High School football happened around the state last night. Here are some results: Blair Oaks took down Eldon 49 to 6 Booneville beat School of the Osage 41 to 7 Bowling Green fell to South Callaway 50 to 6 Versailles shut out California 38 to nothing Centralia defeated Brookfield 18 to 6 [A] Clopton-Elsberry beat…
A search warrant executed in the 5100 block of County Road 280 near Auxvasse in Callaway County yesterday morning [Friday] revealed drugs, firearms and ATVs and motorcycles. The Sheriff’s Office reports the warrant was served just after 7:30 after an extensive criminal investigation. Deputies located 70 firearms, methamphetamine, 29 marijuana plants, several pounds of marijuana,…
Two juveniles in Fulton are back at the Division of Youth Services after an escape last (Tuesday) night. Fulton Police received a call from the Division of Youth Services on State Road O last (Tuesday) night reporting the two had escaped. After a search authorities received information on the whereabouts of the two and they…
The American Academy of Pediatrics is updating their recommendations on child car seats. In the updated policy statement, they recommend children stay in rear facing car seats until they reach the highest weight or height allowed by their seat. Previously, the AAP specified children should remain rear facing until the age of two. Public health…
One thousand eight hundred seventy two dollars of clothing stolen from a Fulton Sports store found in two Uhaul trucks has led to the arrest of five people. Officers responded to Hibbett Sports just before 4:30 pm yesterday (Monday) for a stealing in progress, and found several people ran out of the store with a…
The Fulton Police Department is looking for two juveniles who fled the Fulton Division of Youth Services Detention Center in Route O. One of the juveniles is a black male wearing a gray shirt and shorts. The other is a white male wearing an orange shirt and dark shorts. They were last seen in the…
United States Senator Claire McCaskill is commending Missouri Governor Mike Parson on his decision to include the expansion of drug courts in the state in the special session that began today. [Monday] In a statement, McCaskill said “I commend the Governor and all those in the legislature pushing to get this effort across the finish…
The Audrain County K9 unit made 5 arrests in three different incidents over the weekend. The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office reports 36 year old Evelyn Davenport and 44 year old Rex Griffin, both of Mexico were arrested for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia along Audrain Road 353. They have posted bond and have been…
The Missouri Department of Transportation is reminding motorists to watch out for water on roadways and to slow down. MoDot is offering safety tips that include never driving past a barricade closing roads, have headlights on if wipers are on, don’t use cruise control on wet roads, and give trucks extra room in rainy conditions….
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch through Sunday morning. The watch includes Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Lincoln, Marion, Monroe, Montogmery, Pike, Ralls and Shelby Counties. The remnants of Tropical Cyclone Gordon will interact with a cold front stalled across Missouri and Illinois. Rich tropical moisture from Gordon will produce very heavy rainfall…
A Fulton man was arrested yesterday [Wednesday] for the second time since June on suspected drug charges. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, investigators executed a search warrant in the 200 block of St. Francis Street at 5:45 in the morning. Twenty nine year old Joshua Byrd was arrested after Methamphetamine, marijuana and drug…
Callaway County Deputies arrested a man after he reportedly fled from officers while riding an ATV on State Road J, north of Guthrie. According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy attempted to stop an ATV without any headlights or taillights. Thirty Three year old Russell Barnes was identified as the driver. He was later arrested…
A Fulton man is facing charges of driving while suspended, resisting arrest and failing to yield to an emergency vehicle after an arrest yesterday (Monday) morning. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office say they tried to stop a vehicle yesterday (Monday) morning on State Road J north of Guthrie. According to deputies 33 year old Russell…
The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant in the 500 block of East 10th Street, near the Fulton Middle School yesterday. [Wednesday] The search warrant revealed heroin. The warrant had been a part of an ongoing investigation. Thirty year old Reginald Wainwright was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance and…
The operating tax rate for Fulton Schools is going up this year. The Fulton Board of Education set the rate at $4.0083 which will result in the average property owner in Fulton paying around nine hundred dollars this year, compared to an average of 775.00 dollars last year. Fulton Schools Superintendent Dr. Jacque Cowherd says…
