Mexico Public Safety Department is seeking tips regarding a stolen truck that was set on fire on Saturday. Authorities were called at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday when someone in the 1400 block of Paris Road reported their 2007 Chevy Silverado stolen, and they said that the culprit stole items out of their other vehicle as…

The Mexico Activity and Nutrition Center is hosting a Mother’s Day celebration and military appreciation event Today. The Mother’s Day event will feature a meal from 11am to 1pm, which Emily Lane says: the event will also feature live music from Stanley Freeman and his band, door prizes, and a special tribute to both mothers…

In celebration of national Teacher Appreciation Week, five outstanding educators in the Mexico School District received surprise classroom visits to learn they are this year’s recipients of the Laurann Webber Excellence in Teaching Award. Now in its seventh year, the award honors the legacy of the late Laurann Webber and celebrates the lasting impact of…

An Audrain County man is facing charges tied to a sexual assault reported years after it happened. Investigators say 28-year-old Caleb Claggett of Mexico is accused of assaulting a child under the age of 12 multiple times in 2019. The case came to light in February after Claggett reportedly disclosed the incident to a case…

Mexico is marking the 26th annual Missouri Exercise Tiger ceremony today at the Audrain County Courthouse. The event honors the soldiers, sailors and airmen who died in the World War Two Exercise Tiger training disaster, along with other military members remembered at the national wreath-laying tribute. Organizers say the ceremony is part of a long-running…

Mexico Public Safety rescued a 29-year-old man from an apartment fire Sunday evening. Crews responded around 6 p.m. to the 1200 block of West Breckenridge Drive, where flames were coming from a second-story bedroom. Firefighters located the resident, who has impaired vision, in a bedroom across the hall and removed him using a ladder. The…