Mexico Missouri Resident Has Ties To This Years World Series

A Mexico, MO resident has ties to this year’s World Series.
Kirk Ekern is the uncle of Tampa Bay Rays closer Peter Fairbanks.

A Mexico, MO resident has ties to this year’s World Series.
Kirk Ekern is the uncle of Tampa Bay Rays closer Peter Fairbanks.
On the heels of the announcement that Brookstone has declared chapter 11 bankruptcy today [Thursday] and will be closing all stores located in malls nationwide, the company says the move will not effect their distribution location right now. KXEO contacted Brookstone to find out how the call center and distribution center in Mexico would be…
MU Athletics announced Wednesday, that it has sold out of reserved season tickets for the upcoming season. At the end of the 2023 football season, Mizzou fans sold out Faurot five-straight times, a feat which had not not been accomplished since 1980. The No. 11 Tigers are coming off the best season the program has…
Missouri will be fully reopening on June 16. Governor Mike Parson announced yesterday (Thursday) that the state will enter Phase 2 of its “Show Me Strong Recovery Plan. During Phase 2, there will be no statewide health order. All statewide restrictions will be lifted, though local officials will still have the authority to put further…
A case status hearing scheduled for 1:30pm today in Randolph County Court for 19-year-old Kyle Tuggle, the Moberly teen, charged with two counts of second degree child molestation with a child under 12-years old. A probable cause statement written by a Randolph County sheriff’s detective alleges Tuggle inappropriately touched a child while they were alone…
Tune in this (Tuesday) morning at 10 for a complete and total report of the Mexico School Board of Education Special Session last (Monday) night. Discussion on the grade centers and school safety will take place with Mexico Public School Information Director Marci Minor in the KXEO Studios. Also can be seen on Facebook Live….
A California, Missouri man accused of multiple serious crimes is set to appear in court today. Court records show that 21-year-old Ernest Blair Jr. faces 29 counts of child pornography, statutory rape, and making terroristic threats. Authorities say one of the charges stems from a 2023 incident involving a gun threat directed at Eldon High…