A search is on for a man suspected of breaking into a house last (Monday) night in Fulton where he allegedly threatened to kill two people with a knife. Fulton Police report it happened last (Monday) night at 10:15 on Hawk Lake Drive. According to the department 24 year old Harley Walls left the house…
Polls opened at 6 this (Tuesday) morning for the August Primary. Several issues that voters will see on the ballot today (Tuesday) include a highly contended Proposition A which is the issue of right to work. Eleven candidates running to be the Republican nominee for United States Senator including Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley. In…
A Fulton teen has lost his life in a motorcycle accident in Callaway County last (Sunday) night. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports it happened when 18 year old Samuel Schiltz was going west on Route UU and failed to negotiate a curve going off the road. His motorcycle overturned and Schiltz was ejected. He was…
A Callaway County Judge has denied 50 year old Melissa Baxter’s request that two of her dogs be returned to her in court today. [Friday] 137 animals were removed from her home on Grand Avenue on July 26, and the home has been condemned. Baxter told the judge she suffers from depression and the dogs…
US 63 southbound in Jefferson City is back open after a freightliner loaded with mail hit a bridge. The crash happened around 7:30 this (Friday) morning when the freightliner ran off the road, hit several traffic barriers filled with sand, then came back on the road and hit the bridge coming to rest in the…
The Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, is exploring adding a two year military college program at their campus. MMA President Charles A. McGeorge says they would partner with William Woods University out of Fulton. As part of the potential college the academy is undergoing a 1.8 million dollar construction project. If everything comes together for…
The Callaway County Sheriff’s office arrested 33 year old James Johnston during a traffic stop on County Road 209. The department reports Johnston was allegedly found to be in possession of meth and marijuana, as well as other items consistent with the sale of drugs. He was booked on suspicion of delivery of a controlled…
After the Fulton Police Department rescued 137 animals from a home, the shelter housing them is in need of donations. Officials say the animals need recycled paper or pine shavings for bedding, food for cockatiels, parakeets, guinea pigs, hamsters, chickens, and hay for lambs. Donations can be dropped off at the Grabb Animal Shelter at…
Three more people have been charged after a stolen vehicle crashed, and firearms were stolen from the Millersburg area on Tuesday. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office reports 18 year old Joshua Kennemore of Mexico was the driver of the truck that crashed. He has since been released from the hospital and is in the Callaway…
The Fulton Police Department is releasing more details on an animal rescue that took place in the 600 block of Grand Street yesterday [Thursday] afternoon. According to the police, there was a total of 137 animals taken from the home, that is now condemned. The animals included 57 quail, 41 chickens, 2 lambs and 5…
The Fulton Police Department has rescued around 80 animals from a home on Grand Street today. [Thursday] The animals included chickens, rabbits, snakes, hedgehogs and dogs. Some of the animals in the home were found dead. The number of the deceased animals is unknown at this time. The animals are being taken to a shelter…
The Callaway County Prosecuting Attorney filed charges today [Wednesday] against 23 year old Michael Markwell of Mexico after a stolen truck crashed in Audrain County, prompting a manhunt near the county line yesterday. [Tuesday] According to a probable cause statement, Markwell, along with several other people, stole the truck containing 4 firearms from 4577 Hickory…
Fulton police are asking for help in catching suspects responsible for a burglary in an abandoned church yesterday (Tuesday). According to the department it happened at 107 West sixth street. Light fixtures and chandeliers were broken along with windows being shattered. There is no suspect information at this time anyone with information about the incident…
A Mexico woman has been sentenced after being found to be in possession of meth in the parking lot of a Kingdom City business last April. Thirty year old Ashlee Heaston was contacted by a deputy after narcotics agents advised him of possible drug activity at the location. Heaston was a passenger in the suspect’s…
A fugitive from Texas was arrested in Callaway County yesterday [Monday] afternoon following a call for a disturbance. Deputies were dispatched to the 3000 block of Oletta Lane outside Holts Summit, where they came into contact with 23 year old Sye Innis of Odessa, Texas. He was wanted on a parole warrant on the original…
