Callaway Archives

Callaway County woman charged with mother’s murder

January 25, 2020 10:19 AM Ben Fein

Lola Crews, 62, is now charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in her mother’s death.

Sheriff: Callaway County murder under investigation

January 24, 2020 5:37 PM Matthew Sanders

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office says one person was found dead in Guthrie and foul play is suspected.

Callaway County prosecutor won’t file charges in November deadly shooting

January 23, 2020 5:24 PM Matt Ragsdale

Wilson said a resident acted in self-defense after 23-year-old Thomas Payne entered a residence on the 600 block of Jefferson Street Nov. 30.

Fulton man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child sex crimes

January 22, 2020 3:35 PM Matt Ragsdale

Christopher Feltner, 41, was sentenced on a charge of statutory sodomy with a child under the age of 12.

Two arrested after Fulton burglary

January 18, 2020 4:04 PM Barry Mangold

Fulton police arrested two women after a break-in at a residential storage unit.

New Bloomfield School District approves 4-day school week

January 17, 2020 10:58 PM Matt Ragsdale

The New Bloomfield R-III school board approved a vote to move the school district to a four-day week for the 2020-2021 school year.

MoDOT cautions against travel on I-70 and north

January 17, 2020 6:19 AM Zachary Farwell

The Missouri Department of Transportation said road conditions are worsening, contributing to slide-offs.

Mexico woman killed in Callaway County crash

January 14, 2020 2:23 PM Matthew Sanders

One person is dead after a passenger vehicle rear-ended a dump truck on Highway 54 in Callaway County.

Holts Summit police seek help finding trailer

January 13, 2020 5:13 PM Matthew Sanders

Holts Summit police are asking for help to find a construction trailer and some of the items that were inside it.

Former Callaway County assistant coach pleads guilty to attempted sexual contact with student

January 13, 2020 11:07 AM Molly Stawinoga

A former assistant football and track coach in the North Callaway School District pleaded guilty to attempted sexual contact with a student.

Britt Smith, Jefferson City Public Works

Jefferson City plow crews prepare for incoming snow

January 10, 2020 7:59 PM Zach Boetto

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City’s Public Works department is equipped with 24 plow trucks “ready to go” for the forecasted snow. Britt Smith, the Jefferson City Public Works operations division director said when temperatures near that freezing mark, he will have a crew of supervisors out monitoring the roads determining when to bring in

Callaway County tax levy increase could keep lights on at Holts Summit library

January 9, 2020 10:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Callaway County Library board of trustees unanimously approved language for a tax increase that will appear on April’s General Municipal Election ballot.

REPORT: Officer involved in Fulton shooting was responding to drug investigation

January 6, 2020 4:33 PM Joe McLean

The incident report obtained by ABC 17 News reveals new information about an officer-involved shooting on Dec. 30.

MSHP: Fulton officer-involved shooting investigation follows strict protocol

January 6, 2020 3:23 PM Joe McLean

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is following protocol to the letter as it continues its investigation into a Dec. 30 officer-involved shooting in Fulton, according to an agency spokesperson.

Mid-Missouri sheriffs concerned with offender ‘catch-and-release’ system

January 6, 2020 1:49 PM Molly Stawinoga

Sheriffs across Missouri are expressing their concerns with the Department of Correction’s catch-and-release systems.

MSHP finds 44 pounds of weed in Callaway County

January 6, 2020 10:57 AM Zachary Farwell

Two men from California were arrested over the weekend after troopers allegedly found 44 pounds of marijuana in their vehicle.

Four arrested in Fulton shooting

January 6, 2020 4:14 AM Brittany Wiley

The Fulton Police Department said it was investigating a shooting in Carver Park when officers learned Na’Quan McClain and Nazir McClain showed pistols at a moving vehicle before firing shots.

Family of man shot, killed by Fulton PD officer demands answers

January 2, 2020 6:16 PM Joe McLean

The family of a 25-year-old Columbia man is demanding answers from the Fulton Police Department after he was shot by a Fulton police officer Monday morning.

Advisory group urges better flood protection in Missouri

January 1, 2020 2:34 PM Associated Press

An advisory group appointed by Missouri’s governor says the state’s levees need to be strengthened and repaired, especially in rural areas hit hard by prolonged flooding in 2019.