The Missouri State Highway Patrol has seized nearly 50 pounds of marijuana during three separate traffic stops in Cooper County.
Troop F reports the stops have taken place over the last four days along Interstate 70.
In addition to the marijuana, troopers also found 550 imitation opioid and benzodiazepine pills and a handgun.
Mexico High will celebrate graduation on Friday, May 16th. At Mexico, some 200 kids are expected to walk across the stage this evening at Hawthorne Heights. MHS High School principal Brad Ellebracht says the school is ready. Commencement gets underway at 7:30pm.
MoDOT is giving an update on the current road conditions after a winter storm went through the area over the past couple of days. According to Brian Untiedt, area engineer with Modot the major routes remain snow covered, and there are still a lot of slick spots this (Friday) morning. In Audrain, Randolph, and Monroe…
A malfunctioning heating unit in an airplane hangar at Omar Bradley Airport in Moberly at around 11:30 yesterday morning [Tuesday] is the cause of 4 people being exposed to carbon monoxide. Moberly Police report they responded to a privately owned hangar and found 2 men unresponsive, and one became unresponsive after the arrival of emergency…
A former Columbia man who fled the country and faked his death to avoid federal charges for child pornography was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday, Apr. 9, 2025. Diego Antonio Rafael Camargo-Wasserman was 18 when he was indicted in 2010 on federal charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. Three years later,…
Audrain County leaders and healthcare professionals met virtually this (Wednesday) afternoon for their weekly collaborative meeting. According to Audrain County Health Department Administrator Dr. Sandra Hewlett, Audrain County is averaging 2.6 new cases of COVID-19 daily. In other news from the meeting, Missouri Military Academy announced they will be livestreaming their athletics this season and…
Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls over the weekend starting on Friday, December 14th: A stealing or theft at 1221 South Western. A report of shots fired at 2717 South Clark. Shop lifting at 540 West Jackson. Public safety responded to the following calls Saturday, December 15th: Shop lifting at the West Plaza…
