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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.…
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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.…
Mid-Missouri
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Columbia Man Charged After Chair and Knife Attack
A Columbia man is facing charges after police say he attacked someone with a chair and chased him with a knife. Officers say 58-year-old Derrick Murphy was arrested Thursday following a violent confrontation at his home on March 19. Court documents show the victim went to Murphy’s house to ask about $50 missing from his…
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One woman is in custody after a duplex fire in Columbia Friday morning.
One woman is in custody after a duplex fire in Columbia Friday morning. Police say 31-year-old Anjaleque Bragg was arrested on charges of first-degree arson and first-degree assault. Fire crews were called to the 1900 block of Newton Drive around 10 a.m. Flames were coming from the two-story home when they arrived. Everyone inside had…
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Blaze Levels Three Lake of the Ozarks Homes, Cause Under Investigation
Damage is estimated at more than a million dollars after three lakeside homes went up in flames Friday afternoon near Eldon at the Lake of the Ozarks. Fire crews were called to Scenic Drive around 12:45 p.m., finding three houses and a small outbuilding fully engulfed. A nearby brush fire also started from the heat.…
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Cole County Fire Protection District battles Natural Cover Fires
Multiple fire departments battled two natural cover fires Thursday afternoon in Cole County. The Cole County Fire Protection District was called around 3 p.m. to a wooded area off Route E, where the Osage Fire District sent help with brush trucks and personnel. About an hour later, another fire broke out near Penny Hollow Road. Crews…
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massive fire at David’s Recycling in Fulton
No one was seriously hurt after a massive fire broke out Friday morning at David’s Recycling in Fulton. It happened around 10:50 a.m. on West 7th Street near U.S. 54. Owner Blake David says the blaze started while he was crushing a hybrid car gasoline mixed with a lithium battery and exploded. Up to 15…
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Moberly High Unveils New 20,000-Square-Foot Spartan Fieldhouse
Moberly High School is showing off its brand-new Spartan Fieldhouse a 20,000-square-foot athletic facility aimed at boosting student athletics and community involvement. Construction started about a year and a half ago, and the Fieldhouse officially opened February 17. The space can hold up to 1,600 people twice as many as the old gym and features…
Local Sports
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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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Morning Sports
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…
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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…