Latest In Mexico
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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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New Boonville Ballpark Brings Big-League Boost to Mid-Missouri
Mid-Missouri’s travel baseball and softball teams now have a home-field advantage a little closer to home. A new four-field complex called Ballparks Central just opened in Boonville, cutting down on long weekend drives for families. Operations Director Barrett White calls Boonville “a baseball town,” and locals agree many kids grow up playing from Little League…
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Columbia Man Convicted of Assault in Buffalo Wild Wings Shooting
A Boone County jury has found 38-year-old Alexis Gonzalez guilty of second-degree assault and armed criminal action for shooting a man at a Columbia Buffalo Wild Wings in 2024. He was found not guilty of unlawful use of a weapon in connection to the incident. Prosecutors say Gonzalez shot Gary Bitsicas in the face after…
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Boone County Teen Gets 15 Years for Columbia Shootings
A Boone County teenager will spend 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple gun crimes in Columbia. Seventeen-year-old Justin Lee Lumley admitted to second-degree assault, firing a gun, and damaging property in connection to two separate shootings in 2024 and 2025. Court records show Lumley shot two people in December 2024 and fired…
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South Callaway Schools Launch new Crisis Alert System
The South Callaway R-2 School District has launched a new crisis alert system aimed at improving school safety. The CENTEGIX CrisisAlert System equips every staff member with a wearable badge that can instantly notify responders in an emergency. Pressing the badge three times alerts administrators that help is needed, while eight quick presses signals a…
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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…
Local Sports
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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…
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Mizzou Wrestling finishes fourth at the Big 12 Championships
Mizzou Wrestling finishes fourth at the Big 12 Championships Here’s how Tiger wrestlers finished: 125 pounds: Mack Mauger: Went 3-2, took seventh. Lost to Oklahoma State’s Troy Spratley, the eventual Big 12 champ, in the quarterfinals. Lost again in the consolation round, but beat Air Force’s Tucker Owens twice, in round one and again for…