COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is dead after they were hit by a vehicle Friday afternoon in the 300 block of Mokane Road in Fulton, the Fulton Police Department announced in a press release. Police were called after the crash occurred at 1:02 p.m. First responders gave aid to the victim at the scene and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges on Friday against a Domino’s delivery driver who is accused of hitting someone with his vehicle. Zachary Walton, 36, of Auxvasse, faces charges including first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of an accident. He’s currently being held at the Callaway County Jail
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A 66-year-old Fulton woman was seriously hurt in a crash in Callaway County on Saturday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Fulton Assistant Fire Chief Todd Gray has accused the City of Fulton of age discrimination in a lawsuit that was filed on Wednesday in Callaway County. Court documents say that Gray was first a volunteer firefighter for eight years, beginning in 1994, before being hired full-time as a firefighter in April
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) EDITOR’S NOTE: The date has been corrected. The Highway 54 ramp to westbound Interstate 70 in Kingdom City will close on Friday as part of a traffic shift, according to an April 16 press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation. The north outer road is expected to stay open throughout the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced in a Tuesday press release that it will open a primary care clinic next month in Holts Summit. The release says the clinic will open Tuesday, May 5 at 180 Northstar Dr. and will be open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekdays. Services include regular appointments, telehealth services and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Branches and trees were down around Mid-Missouri after storms rolled through the area on Friday. The threat of high winds and hail damage prompted the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team to issue a Weather Alert Day for Friday. Most of Mid-Missouri was in tornado watch on Friday evening. Gov. Mike Kehoe had preemptively
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man died after a crash with a semi-truck carrying grain in Callaway County on Wednesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 91-year-old Fulton man was driving a 2008 Ford Fusion on Highway 54 at County Road 2002 heading east at 11:55 a.m. Wednesday. The crash report states the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A substitute high school teacher from the state of California has been arrested after he tried to get children from Callaway County to send him nude photographs. Matthew Bowman, 25, of Los Banos, California, was charged on Friday in Callaway County with two counts of child enticement and two counts of misrepresenting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested on Wednesday evening after she was allegedly found with a pound of methamphetamine in her vehicle at a Fulton gas station. Shannon Moyle, 47, was charged on Thursday in Callaway County with second-degree drug trafficking. She is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond, though a
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EDITOR’S NOTE: A correction was made to the board Jacque Cowherd served on in Fulton. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Ward 4 Councilwoman Lauren EH Nelson resigned from her position on Thursday, according to a Friday press release from the city. The release says Nelson is resigning “due to an upcoming relocation out of Ward 4,
Continue Reading 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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