The Laura Miller George Help Center in Mexico distributes food twice a week on Wednesday and Friday.
Executive Director Phillip Iman joined AM 1340 and the Am I Awake Morning show today to talk about the increased need for food in the community since COVID-19 caused layoffs and job losses.
Mexico Public Safety reports the arrest of 57-year-old Jerry E. Smith for Third Degree Domestic Assault on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Mexico Public Safety responded to the following calls for service on Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Suspicious activity on Rock Springs Drive. Suspicious person at Falcon Drive. Suspicious vehicle on Northside Drive/Locust Street. Fraud at…
(Photo credits to Eric Mattson) In high school basketball on 2/24/2025, Mexico boys beat Fulton 66-38. The Mexico Lady Bulldogs defeated the Fulton Lady Hornets 52-39. In boys District Quarterfinals, in Class 1, District 9 it was Pilot Grove over Calvary Lutheran 59-47. Prairie Home defeated Tuscumbia 71-59. Jamestown beat Chamois 51-41. In Class 1,…
A Mexico man is facing several charges after an arrest on Saturday for a disturbance involving a gun. According to Mexico Public Safety it happened around 12:38 in the 800 block of East Holt Street. Police say 28 year old Montez L. Williams was arrested for Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Unlawful Possession of a…
The Missouri Department of Transportation has issued a travel advisory this evening. MoDot says crews will be out in most of Northeast Missouri to put down material where it is needed, and to monitor roads and bridges, but says black ice can be deceiving on pavement. Many area residents will be commuting home from work…
Fans of the Van-Far Indians have arrived at JQH Arena in Springfield.
The deaths of two inmates at the Moberly Area Correctional Center were caused by overdoses. Boone County Medical Examiner Carl Stacy says 50 year old Roland Tyler died from a fentanyl overdose, and 33 year old Clayton King died from an overdose of a combination of fentanyl and methamphetamine. Both men were found unresponsive in…
