Posted 10:32 PM 1/13/2013 by Collin Ruane

MEXICO, Mo. - According to a release posted on the Mexico Department of Safety's Facebook page, bail bond agents went to Oakcrest Trailer Court around noon Friday to arrest a fugitive on warrants from Callaway and Cooper Counties.The suspect escaped after having a gun fired at him by (More)

Posted 3:49 PM 1/10/2013 by Matt Evans

CALLAWAY COUNTY - The South Callaway R-2 school district said Thursday it is taking steps to make its schools more secure. The school board wants to put a keyless automated locking system in place. The board started looking into the lock system last September. Superintendent Mary Lynn Battles (More)

Posted 1:20 PM 1/7/2013 by Amanda Sohaney

JEFFERSON CITY -A Fulton man pleaded guilty to bank robbery in federal court today, according to David M. Metchmark, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri.

John David Farnell, 61, admitted to robbing five banks in Sedalia, Chillicothe, Cuba, Moberly and (More)

Posted 6:34 AM 12/19/2012 by KOMU 8 Staff

CALLAWAY COUNTY - One man and his associate turned themselves into the Callaway County Sheriff's Office Tuesday night ending a multi-day search for the man.

According to a press release from the Callaway County Sheriff's Office, Jeffery Strickland of Lake Ozark and Elizabeth Erbschloe of (More)

Posted 9:43 AM 12/15/2012 by Danny Spewak

FULTON - A record amount of children flocked to Walmart on Saturday for the Shop With a Cop program, an event which has quadrupled in size since its inception seven years ago.

Sgt. Joe Schramm said 40 kids arrived early Saturday morning to peruse the store with officers by their sides. In (More)

Posted 7:34 PM 12/14/2012 by Ally Crutcher

FULTON - The Fulton Walmart readied its store Friday night in preparation for the seventh annual Shop with a Cop event Saturday morning.  Forty kids will each receive $100 Walmart gift cards and also stockings from Dollar General.

The children are chosen to participate in the event (More)

Posted 4:45 PM 12/13/2012 by Cody Lee Heyveld

FULTON — The Fulton Police and MUSTANG Drug Task Force served a search warrant Thursday at GI Joe's Pawn and Gun.

Officials generated the search warrant from an ongoing narcotics investigation. Officials stated in a press releast that owner Timothy Hayes sold suspected Synthetic (More)

Posted 4:04 PM 12/13/2012 by Nick Brennan

FULTON - The Fulton School Board told KOMU 8 News it is in early talks about possible uses for more than $500,000 of leftover bond money out of the $7.3 million granted in 2010. The money will be used to upgrade school facilities.

Superintendent of Schools Jacque Cowherd said that most of (More)

Posted 8:39 PM 12/10/2012 by Jiselle Macalaguin

FULTON - SERVE Inc., a non-profit social agency, hopes to serve more than 400 families for its family-sponsored Christmas program, but it's falling short of its goal.  Right now, the group sponsored about 650 children.

Director Julie Roark said the organization needs more sponsors to (More)

Posted 12:05 PM 12/10/2012 by John Guminski

FULTON- Callaway Community Hospital is in the middle of a $350,000 rennovation to its facilities. The upgrade consists of a new emergency waiting room, outpatient area, enterance, and gift shop. The new facilities provide quicker access to care and treatment. 

Hospital CEO Allen (More)

Posted 7:20 AM 12/10/2012 by KOMU 8 News Staff

FULTON - Firefighters from the Fulton Fire Department are working a fire in the 800 block of Hickman Avenue at an auto garage. Chief Buffington of Fulton fire said the building is a total loss as of 8 a.m. Monday.

The Columbia Fire Department also sent units to the scene after a call for mutual aid went out after 6:30 a.m.

KOMU 8 News has a reporter at the scene.

Posted 7:15 PM 12/6/2012 by Katie Brennan

AUXVASSE - One man is dead Thursday after an early morning shooting in Auxvasse. Callaway County Sheriff deputies responded to a shooting incident around 12:50 a.m. at 305 S. Main in Auxvasse. There deputies found 28-year-old Benjamin T. Harris dead at the scene from a single gunshot wound.

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