FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County prosecutors charged a Fulton man with second-degree child molestation after he allegedly tried to rape a child who fought him off. Carl Martin, 38, was arrested Tuesday by Callaway County sheriff’s deputies. He’s accused of trying to have sex with a child younger than 12 years old. Court documents say
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Police said Wednesday Thomas Payne, 23, of Fulton was the victim of a shooting early Saturday morning. A release from the police department shows officers were called to the 600 block of Jefferson Street around 3 a.m. on a report of a shooting. Police said Payne was found at the residence
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Fulton Police Chief Steve Myers said the department is investigating the shooting death of a Fulton man that took place early Saturday morning. Official reports say around 3 a.m. officers were called to the 600 block of Jefferson Street to a report of shots fired. “Usually, it’s pretty much safe here, there’s nothing that really
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The Fulton Police Department said a person was shot and killed Saturday morning. Police responded to the 600 block of Jefferson Street for reports of a gunshot. According to a news release, when officers arrived, they learned that an individual had gone into a home and was shot. The individual was pronounced dead at a
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the arrest of a former Boone County detention officer suspected of having child pornography. Kevin Downey, 33, of Fulton was arrested and taken to the Callaway County Jail around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mid-Missouri law enforcement officers responded to a residence at the 900 block of State
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Ashley Foster, 32, is facing multiple felony charges after he was arrested Thursday night. The arrest stems from an investigation conducted by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities found evidence of several crimes at the 5000 block of Oak Lane near Fulton and the 5000 block of State Road D near Williamsburg. At the time
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Officials with the Fulton Fire Department responded to a structure fire just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday. When authorities arrived at the home in the 300 block of E. 10th Street, they reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the structure. In a news release, the Fulton fire chief said no one was hurt in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people accused in the death of a mentally disabled man in Callaway County pleaded guilty Friday in federal court. Sherry K. Paulo, 54, and Anthony R. Flores, 59, pleaded guilty to failing to provide medical care to Carl DeBrodie, resulting in injury or death, according to a release from the
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Middle School students had to move to new locations on Friday due to a sulfur smell in the building. Maintenance staff believes it identified the source as a faulty piece of equipment, but the building must air out, said Fulton Public Schools spokeswoman Karen Snethen. Sixth grade students will go to
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Public Schools is hiring a search firm to help find a new superintendent. Superintendent Jacque Cowherd plans to retire at the end of this school year. The Fulton School Board formalized an agreement to contract the Missouri Association of Rural Education to aid in searching for a superintendent at its meeting
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Callaway County approved two half-cent sales tax propositions on Tuesday’s ballot to increase law enforcement pay and fund capital improvements for criminal justice centers. “It’s a game-changer,” said Sheriff Clay Chism. “Not only for community safety but for officer safety.” The approval of Proposition 1 will allow the sheriff’s department
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Voters in Callaway County approved two half-cent sales tax propositions on the ballot Tuesday that, if passed, would increase law enforcement pay and fund capital improvements for criminal justice centers. Voter turnout was at 15.26 percent. Proposition 1 passed 3,099-1,129, or about 72 percent in favor and will allow the Callaway County
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The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fire that left one person dead Saturday night.
Continue ReadingAccording to the Federal Communications Commission, more than 1.26 million Missourians do not have access to high-speed internet, that’s 20% of the population. University of Missouri extension along with state leaders discussed Missouri’s are planning to have everyone in the state online by 2028. The main concern is for people in rural parts of the
Continue ReadingA Fulton woman turned herself in to police on Thursday morning after she was accused of stealing money and inventory from her employer. Police were alerted in August to an employee theft at Tractor Supply in Fulton. After investigating, police found that a manager at the business, Jennifer L. Begemann, 46, was allegedly stealing inventory
Continue ReadingThe Callaway County Circuit Court found a Fulton man guilty of felony sodomy with a child less than 12 years old on Wednesday after he waived his right to a jury trial. Christopher Feltner was charged in November after authorities conducted an “extensive criminal investigation” into child sex crimes against him. Feltner will be sentenced
Continue ReadingFulton police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection with an assault investigation. Andrew Anyaeto of Fulton, was taken into custody at the 600 block of Old Jefferson City Road Wednesday around 2:40 p.m. The Fulton Police Department said officers were called to a residence for a suspected domestic assault. Officers reported Anyaeto was threatening
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A former Fulton and Southern Boone District teacher was sentenced to three years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Monday. Teneil Stevenson pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking in August after he was originally indicted for attempted enticement of a child in September 2018, according to online court records. According to the indictment, he sent
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The Fulton police chief said his team responded well after a weapons scare at Fulton Public Schools on Friday. “We all handled the situation as we were trained to do,” Chief Steve Myers said Fulton police received a 911 call reporting a gun at Fulton Middle School on Friday and investigators traced that call to
Continue ReadingA call that originated from Fulton High School claiming there was a gun on the middle school campus set off a weapons scare Friday, with law enforcement officers swarming the two campuses. Fulton Public Schools officials said no one was hurt in the incident. Fulton police received a 911 call reporting a gun at Fulton
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