BREAKING News
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Carleton Gets Probation for Assault
A Columbia woman has been sentenced to five years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to second-degree assault in Boone County. Twenty-year-old Trinity Carleton was charged following a March 27 attack in which prosecutors say she helped another woman assault a victim at a mobile home park on Clark Lane. Court documents allege Carleton held…
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Blackburn Named West Boulevard Principal
Columbia Public Schools has named a new principal for West Boulevard Elementary School beginning with the 2026-27 school year. Dr. M. Fernanda Blackburn, currently the assistant principal at Shepard Boulevard Elementary School, will take over the role as Morgan Neale transitions to Rock Bridge Elementary as assistant principal. According to the district, Blackburn brings 26…
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Columbia Woman Pleads Guilty in PPP Fraud Case
A Columbia woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program loan scheme. Forty-five-year-old Lakeysha Day admitted to wire fraud after prosecutors said she falsely claimed to operate a business with an average monthly payroll of $8,000 in order to obtain a PPP loan. According to court documents,…
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Adams Recommitted to Mental Health Department
A Columbia woman accused of killing a University of Missouri student in 2023 has been recommitted to the Missouri Department of Mental Health after a judge ruled she remains mentally unfit to stand trial. Twenty-four-year-old Emma Adams is charged with second-degree murder and other offenses in the death of 21-year-old Samuel Clemons. Investigators say Clemons…
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Columbia Man Receives 20 Years After Pleading Guilty to Manslaughter
A Columbia man pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge yesterday which landed him 20 years in prison. 20-year-old Terell Fields was sentenced in connection to the shooting death of 18-year-old Kaidynce Payne in February of 2025. Fields pleaded guilty to first degree manslaughter, unlawful use of a weapon, tampering with evidence, and stealing a firearm.…
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Fulton Man Arrested After Three-Year-Old Shoots Gun
A Fulton man was arrested over the weekend after his three year-old child fired a gun in his home. Police received at report from a children’s division and arrested Nathan Crider. There was a bullet in a doorway inside the home, but Crider said that he wasn’t home when the shot was fired. Crider said…
Audrain County News
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Work to Take Place in Teal Lake Intersection in Mexico
The Intersection of Teal Lake Road and Huntingfield Drive will be closed today so that the road can be widened. Both roads will remain open for driving, but the intersection access connecting them will be closed. The work could take up to four weeks.
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Country 96 wins MBA Award
Country 96 attended the Missouri Broadcasters Association convention this past weekend and Saturday night KWWR was recognized as Best in the State in the Single Subject News Program. The MBA recognized the Saturday morning Show-Me Outdoors Show, hosted by Kellie Smothers, with a first place award.
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Mexico Couple Charged for Giving Marijuana to Children
Warrants have been issued for a Mexico couple accused of giving marijuana to their young children. Joseph Croghan and Makayla Croghan have both been charged with Delivery of Marijuana to a Child and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Mexico Public Safety reportedly started their investigation on May 16th after someone showed a video to…
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Former Mexico Athletic Director Receives State Award
Former Mexico Activities Director Jeff Anderson has been named Missouri’s Girls Track Official of the Year by the National Federation of State High School Associations and MSHSAA. Anderson received the honor during the state track and field championships in Jefferson City after seven years as a track official and more than four decades in the…
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Missouri School Bus Reports Released for 2026
Both Jefferson City and Columbia excelled in their regular school bus inspections. Jefferson City Schools had a 97.2% approval rating, with the other 2.8% being classified as “out of service”. Columbia Public Schools has a 96.8% approval rating, with the other 3.2 % being called “defective”. This year, 287 totals school districts received the Highway…
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Mexico Man Arrested for Drug Trafficking
A Mexico man is in jail on multiple charges relating to a drug arrest on Tuesday. Police reportedly responded to an automatic crash alert from a cell phone to find 39-year-old Roman C. Morrow. Court documents say that Morrow ran away when he saw police and tried to hide a backpack in between a home…
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…
