 4pm, near mile marker 172, a 22-year-old man… Read more: Fulton and Columbia teens injured in I-70 accident

Just days after the municipal election, Fulton Ward 4 Councilwoman Lauren EH Nelson has resigned her position on the council. The move came about yesterday (Thursday), according to a Friday press release from the city.… Read more: Nelson moving out of her Fulton Ward 4 position

Heather Vodnansky, of Holts Summit, was appointed to the Missouri State Foster Care and Adoption Board. Ms. Vodnansky serves as the lead trial counsel for the Missouri State Public Defender. She is involved in her community,… Read more: Holts Summit woman Kehoe appointee

A Callaway County man accused of attacking a deputy with a hatchet is set to appear in court next week. Twenty-year-old Slade Lamont has an arraignment scheduled for April 13 at 8:30 a.m. in Callaway… Read more: Callaway County Man Accused of Hatchet Attack Faces Arraignment

A 29-year-old Kingdom City woman hit a rare trifecta Saturday night in Columbia. Cassandra Albright was reportedly involved in three separate accidents. According to a press release from the Columbia Police Department, multiple calls came… Read more: Kingdom City woman involved in three Columbia accidents

A pre-trail hearing yesterday saw a trail date of April 20th set for Heather Smith at the Boone County Courthouse. Smith is charged in Callaway County in the 2025 fatal shooting of a woman outside… Read more: Smith trial set in deadly 2025 Holts Summit shooting