COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County’s only contested race in the Aug. 4 primary will be the election for the county’s presiding commissioner. The Republican candidates include Rob Barnes, Larry Robinson and Clay Chism. Presiding Commissioner Gary Jungermann is not seeking reelection. Barnes is the only candidate with an active campaign committee listed with the Missouri
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man found dead after drowning in a Fulton lake on Thursday has been identified. The body of Wallace J. Franklin Jr., 39, of Fulton, was pulled from Morningside Lake on Thursday morning. A witness told first responders that a person had been in the water yelling and showed them the location,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A body was found after several agencies were called to investigate a possible drowning at a Fulton park on Thursday. Police Chief Bill Ladwig said rescuers were looking for someone in Morningside Lake. Ladwig said a 911 caller reported seeing someone in the water yelling for help around 10 a.m. Tuesday. “A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Emergency crews in Fulton are asking residents to avoid the area around a commercial recycling center after a fire. The business, David’s Recycling, is a local car recycling and scrap yard. It buys old cars and sells the steel and parts. The City of Fulton shared on social media, alerting residents to
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Monday in Callaway County after authorities claim he stole a pickup truck from someone at a Fulton gas station. Zachary Seay, of Fulton, was charged with carjacking, first-degree tampering with a vehicle and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. Court records show a hearing was held on Monday and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three former schools in Mid-Missouri are expected to see their classrooms filled again through adaptive reuse projects that focus on restoring historic buildings for new uses, specifically housing. “I love old buildings,” said Sandy Hisle, co-owner of Marshall Tower Realty. “New construction is beautiful, and it’s super energy efficient and all of
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Governor Mike Kehoe made opening remarks at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, on Friday for the 80th anniversary of the former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s speech “The Sinews of Peace.” “He [Churchill] warned of an Iron Curtain descending across Europe, but he also called for something far greater: unity among free
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Fulton announced on its social media on Thursday that a boil water advisory will be issued for a portion of the city. The post says water service will be temporarily shut off on Route Z between Bluff and Vine streets because of a water main break. Affects residences will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Public Library in Fulton will close for about 90 days beginning on March 30 as repairs are made to the building, Daniel Boone Regional Library announced in a Thursday press release. Contractors will be replacing the building’s HVAC system. A temporary location will open at 1855 North Bluff St.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal, state and local law enforcement in Arizona are intensifying their search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC’s “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, who has now been missing for 11 days. On Wednesday, agents were seen searching multiple roadways near Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills. Investigators are still looking for other
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with murder in a northeast Columbia shooting that occurred earlier this year was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. James Caldwell Jr., 24, was charged with first-degree-murder, three counts of armed criminal action and two counts of first-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department is looking for one or more people after several vehicle break-ins overnight. The Fulton Police Department said it received several reports of vehicle break-ins on Tuesday morning. Two of those reports included guns being stolen. The thefts were reported on Court Street, Nichols Street, West Avenue, Center Street,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Ambulance District will put a question about a use tax on the April 7 ballot, it announced in a Wednesday social media post. The tax is “designed to maintain stable funding for emergency medical services as consumer purchasing patterns continue to shift online,” the post says. It would apply
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was wanted for murder and other charges in Michigan was arrested in Callaway County. Maurice Harris, 20, was charged Friday in Callaway County with being a fugitive from out of state. He was arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Office on Thursday for warrants out of Wayne County, Michigan. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Public Schools announced in a Thursday press release that Morgan Beamer will be the high school’s next principal. Beamer is currently in her third year as the principal of Fulton Middle School and will begin her new role July 1 and has previously served as an assistant principal in the district.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton mom has been charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after she allegedly put methamphetamine in her child’s backpack on Monday. Alexus Peppers-Wright, 28, was charged on Tuesday in Callaway County with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and misdemeanor illegally possessing drug paraphernalia. She is being held at
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Roughly 50 people attended a public hearing Tuesday night in Fulton about a solar-energy facility that is expected to be built in Callaway County. Ameren Missouri previously requested a certificate of convenience and necessity to be approved by March 31, 2026. Tuesday night’s hearing was held at the Legends Rec-Plex on State Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man has been accused of a pair of child sex crimes after authorities claim he sexually abused a child in 2005. Thomas Harris, 48, was charged on Wednesday in Callaway County with second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged on Wednesday in Callaway County with a pair of child sex crimes. Christina Barham, 57, of Fulton, was charged with sex abuse of a child younger than 14 years old and first-degree child molestation. She is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. A mugshot was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A convicted sex offender has been charged with multiple child sex crimes in Callaway County, with one alleged incident dating back to 1989, according to court documents. Roy Barham, 51, of Fulton, was charged last week in Callaway County with second-degree child molestation, statutory sodomy, first-degree statutory sodomy and first-degree sexual abuse.
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