CALLS FOR SERVICE:
Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls yesterday (Wednesday):
Drug activity in progress at North Wade.
A stealing or theft at West Jackson and at 4820 South Clark.
A fraud at West Liberty
Leaving without paying for gas at West Monroe.
The Mexico Bulldogs and Mexico Lady Bulldogs basketball teams celebrated Senior Night at the Mexico High School with games against the Hannibal Pirates on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The Mexico boys defeated Hannibal 65-33 and finished with a perfect 10-0 record in the North Central Missouri Conference for a second consecutive season. Mexico boys also…
Columbia Police confirmed investigators were following up on leads in Cooper County in relation to missing Columbia woman, Mengqi Ji Elledge, yesterday. [Wednesday] Authorities would not confirm the exact location of their activity. Mengqi Ji was reported missing on October 10, and her husband, Joseph Elledge, is the prime suspect in what police believe is…
Mexico Public Safety calls & incidents for 3/11: Just before 5:00 yesterday evening, MPSD officers on patrol in the 1200 block of North Washington saw 26-year old Di’Jon Jennings who was known to have outstanding warrants. After a short foot pursuit, Jennings was arrested on 5 outstanding Audrain County warrants and resisting arrest. At 3:15…
The company behind several canceled Fourth of July fireworks shows in mid-Missouri says a November accident at its Buffalo facility led to manufacturing delays that ultimately prevented it from fulfilling some holiday contracts. AM Pyrotechnics, now operating under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, caused the canceled or postponed shows in Mexico, Osage Beach and Camdenton. In…
Join your local talk show Public Perspectives this Saturday morning, October 27th for an interview with the Pastor of the Friendship Christian Church in Centralia Jed Angell. Pastor Jed talks about rebuilding his church after a fire completely destroyed the building in March and the outpouring of support from Centralia and the surrounding communities. Jed…
The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the new MU Urgent Care Clinic in Mexico will be tomorrow morning at 9:30am. The clinic is in the South Clark Medical Building at 3626 South Clark Street and will be open 7 days a week, from 8am util 6pm to serve patients on a walk in basis….
