Callaway County News

The man accused of a brutal chainsaw attack at a mid-Missouri homeless shelter has been found not-guilty by reason of mental disease.

Posted on Tuesday, November 03, 2009 at 5:43 p.m. After picking up trash and recyclables at the first 2,500 homes Monday, Allied Waste services reported a 45 percent reduction in the amount of refuse going to the landfill.

This video frame grab image taken from WFTV television shows the Legions Place office building in downtown Orlando, Fla.

Residents voted on four school bond issues across mid-Missouri. Read the proposition as seen on the ballot and see the results.

Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 5:57 a.m. The top counties for the year were Osage County with 318 deer, Franklin County with 295 and Callaway County with 240.

Missouri's young hunters have killed more than 13,000 deer this year. The Missouri Department of Conservation says that's the second-highest total for youth hunters during a two-day season that ended Sunday.

Therea s a Callaway County road where some people say evil creatures roam at night.

A mid-Missouri crash has left two people dead.The Jefferson City Police Department says the crash happened around 1:20 a.m. Saturday in southern Callaway County.Twenty-five-year-old Christina Smith was headed northbound on U.S. 54 and lost control of her car as she tried to exit onto Missouri 94.

Missouri's Attorney General Chris Koster says registered sex offenders must follow the state's Halloween law.

A new homeless shelter in Fulton celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony today. The Wiley House got it's name from Estella Wiley.

The Federal Highway Administration has revoked $202 million from some of MoDOT's programs.

Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 8:21 p.m. Three young men were injured Sunday afternoon after the car they were in crashed just north of Kingdom CityA CALLAWAY COUNTY -- on Highway 54, just south of County Road 240 in Callaway County.

Missouri's prison popluation has never been higher. The state is housing 30,720 inmates in its lockups, about 70 inmates more than the previous record 4 years ago.

Mid-Missourians are lining up for a new shipment of the H1N1 vaccine, but only certain groups are currently eligible.

Posted on Monday, October 19, 2009 at 6:20 a.m. A preliminary hearing has been set for Nov.

It's gone a through a few names since its founding, but there's a rich history behind Fulton's name and its one that inspired a man to make a model ship.

Callaway County Fire Protection Districts met Tuesday to discuss a proposed settlement to a lawsuit filed in January.

The chase, which reached speeds ofA 100 miles per hour, lasted about 20 minutes before Borum lost control of the car and crashed on County Road 397 in Callaway County.

Officials at Highway Patrol TroopA FA say Sharod Robertson, Anthony Pork and Jerome Borum, all age 22 andA Jaryl Daniels, 26,A were heading to Lincoln University homecoming festivities when a trooper tried to pull them over for a lane violation.

Posted on Monday, October 05, 2009 at 6:31 p.m. A financial review of the Tour of Missouri suggests improvements should be made by the nonprofit group running the bicycle race.