Latest In Mexico
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Jefferson City Police investigating Officer involved shooting
Jefferson City police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that happened around 4:18 Thursday afternoon in the 800 block of Broadway Street. Police say they were patrolling the area when a man fled from officers. Moments later, a 40-year-old man was shot. Officers gave medical aid on scene before he was taken for treatment. No officers…
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New Bloomfield City Clerk Resigns; Interim Appointed
The City of New Bloomfield is seeking a new city clerk. New Bloomfield Mayor Gary Hoelscher announced at Monday nights meeting that John Joyce, had resigned from the clerk’s position and worked his final day for the city last Friday. Joyce had served as city clerk since 2021, and cited repeated statements questioning his performance…
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Mexico Chamber presents annual awards for 2025
The annual Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Awards Dinner was held last night at the Audrain County 4-H Center in Mexico. The night centered around honoring the COL C.R. Stribling Community Service Award Winner, Alice Leonatti. Leonatti’s service record is both extensive and deeply rooted. A devoted member of St. Brendan Catholic Church, she has…
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Howell hired as new MELC Assistant Principal
Seventeen-year teaching veteran Rachel Howell has been named the new assistant principal at McMillan Early Learning Center (MELC) in Mexico. Howell has 13 years experience in teaching kindergarten, completing six at McMillan and seven at Eugene Field. Prior to joining Mexico Public Schools, Howell taught first and second grade at Van-Far. Howell said she is…
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Laddonia Boil Order
The City of Laddonia under a Boil Advisory until Saturday 2/21 at 3:15pm.
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Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce Hosting Annual Awards Banquet
The Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce, annual dinner and Awards Banquet will be held this Friday night in Mexico. Among the list of attendees expected will be Nashville’s Country Music success, Jake Clayton. He says he’s excited about the honor: This is the Chamber’s biggest night of the year, bringing together local business leaders, community…
Mid-Missouri
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Clarksburg raid nets two drug arrests
The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office has announced two arrests after two drug-related searches at separate residences in Clarksburg on Friday morning. Hoyt A. Marcott, of Clarksburg, was charged with delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. William L. Belt, of Clarksburg, was charged with unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, first-degree trafficking…
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Two people serious in accident south of Paris
Two people were seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident Saturday evening in Monroe County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) said the crash occurred at 5:45 p.m. on MO 154, two miles south of Paris. A 53 year-old Moberly woman, driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound, pulled into the path of a 44 year-old…
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Kingdom City bridge move to begin
A traffic shift scheduled for today for drivers in Kingdom City. MoDot Crews expected to begin moving westbound traffic on U.S. Route 54 onto the brand-new bridge west of the current one. Eastbound drivers will shift onto the old westbound lanes. All ramps will stay open. These changes are expected to last about a month.
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Sunday night accident closes I-70
Interstate 70 eastbound between Rangeline Street and the Highway 63 connector were closed Sunday night due to a multiple vehicle crash, according to the Columbia Police Department. The accident happened near mile marker 127 around 9:22 p.m. Columbia Police posted two hours later on X that the lanes had been reopened. More details as they…
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Saturday afternoon fire in Columbia
Columbia Fire crews were dispatched to a residential structure fire Saturday afternoon in the 700 block of Cook Ave. According to a news release from the department, firefighters were called at 2:57 p.m. and were on the scene within five minutes to a shed and single-story home. Both were engulfed in heavy smoke and flames.…
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Paramount Poised to Acquire Warner as Netflix Bows Out
Netflix has walked away from its bid to buy Warner Bros. studio and streaming arm, clearing the path for Paramount to pursue a full takeover. Warner’s board had signaled a superior offer from Paramount, at about $111 billion including debt, and gave Netflix four days to respond. Netflix declined to raise its bid, calling the…
Local Sports
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Morning Sports
in High School BOYS basketball District semifinals Class 1 District 9 #2 Pilot Grove fell to #3 Jamestown 59-56 Class 1 District 10 #1 Christian Fellowship Sr. beat out #4 Columbia Independent 67-64 #2 seed Higbee fell to #3 seed Cairo 54-45 Class 2 District 5 #1 seed Van-Far fell to #4 Clopton 47-37 #2…
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Mexico has two wrestlers going for a State Championship tonight
Day Two of the Missouri State High School Wrestling Championships is coming to a head. Mexico continues to do well in Class 2. In the 106 pound weight class – Trevor Cole will wrestle for a State Championship tonight. against Kyle Martin of Oak Grove. In the 113 pound weight class – Carlos Juarez-Ramirez will…
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Mexico off to strong start at State Wrestling
The Mexico boys Wrestling team is off to very strong start at the 2026 Class 2 State Wrestling Championships in Columbia. The Bulldogs moved seven of the 10 wrestlers that qualified into Day 2 of the event. Six of the seven moved into the Final Day without a loss. Below are some of the results.…
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Morning Sports
in High School basketball District play last night Class 1 District 9 #2 New Franklin bet out #3 Prarie Home 60-31 Class 1 District 10 #1 Cairo beat out #4 Bucklin with Macon County 58-20 #2 seed (19-8) Higbee fell to #3 seed (14-12) Community R6 58-51 Class 2 District 5 #1 seed (25-1) Clopton…
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State Highschool Wrestling
State high school wrestling takes center stage in Columbia this week. The Class 1, Class 2, and Girls State Wrestling Championships get underway Today and continue Thursday at the Mizzou Arena in Columbia, hosted by the Missouri State High School Activities Association. Hundreds of student-athletes from across Missouri have battled through district and sectional competition…
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Morning Sports
In Highschool Basketball, The Mexico boys basketball team claimed the final championship of the North Central Missouri Conference with a 67-57 win over Hannibal last night. The Bulldogs jumped to a 17-8 first quarter lead and never looked back. Charlie Fisher led the Dawgs with 23 points while running mate Kaden Benne scored 21 to…