Mexico Public Safety responds to a fire call early this (Sunday) morning.
It happened in the 500 block of South Olive just after 4:00.
No word on injuries and more details will be coming from the department later.
Two teens are dead and four other people have injuries from an early morning shooting yesterday (Sunday) in Boone County. Deputies from the Boone County Sheriff’s office were called to the 2600 block of Oakbrook Drive and found there was a party held at a vacant house that dozens of people attended. According to the…
No new cases of COVID-19 reported in Audrain County as of 10 yesterday (Sunday) morning. According to the Audrain County Health Department 94 individuals have been tested for COVID-19. There has been 1 positive confirmed case, 93 negative cases, and no test results are pending.
Summer may be here but for many kids, that means Summer School. Columbia Public Schools welcomed more than 9,800 students back yesterday for summer school. That number represents a little more than half of the district’s regular school year enrollment that is back for summer programming and courses. Mexico was expecting nearly 1,000 students for…
Numerous schools went back to the classroom yesterday. Columbia Public Schools saw a total first day enrollment for the school district of 18,720 students. This represents a slight increase, 74 students, over the 2024-25 school year enrollment. Those numbers are unofficial as the official enrollment number is computed on the last Wednesday of September as…
A Mexico man suffers injuries after running from police while in handcuffs. According to the Mexico Public Safety Department it happened just before 11 on Friday when 23 year old Sebastian D. Miller was arrested for an outstanding Boone County Warrant. Police say Miller ran through several yards and was eventually found hiding in a…
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will both be in Missouri this week to stump for candidates on the November ballot. Democratic Congressional candidate Cort VanOstran announced yesterday (Sunday) Former Vice President Joe Biden will be in Bridgeton, on Wednesday for a rally in support of him and Senator Claire McCaskill. The…
