Axtell News

An autopsy says a McLennan County Jail inmate had toxic levels of an illegal drug in his system when he died while in custody.

One summer night 30 years ago, Samoila Marton crawled through a cornfield with a daughter and five of their Romanian countrymen to escape the brutal dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu.

The cause of a 23-year-old McLennan County Jail inmate's death remains unknown as officials say they must wait for toxicology results, which could be up to three months.

The cause of a 23-year-old McLennan County Jail inmate's death remains unknown while sheriff's officials wait up to three months for toxicology results.

WACO a 'An investigation was underway Monday after Robert Gray, 23, of Axtell, who was arrested early Saturday and charged with possession of a controlled substance, fell ill while bonding out of the McLennan County Jail and later died.

Early morning storms led to more flooding in parts of Central Texas and prompted new warnings as water rose over streets, highways and low water crossings.

Dustin Clint Richards, 22, of Coolidge, died in a head on vehicle collision, which also claimed the life of another person early Wednesday morning near an intersection on West Highway 84 and Frazier Lane in Axtell.

Reinstating the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program back in our area schools was a no-brainer. The program familiarizes youth with law enforcement officials and educates them on how to resist drugs.

MCLENNAN COUNTY a 'Two people are dead and a third is injured following a grinding two-car head-on wreck at 5:23 a.m. near Axtell, east of Waco.

A 48-year-old Waco cafeteria worker and a 22-year-old Coolidge man were killed early Wednesday in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 84 near Axtell.

Administrators' decision early this year to close the educational facility at the Methodist Children's Home's Boys Ranch at the end of the spring semester is coming under fire from a former teacher at the ranch.