Axtell News

Updated: One woman is dead after her car collided with an unexpected visitor in the road.

Rita Henning, 56, of Penelope died Saturday night when her car hit a bull that was standing in the middle of FM 2311 north of Axtell, the Department of Public Safety said Sunday.

Nearly 50 children who have lived at Waco's Methodist Children's Home for the past month are well aware they likely will soon go home to their parents at the west Texas polygamist sect they were taken from two ...

'A state district judge in Waco sentenced a parolee who snatched his estranged girlfriend's toddler on New Year's Day to four years in prison. via KWTX

'Multi-million dollar development projects are beginning to fill in what remains of the space that used to be Waco's town square, a thriving area around City Hall that formed the heart of the downtown business ... via KWTX

“The environment has gotten more calm every day”

Children residing at Waco's Methodist Children's Home after their removal from a rural West Texas polygamist compound are anxious and homesick but doing the things many children do, home president Bobby Gilliam ... via Waco Tribune-Herald

“Keep your mind on your business, and everything will fall into place.”

At age 91, Ned Johnson has a vault full of memories to carry him into retirement - if he decides to ever really retire. via Waco Tribune-Herald

A Central Texas woman was flown by helicopter to a local hospital after her car was hit in a two-vehicle crash near Axtell Tuesday. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Rescue crews were working to extract the driver of a car that slammed into a truck, rolled through a ditch, into a fence and came to rest in a field along Highway 84 near Vicha Road shortly before 11 a.m. ... via KXXV-TV Waco

The expectation was that Mart would drop from the Class 2A ranks down to 1A and that did happen. via Waco Tribune-Herald

The Superintendent of Axtell Independent School District confirmed to News Channel 25 that 42 year-old Ronnie Lynn Hughes, who was indicted for his ex-wife's murder, is still working on campus. via KXXV-TV Waco

“I think it is a sad situation”

A 46-year-old Axtell school employee was indicted Wednesday in the January 2007 shooting death of his former wife. via Waco Tribune-Herald

“It's all about getting the job done.”

McLennan County commissioners Tuesday appointed a Bellmead police reserve officer as Precinct 2 constable. via Waco Tribune-Herald

“He knows the area, and he came highly recommended.”

McLennan County Constable Shawn Zweifel has resigned amid complaints he failed to serve civil court documents and notices to citizens in his precinct. via Waco Tribune-Herald

“But so did Lana. Lana loved her husband, and look what happened to her.”

A 45-year-old Axtell man charged with murder in his ex-wife's death was awarded custody of the couple's two daughters Wednesday. via Waco Tribune-Herald

New details emerge in the case of an alleged domestic murder. This information was revealed during a custody hearing over murder suspect, Ronnie Hughes' children. via KXXV-TV Waco

Judge Walter Smith ordered a new sentencing phase for convicted murderer Billie Wayne Coble. via KXXV-TV Waco

Updated: Oct 17, 2007 5:24pm A man sentenced to death 17 years ago will head back to the McLennan County Courthouse to learn if he will stay on death row. via KCEN

“Anytime a district can get that kind of money from the state is an opportunity to do something for your students”

Voters in the Bruceville-Eddy and Axtell school districts Saturday readily gave their permission to reset tax rates for school operations beyond the state-mandated limit, allowing them to bring in hundreds of ... via Waco Tribune-Herald