CALLS FOR SERVICE:
Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service yesterday (Thursday).
Driving without a valid license or no license plates on West Robinson.
A natural gas odor at Perry Street.
Shoplifting at the West Plaza Shopping Center.
A Fulton man is facing several charges after a reported burglary last night in the 200 block of South Ravine. According to Fulton Police 35 year old Ryon L. Dickens fled the before officers arrived. Dickens was found near the house and was arrested burglary charges, property damage and assault.
A deadline to file a bill to approve the sale of SSM hospitals in Jefferson City and Mexico to MU Health Care this year has expired. Under Missouri House and Senate rules, lawmakers had until Friday last week to file bills. In an email statement provided to the Columbia Daily Tribune, MU Health Care spokeswoman…
A Jefferson City man is now sentenced to life in prison in connection to a 2017 Montgomery County murder of Benjamin Renick. According to online court records an Audrain County judge gave the maximum sentence for second degree murder to Michael Humphrey on Monday. Humphrey was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed criminal action….
One new active case of COVID-19 being reported in Audrain County today (Friday). According to the Audrain County Health Department as of 10 this morning there are now 16 active cases. Of the 138 confirmed positive cases, 121 cases have recovered with one death.
The Missouri Department of Transportation is reporting cell phone related car accidents are up by 35 percent in Missouri since 2014. Missouri currently ranks near the bottom of the last for states with the most distracting driving, and is only one of three states that does not have a complete ban on texting while driving….
