BREAKING News
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Jeff City Man Who Ran Into Side of House in Columbia Gets DWI
The suspect who allegedly crashed into the side of a building while intoxicated early Thursday morning on W. Ash St. in Columbia has been named. 20-year-old Max Henry Hope of Jefferson City is being jailed without bond after he reportedly missed a garage at about 2 a.m. Thursday and damaged the building he was trying…
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Mexico Man Sentenced for Rape after Guilty Plea
A Mexico man was pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to multiple charges of rape from 2020. 20-year-old Demontrez Watson pleaded guilty at a pretrial conference to First Degree Rape, Second Degree Rape, and two counts of Second Degree Sodomy with two separate female victims. Watson reportedly raped the first victim in May 2020 and…
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Columbia Man Seriously Injured in Motorbike Crash
A Columbia man was seriously injured after a motorbike crash yesterday. Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash reports say that the crash happened around 2:50 p.m. when the 30-year-old rider of a Yamaha YZF-RI was riding southbound on Route M. He reportedly lost control of the vehicle at which point the bike overturned and ejected him.…
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UPDATED: Randolph County Deputies Involved in Friday Morning Shooting
The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office announced in a press release that an officer was involved in a shooting this morning near Huntsville. They said that any officers involved are safe and there is no ongoing threat to the community. This afternoon Missouri State Highway Patrol released that the shooting occurred at Tallman’s Trailer Court, where…
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Vacant Business Fire Under Investigation
A fire in a vacant business next to the Gerbes grocery store on West Truman Boulevard prompted a brief evacuation Thursday afternoon. The Jefferson City Fire Department says crews responded after a store employee reported smelling smoke. Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the vacant space, formerly occupied by Happy Garden, and had the fire…
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Cold Case Defendant Appears in Court
A man charged in a nearly 26-year-old Columbia cold case is expected in Boone County court at 1pm Today. Forty-five-year-old Sentrell Wilson faces a first-degree murder charge in the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was arrested in South Carolina in February and extradited to Missouri in April following a joint…
Audrain County News
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Mexico Man Sentenced for Rape after Guilty Plea
A Mexico man was pleaded guilty and was sentenced today to multiple charges of rape from 2020. 20-year-old Demontrez Watson pleaded guilty at a pretrial conference to First Degree Rape, Second Degree Rape, and two counts of Second Degree Sodomy with two separate female victims. Watson reportedly raped the first victim in May 2020 and…
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Presiding Commissioner Candidates for Mid-Missouri Counties
As the August 4 Primary Election arrives, be sure to tune in to KXEO and Country 96 to know all your local candidates before heading to the polls. AUDRAIN COUNTY Presiding Commissioner – Alan Winders (R) BOONE COUNTY Presiding Commissioner – Kip Kendrick (D) CALLAWAY COUNTY Presiding Commissioner – Larry Robinson (R) – Rob Barnes…
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Fire Destroys Rural Audrain County Building, No One Injured
Three fire departments responded to a barn fire in rural Audrain County yesterday afternoon. The fire happened in the 4900 block of Route Y near Clark shortly after 5 p.m. The building was reportedly home to a custom cabinet store. The structure was destroyed, but no one was hurt in the incident. Little Dixie Fire…
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Expired Tag Leads to Fugitive Arrest in Audrain County
An expired license plate tag led to the arrest of a wanted fugitive in Audrain County Wednesday morning. Sheriff’s deputies say they stopped a vehicle just after 9 a.m. and determined the driver, Jimmie Trower of Monroe City, was showing signs of impairment. Deputies also discovered Trower was wanted on three outstanding warrants from Marion…
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Audrain County Begins Effort to Manage Feral Cats
A new effort to manage Audrain County’s growing feral cat population is set to begin this fall. The Audrain Humane Society is launching a trap-neuter-release program in Mexico, with plans to expand countywide. The program will trap, spay or neuter, vaccinate, and return feral cats to their colonies to slow population growth. A community forum…
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Mexico Teen Safely Found and Returned Home After Search
15-year-old Destiney Kennemore of Mexico has been safely found and returned back to Audrain County after being reported missing on June 29th. Officers were able to locate her in Hollister Tuesday night, while one subject was arrested in the incident with charges pending. Hollister Police Department, the Audrain County Sheriffs Office, as well as the…
Latest Sports
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Mexico Scholar Bowl Set to Begin National Campaign
After their recent win the NCMC championship, the Mexico Scholar Bowl Team finished their final preparation for their National Tournament campaign. The Bulldog team qualified for the big dance back in January by finishing third in the tournament at State Fair Community College, and is one of 320 teams teams competing. Mexico may face familiar…
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Mexico claims District Baseball Title
The Mexico Bulldogs claimed their first District Championship in 12 years Wednesday when they beat Fulton 3-2. The Dawgs allowed a run in the top of the 7th to tie the score at 2-2, and then got a leadoff single from Gatlin Denham, and a one-out single against a drawn in infield from Colton Dickey…
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Morning Sports
In Highschool Baseball The Mexico Bulldogs battled through a wet and soggy Monday night in Mexico and came away with a 3-2 victory over the Winfield Warriors in the opening round of district baseball play. Mexico ace Brady Fox turned in a complete-game performance on the mound for the Bulldogs, recording all 21 outs while…
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Morning Sports
in College Softball Mizzou softball (20-18, 4-5 SEC) took home an 8-5 road victory over Missouri State (15-18, 4-8 CUSA) last night, in Springfield. Freshman Abby Carr threw 4.0 innings in a start, while going 3-4 from the plate with two RBIs. She was also named SEC freshman of the Week. Senior Courtney Donahue recorded…
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Morning Sports
IN THE NHL the St. Louis blues fell to the San Jose Sharks 5-4 Adam Gaudette scored the game-winning goal with just 21 seconds remaining in regulation to snap the Blues’ three-game winning streak. in MLB The Kansas City Royals defeated the Minnesota Twins 3–1 in their home opener Kyle Isbel (KC): Hit a two-run…
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Mexico and Moberly both pick up wins in baseball
IN HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Mexico picked up an 11-1 win over Eldon on Friday. Eldon scored first in the top of the first, but Mexico came back with 11 unaanswered runs. It started with a Kaden Benne walk to force in a run to tie the score after one. The Bulldogs took control in the…
