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Two cover fires keep MPSD busy over weekend
Mexico Public Safety was busy over the weekend with two fire calls. MPSD responded to assist on medical call with the Audrain Ambulance District on Saturday. At approximately 12:43pm, a call came in for the 3900 block of East Liberty Street. On the way to the scene, a natural cover fire was reported as sprea…
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Accident in Audrain County leaves one dead, two with serious Injuries
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says one person was killed and two others were seriously hurt in a crash Wednesday evening in Audrain County. Troopers report a 16-year-old boy from Mexico was driving a 1998 Chevrolet 1500 east on Highway 22 near Audrain Road 215 around 6:10 p.m. when his pickup ran off the road.…
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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.…
Mid-Missouri
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MODOT Announces bridge closure in Jefferson City
The Missouri Department of Transportation says drivers in Jefferson City should plan for a long-term bridge closure. Starting April 6, MoDOT will shut down the Bolivar Street bridge over Highway 50 for about four months. Crews will repair the bridge deck, add a new surface overlay, and apply protective coatings underneath. The north sidewalk will…
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Man Charged After Break-In at Mizzou Fraternity
A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after police say he broke into a University of Missouri fraternity house. 31-year-old Willem Campbell was arrested Friday after officers found him pacing on the roof of a Hertz car rental on Range Line Street. Investigators say Campbell admitted he’d been sleeping there. Police recovered stolen credit and…
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Blue Springs Man Charged with Nine Child Sex Crimes in Pettis County
A Blue Springs man faces nine child sex crime charges in Pettis County. 34-year-old Brice Story is accused of sexually assaulting the same victim multiple times between August 2024 and June 2025. Court records show Story is charged with three counts each of second-degree statutory rape, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and incest.…
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Road rage incident in North Jefferson City
A Jefferson City woman got mouthy after a road rage incident early Sunday afternoon. Bridget M. Tallent has been accused of trying to run a tow truck off the road and then biting two police officers. Prosecutors charged the 36-year old woman with felony counts of Second Degree Assault and Resisting with Arrest for a…
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79-year-old Inmate dies in Jefferson City
An autopsy will be performed for a 79-year-old inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. The Missouri Department of Corrections announced that John Brown was pronounced dead at 1:13 am on Sunday, March 22nd. Brown had been serving a life sentence without parole from Cape Girardeau County for capital murder. He had been incarcerated since…
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Buggy – Car accident is Fatal in Randolph County
A 26-year-old Madison man was killed and two women were hurt after a two vehicle crash involving a horse-drawn buggy in Randolph County Sunday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, just before 4:30 p.m., a 75-year-old Moberly woman was westbound in a Ford Escape on Route M about three miles…
Local Sports
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Morning Sports
in College Basketball Mizzou women’s basketball fell to BYU 93-75 in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament. BYU’s early offensive explosion led to a massive 21-point lead by the end of the first quarter and led by as many as 31 points late in the third, securing their first-ever program win over Missouri and ended the…
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Morning Sports
Last night IN MLB The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Mets 4-3 Cardinals pitcher Matthew Liberatore led the way with five strikeouts over five shutout innings. The Kansas City Royals fell to the San Francisco Giants 5-2 The Royals jumped ahead 2–0 in the first inning on a two-run home run by Salvador…
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in College Baseball The Missouri Tigers fell to the Kansas Jayhawks 10-0 Missouri’s freshman Luke Sullivan struggled early, allowing eight runs in three innings. This matchup was the fifth annual Buck O’Neil Classic, which Kansas has now won five consecutive times. Dariel Osoria and Max Soliz Jr. both hit three-run home runs for the Jayhawks.…
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Paddlefish season underway
Missouri’s official state aquatic animal is a giant, prehistoric fish whose ancestors swam during the time of dinosaurs. Snaggers across the state were excited yesterday as Missouri’s annual spring paddlefish season got strated. Major paddlefish waters include – Lake of the Ozarks, Harry S. Truman Reservoir, and Table Rock Lake – along with most other…
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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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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…