These clouds were rolling through Mexico around noon Monday, but this is just a preview of the expected storms for tonight.

National Weather Service officials are expecting more severe weather to roll through central Missouri late Monday afternoon and into the early evening hours.

Forecaster Julie Phillipson in the St. Louis office says our severe weather risk is “slight,” but that still means we could see hail, high winds, and possibly a tornado.

If the weather does turn severe, be sure to keep it tuned to Country 96/KXEO for the latest updates.

Mexico Public Safety officials say local residents helped them catch an alleged robber this weekend.

Officers arrested 39-year-old Andre Logan of Columbia in the area of South Clark and South Street around 1:20 a.m. Saturday after speaking with citizens who lived in the area. Logan is accused of stealing cash out of the register of  the Express Mart on East Liberty around 6:00 p.m. Friday.

He was taken to the Audrain County Jail for second degree robbery charges.

Mexico School officials have decided to move the High School graduation ceremony inside.

Superintendent Kevin Freeman says severe storms expected for this afternoon have pushed the ceremony from Hawthorne Heights to the sports complex. He says each senior has been given tickets for up to 11 guests to attend.

The ceremony begins at 8:00 p.m. Monday. Seniors must be in the Gooch Gym with their caps and gowns by 7:30 p.m.

It will also be streamed online.

Click here to watch.

Balloons and a gift cup await members at a reception Saturday afternoon.

Dustin Pascoe, right, greets members and potential new members outside the new gymnasium Saturday.

Y Board President watches as a member demonstrates some of the new equipment in one of the Y’s new workout rooms Saturday.

The Mexico Area YMCA, or Y for short, welcomed members Saturday afternoon to come tour the new $4,000,000 addition. The new addition features a new gymnasium that houses two full basketball courts, four youth league courts, a community multi-purpose room, numerous classrooms and workout rooms. Director Sherry Medley says they had a good turnout for the reception.

Mid-Missouri will be under the gun weather-wise early this next week as a strong upper level storm system moves across the area. National Weather Service Meteorologist Doug Tilly in St. Louis says the Mid-Missouri region could be hit three different times in the next few days. He says three rounds of possible severe weather are expected Sunday night, Monday afternoon into the evening and Tuesday morning. Tilly says all facets of severe weather will be possible across the Mid-Missouri area. Those include the threat of tornadoes, high winds and large hail. He urges Mid-Missourians to stay tuned to their local media outlets in preparation of this system as it moves in.

A Mexico convenience store is the victim of a robbery Friday evening. Mexico Public Safety officials say the robbery happened at the Express Mart on east Liberty Street at about 5:50 Friday evening. Store employees we talked to after the robbery say a man walked in the store, leaned over the counter and took a handful of money from the cash register drawer. He then took off running down Promenade. Store clerks chased the man over to Jackson Street before losing him in between houses on the street. Employees say the man threatened he had a knife but he never showed it to them. No description is available on the man at this time. Police say if you saw anything, contact them or Audrain County Crimestoppers.

The Mexico-Audrain County Library is set to move to its summer hours starting on Monday. Library officials say the new hours will be Monday through Friday 9:00 in the morning to 5:30 in the evening, except Wednesday, when they will stay open until 8:00 in the evening. Saturdays, they will be open from 9:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon and they will be closed on Sundays. The summer hours for the Laddonia branch will be Monday through Friday 1:00 in the afternoon to 5:00 in the evening and Saturdays, 9:00 in the morning until noon.

Friday morning marked another milestone in the lives of Mexico High School seniors as the school held its annual Awards Assembly. In all, seniors were awarded over $653,000. Seniors will graduate on Monday evening, weather permitting, at Hawthorne Heights at 7:00. To learn what happens if inclement weather sets in and the graduation has to be moved inside, listen Saturday morning to Public Perspective at 8:00. Our guest will be Dr. Zach Templeton, who will explain the procedure if weather does force the ceremony inside.