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Mexico Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Exploitation Crime
A Mexico, Missouri man has been sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for producing child pornography involving a 9-year-old girl. Forty-year-old Emrah Eymez (M-RAH EYE-MEZ) pleaded guilty to attempted production of child pornography. Prosecutors say he used a child under 12 to create explicit material between March and April of 2024. Investigators report the…
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Fugitive Arrest Leads to Major Drug Bust in Mexico
The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, with help from the East Central Drug Task Force, arrested a fugitive and made a drug bust Tuesday in Mexico. The two cases were connected as authorities were actively searching for Kenadi Lovelace, a fugitive wanted on three (3) felony Audrain County arrest warrants. During their investigation, the found that…
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Mexico Man Faces Multiple Charges in Combined Court Hearing Today
A combined hearing scheduled for 1:00pm Today in Audrain County Court, for a 46-year-old Mexico man currently being held without bond in Boone County. Jeremy Ryan Behlmann was arrested by Columbia authorities on a series of failure to appear warrants tied to four separate cases. Jail records show that Behlmann was booked this week on…
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City Council temporarily votes down payment for design/build on new City Hall
About 50 people packed the Mexico City Council chambers tonight. The hot-button topic was the possibility of turning the old Audrain County Hospital cancer center into a suitable location for a Mexico City Hall. The council discussed and then voted down paying for a preliminary build/design work concept known as Bill No. 2026 – 09.…
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Dahl to face more sentencing
A Sentencing Hearing scheduled for this afternoon at 1:00 PM in Audrain County Circuit Court for William Dahl. He’s the Rush Hill man who placed on Alford Plea in the case of of 1st Degree Promotion of Child Pornography. He will be sentenced today. Dahl is already incarcerated on numerous other charges related to pornography.…
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New City Hall discussion expected at tonight’s Mexico City Council Meeting
The Mexico City Council set to meet in regular session on tonight. A group of Mexico residents expected at tonight’s meeting to ask the city to postpone converting the former Audrain County Hospital Cancer Center into a new City Hall. On the agenda, is a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with…
Mid-Missouri
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Stephens College is set to inaugurate its 25th president this weekend.
Stephens College is set to inaugurate its 25th president this weekend. The ceremony for Dr. Shannon B. Lundeen will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday inside the Stephens College Equestrian Center’s indoor arena. The event marks a major milestone for the nearly 200-year-old Columbia institution. Mary Dana Hinton, president of Hollins University in Virginia, will…
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Holts Summit names new City Administrator
Former Audrain County Director of Emergency management Nicholas Tietsort is about to embark on a new role. Tietsort has been a announced as the new City Administrator for the City of Holts Summit. Current city administrator Brandon Ruediger is retiring, effective Sunday, March 15. Of late, Tietsort had been the Deputy Spokesperson for Public Safety…
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Conley Road Intersection to Close March 23 for Roundabout Construction
The continuing construction around the I-70 interchange will soon close the intersection of Conley Road and Business Loop 70 in Columbia. The area will be closed off beginning March 23rd for the construction of a roundabout. The construction will last approximately 60 days, according to a Missouri Department of Transportation news release. The roundabout is…
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Columbia Man Arrested After 70+ MPH Police Chase and Crash
A Columbia man is behind bars after leading deputies on a high-speed chase across the city Wednesday. Court documents say 29-year-old Dejon Woltkamp-Linzie took off when a Boone County deputy tried to make a traffic stop near Lasalle Place and West Worley Street. Deputies say the chase reached speeds over 70 miles an hour through…
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Columbia Man Faces Prison After Buffalo Wild Wings Shooting
A Boone County jury has recommended prison time for a man convicted in a 2024 shooting at Buffalo Wild Wings in Columbia. Thirty-eight-year-old Alexis Gonzalez was found guilty Wednesday of second-degree assault and armed criminal action after shooting Gary Bitsicas in the face. On Thursday, jurors recommended Gonzalez serve seven years for assault and eight…
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Inmate Found Dead at Fulton Prison Thursday Morning
A 36-year old inmate at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center was pronounced dead early this (Thursday) morning. The Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) reported that Dylan Tomlin, died at 7:37 a.m. Tomlin, was first admitted to the prison on December, 31, 2025., and was serving a 120-day sentence at the Callaway County prison for…
Local Sports
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Morning Sports
IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS STATE PLAYOFFS In Class 1 Girls action, St. Elizabeth won a state title with a 68-64 win over Delta and Cairo finished fourth after 51-38 loss to Rock Port. In Class 2, Tipton claimed the crown with a 30-point win over Portageville, 78-48. in College Basketball The Missouri Tigers fell to…
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Morning Sports
IN HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS STATE PLAYOFFS CLASS 4 – SEMIFINAL ACTION TONIGHT: Cairo’s state playoff run came to and end as they fell to St. Elizabeth 59-20 CLASS 2 Tipton beat out Marionville 63-32 thus Tipton goes head to head against Portageville, in the CLASS 2 – STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TONIGHT AT 8PM In…
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Morning Sports
IN HIGH SCHOOL BOYS STATE PLAYOFFS CLASS 4 – SECTIONAL ACTION: Orchard Farm paced Hallsville, 69-48 and Logan-Rogersville scorched Southern Boone, 72-39 IN COLLEGE BASEBALL Mizzou ran their win streak to 13 games with a 14-6 win over Southern Indiana yesterday. IN MLB The St. Louis Cardinals lost to the Mets 6-1 yesterday. Jarod Shuster…
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Morning Sports
in Girls Basketball State Tournament sectionals in Class 4 Boonville fell to Strafford 71-60 in College Football Missouri has secured the commitment of 3-star Winton Woods (Oh.) offensive lineman Lual Aleu. It’s the third such commitment for the Tigers Class of 2027 recruiting class. The 6’5″ 300-pounder had visited Missouri this past weekend. In College…
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Mizzou basketball set to play Thursday in SEC Tourney
Missouri men’s basketball lost to Arkansas on Saturday 88-84 in overtime, despite a career high 32 points from forward Mark Mitchell. With the loss, the Tigers are now the eighth seed in the SEC conference tournament, which begins Wednesday at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Missouri will face the winner of Kentucky and LSU game at…
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Cardinal tie Marlins, option six players
In Florida, the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins played to a two all tie. Catcher Pedro Pages had an RBI double for the Redbirds. Meanwhile the Cardinals reduced its Spring Training roster to 51 players over the weekend, by moving players to their minor league camp. The team optioned pitcher Tink Hence, infielder César…