Callaway Fugitive Found Hiding In Deep Freeze The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office arrested one person during a fugitive investigation near Fulton yesterday morning. [Tuesday] According to the department, deputies were were in the 3000 block of Hilltop Drive searching for 55 year old Charles Bentley of Fulton. Bentley was wanted for four counts of unlawful…… Continue Reading
Perry Receives Funding For Wastewater Treatment Facility
Perry Receives Funding For Wastewater Treatment Facility The United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development has invested over $2.75 million to improve the City of Perry’s wastewater treatment facility. The city will use a nearly $1.35 million loan and a $1.4 million dollar grant to upgrade the aging system that was constructed in the 1960s.…… Continue Reading
Missouri Soldier Improving After Being Injured In Afghanistan
Missouri Soldier Improving After Being Injured In Afghanistan A soldier from Cuba, Missouri injured by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan in October is improving. Staff Sergeant Ian Ives is no longer considered to be in critical condition. Ives is reportedly alert, talking and making his own decisions. Ives is a 2011 graduate of Missouri…… Continue Reading
Mexico Man Sentenced in Callaway County
Mexico Man Sentenced in Callaway County A Mexico man will spend four years in prison after pleading guilty to failing to register as a sex offender in Callaway County. The Callaway Prosecutor’s Office reports 60 year old Douglas Alan Jennings admitted he failed to update has address with the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office in the…… Continue Reading
Teens Facing Attempted Poaching, Weapons Charges
Teens Facing Attempted Poaching, Weapons Charges Two teens in Audrain County were arrested for attempted poaching and a weapons violation that took place on Saturday night. According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Jakob Bradley of Rush Hill and Matthew Harrison of Mexico, both 17 years old, were arrested after deputies investigated a reported incident…… Continue Reading
Fall Firearms Deer Season Opens This Weekend
Fall Firearms Deer Season Opens This Weekend This weekend is the opening for fall firearms deer hunting season in Missouri. Audrain County Conservation Agent Norman Steelman says for the most part in Missouri there are not a lot of people who get hurt while hunting. Steelman says it’s important to wear orange and point your…… Continue Reading
State Technical College Professor Placed On Administrative Leave
State Technical College Professor Placed On Administrative Leave A professor at the Linn State Technical College is on administrative leave after complaints were made by an anonymous group of students about the professor’s reportedly unprofessional conduct in the classroom. A ten page complaint was submitted on November 12th about the conduct of the instructor during…… Continue Reading
Second Vaping Related Death Reported In Missouri
Second Vaping Related Death Reported In Missouri State officials are announcing a second vaping-related death in Missouri. Officials with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced yesterday (Thursday) that a woman in her mid fifties death is associated with the use of e-cigarettes or vaping products, based on discussions with the woman’s doctors.…… Continue Reading
Fulton Man Arrested On Federal Drug Possession Warrant
Fulton Man Arrested ON Federal Drug Possession Warrant A Fulton man is in the Callaway County Jail after being arrested last (Wednesday) night for a Federal Warrant for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. According to Fulton Police Antonio Beard was arrested at 1503 Ewing Avenue. During the arrest officers say Beard was in…… Continue Reading
Armed Robbery At Columbia Break Time Convenience Store On Forum Boulevard
Armed Robbery At Columbia Break Time Convenience Store On Forum Boulevard Columbia Police are investigating an armed robbery at the Break Time Convenience Store, on 1410 Forum Boulevard. Police say it happened around 2:50 this (Thursday) morning, when a man entered the store displayed a handgun and demanded money. The suspect left the store on…… Continue Reading
