COLUMBI, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who allegedly skipped out on his rape trial in Georgia was arrested Monday, authorities in a Georgia County say. Mark J. Switzer was arrested in Mexico on a failure to appear warrant out of Walton County, Georgia, located east of Atlanta. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office wrote in
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico man gave away more than 170 bikes on Saturday to kids in the community with the hope of spreading holiday cheer. “I wanted to give 20 bikes away for Christmas, and it just blew up,” said Richard Mahoney. “I’m at 175 right now.” Over just six weeks Richard Mahoney collected
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is slowly being restored around Mid-Missouri after strong winds knocked down trees and power lines earlier today, according to officials. Ameren continues to report outages in Cooper and Camden counties. Earlier, Mexico, Missouri, officials said multiple power lines on the south side of town were affected by the storms. One power line
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Central Bank of Boone County, Central Bank of Audrain County and Central Bank of Moberly are sounding the alarm as business fraud incidents reach an all-time high this holiday season.
According to the banks, scammers are targeting businesses using publicly available information, including pandemic-era loan lists from the U.S. Paycheck Protection Program, to make fraudulent calls.
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) With temperatures dropping to dangerous levels, Room at the Inn in Audrain County is extending its hours to make sure no one is left out in the cold. The shelter will now remain open during the day as extremely cold conditions are expected through Sunday. The shelter is open daily from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri homeless organizations are preparing to see an increased need as extreme low temperatures are expected over the weekend. Maj. Nancy Powers, a Corps Officer with Columbia’s Salvation Army Harbor House, said Friday that the colder weather has already brought people to Harbor House with dangerous weather-related health problems. “By the time
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is behind bars Saturday after being arrested by Audrain County Sheriffs Friday evening. According to a press release from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, Jefferson City Police were investigating 21-year-old Syvonn Byrd for a kidnapping and domestic violence incident. Byrd also had a felony arrest warrant for harassment.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of self-identified “urban explorers” were arrested in Mexico, Missouri, after they went into the old hospital on Thursday afternoon, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says 18-year-olds Jacob Hayse and Jerome Hawkes, both of Hartsburg, were arrested on suspicion of trespassing. Police were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Arson charges were unsealed Wednesday against a Mexico, Missouri, man more than two months after a fire that caused significant damage to a home. Mexico police arrested Kent D. Erwin on Wednesday afternoon on warrants for second-degree arson, a felony, and third-degree arson, a misdemeanor. He was in Audrain County Jail custody
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash closed part of Highway 54 in eastern Audrain County on Tuesday morning. The highway reopened at about noon. MoDOT reported the closing in a news release a little before 9 a.m. The release says a crash closed Highway 54 between Route F and Highway 154 near Vandalia. Details about the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia, Missouri, man has been accused of repeatedly molesting and sodomizing a young child. Anthony Holtkamp was charged in Audrain County on Monday with two counts of first-degree child molestation, one count of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and a count of sexually exploiting a minor.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old boy was charged as an adult Monday in a March shooting in Mexico, Missouri. Evander L. Clark of Mexico was charged Monday with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, third-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. Police say Clark was part of a plan
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EDIT: This article has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state is looking to revoked the POST license of a former Centralia police officer who is charged with several felonies. Curtis Higby, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged earlier this year in Audrain County with two counts of first-degree domestic assault, a count of armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County woman was charged with several felonies after her she was accused of abusing her child. Tiffany Cox, of Vandalia, was charged on Monday with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, child abuse, possessing a forging instrument, forgery, drug possession and misdemeanor possessing drug paraphernalia. A warrant was issued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation is holding a mandatory sampling this weekend for Chronic Wasting Disease as the November firearms portion of deer season opens. The department will use the findings from this weekend during the annual targeted deer removal between January and mid-March. The procedure has the MDC working with local
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Northern Lights can be seen throughout a decent portion of the country on Tuesday evening. Some ABC 17 News viewers took photos showing the views from their homes. Do you want to share what you see with us? Let us know on our Facebook page or on the share page of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man pleaded guilty on Monday to multiple counts in relation with a fatal crash in July, according to a press release from the Audrain County prosecutor’s office. Joshua Frye, 24, of Mexico, Missouri, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated resulting in the death of two people, reckless driving and DWI
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Room at the Inn location in Audrain County will only be open next month on an “as-needed basis,” according to a Friday social media post from the Audrain County Shelter Resource Coalition. The shelter in Mexico typically opens fully in December, but a lack of funds has resulted in the location
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man suffered serious injuries Thursday after his motorcycle collided with a semi-truck in Audrain County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 30-year-old Jefferson City man’s motorcycle was hit by a semi-truck that ran a stop sign at Route K and Audrain County Road 565 around
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico’s Public Safety Department says it saved a woman and a child from a house fire Wednesday afternoon. According to a press release from the department, MPSD responded to the 1000 block of Robinhood for a house fire after neighbors reported seeing smoke and flame coming from a home nearby. The neighbors
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