Posted 4:08 PM 6/17/2013 by Maddy Glab

FULTON - A break in a motor at the Wastewater Treatment Plant is expected to be fixed on Wednesday.

Some Fulton residents noticed a different smell in town this past week. The funky odor comes from the City of Fulton Wastewater Treatment Plant.

A motor broke in an oxidation ditch at (More)

Posted 11:30 AM 6/17/2013 by Courtney Doll

CALLAWAY COUNTY - Road crews are working to make some county roads more accessible Monday after recent storms left Callaway County with at least $80,000 in flood damage.

Presiding County Commissioner Gary Jungermann said the majority of the damage came from culverts being filled with (More)

Posted 4:58 PM 6/14/2013 by Meredith Albair

FULTON - Two notable authors have teamed up to write an espionage novel set in Fulton during the visit of Winston Churchill to the city in 1946. Author Warren Adler and Pulitzer Prize-nominated Winston Churchill historian and author James Humes co-wrote "Target Churchill," which come out (More)

Posted 3:24 PM 6/11/2013 by Emily Potthast

HOLTS SUMMIT - Locally-based Champs Chicken opened its 500th location this week in Oklahoma.  Despite the state of the economy, the franchise operation continues to grow.  The company markets its food through storefronts in grocery and convenience stores. CEO and founder Shawn (More)

Posted 1:27 PM 6/11/2013 by Michelle Clemens

FULTON - Construction on a new animal shelter in Fulton will not begin this summer like officials originally hoped.

"Even though we have more than $165,000 pledged, cash on hand we only have about $75,000," said Darin Wernig, City of Fulton public information officer. The city needs about (More)

Posted 2:47 PM 6/10/2013 by KOMU 8 Staff

JEFFERSON CITY- A Callaway County man pleaded guilty in federal court Monday for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy in Boone, Callaway, and Cooper counties, said U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri Tammy Dickinson. Jason Randall Holloway, 33, pleaded guilty for participating (More)

Posted 12:55 PM 6/7/2013 by Meredith Albair

FULTON - City leaders said this week more than two thirds of the recycling carts bought for a pilot project are in use by city residents. A grant from the Mid-Missouri Solid Waste Management District of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) last fall enabled Fulton to buy 600 (More)

Posted 2:32 PM 6/8/2013 by Maddie Heidenreich

KINGDOM CITY - One local group held a fundraiser for the families impacted by the deadly tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma on May 20, 2013. "Its like looking at pictures of Joplin all over again, except a little bit worse," said North Callaway High School student Samuel Slaughter. (More)

Posted 4:18 AM 6/7/2013 by KOMU 8 Staff

CALLAWAY COUNTY - Parents from the North Callaway School District, along with other charities such as the American Red Cross, announced they will hold a drive for tornado victims in Oklahoma.

You can drop off your donations at North Callaway High School Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to (More)

Posted 5:51 PM 6/5/2013 by Michelle Clemens

FULTON - Callaway County began utilizing an emergency alert notification system about two years ago, but recently, it's upgraded its system. 

However, in order to receive weather alerts (tornado, blizzard, and winter storm warnings), residents must visit  (More)

Posted 3:01 PM 6/5/2013 by Emily Potthast

WILLIAMSBURG - Two Callaway County roads remain damaged from flooding on Wednesday.  County Road 1005 and County Road 1023 both need culvert replacements.  Flooding damaged the culverts then completely wiped them out.  A culvert is a drain or channel crossing under a road; in other (More)

Posted 9:29 PM 6/4/2013 by Michelle Clemens

FULTON - Fulton's Soup Kitchen was busy last year; a team of around 200 volunteers served about 13,000 meals to those in need.

This is a large increase from recent years. In 2010, the Soup Kitchen served just over 3,700 meals.

So what has caused this jump in attendees?

"The (More)