MU Health Care opens Family Medicine Clinic in Mexico, Urgent Care to open next month
MU Health Care will open a family medicine clinic in Mexico on Monday followed by a Mizzou Urgent Care in the same building later this summer.
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Mexico man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder
An Audrain County judge sentenced a man for a deadly shooting at a park in Mexico.
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Teen charged after being accused of planning a school shooting in Audrain County
A teenager accused of talking about planning a school shooting is now charged in Audrain County.
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A Eugene Field Elementary PE Teacher in Mexico was charged after an April 27 incident involving a student.
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Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers
The Missouri Public Service Commission is reporting Ameren Missouri natural gas customers will see natural gas rates going up due to the estimated changes in the wholesale cost of natural gas on July 1.
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Audrain County official named to a national advisory group on radiation preparedness
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Health Department emergency planner and public information officer has been named to a national advisory group through the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Radiation Preparedness Advisory Group. Chris Newbrough has been appointed to a 2-year term that begins on July 1. “I’m very honored to
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Ameren Missouri crews restore power to nearly all Audrain County customers
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) 7:15 a.m. update: Ameren Missouri has nearly restored the power to all customers in Mexico. The utility provider’s outage map shows nearly a dozen outages are affecting about 20 customers. That’s down from more than 2,120 customers reported earlier Friday. Ameren Missouri outage map 7:10 a.m. update: The Mexico Public Safety
Continue Reading University of Missouri Health Affairs Committee discusses the future of operations
The University of Missouri Health Affairs Committee met to discuss the future of it’s operations on Thursday.
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MU Health Care to open new family medicine and urgent care clinic in Mexico
Providers will see patients in Columbia until clinic is ready to open
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Audrain County emergency services bring text 911 to county residents
Audrain County 911 emergency services now have the ability to receive 911 text messages through certain carriers.
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Two men were seriously injured after Audrain County wreck on Highway 54
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously hurt after a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 54 near County Road 737 east of Mexico, Missouri. MoDOT alerted drivers just after 7:50 a.m. the highway was closed in both directions between State Highway 19 and Route B. The crash involved a semi-truck and garbage truck, according to
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Children hurt in Audrain County three-wheeler crash
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A teen girl and a four-year-old were hurt Sunday afternoon in an Audrain County crash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 15-year-old girl crashed a Honda three-wheeler into a parked boat in the 17000 block of Route FF at 12:40 p.m. A four-year-old boy was riding as a
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Lightning strike blamed for overnight house fire in Mexico
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Police believe a lightning strike started an overnight house fire in Mexico, Missouri. Emergency crews responded to the home in the 700 block of W. Breckenridge Street just before 2 a.m., according to the Mexico Public Safety Department. Officers said crews found the fire burning in a wall of an upstairs bedroom
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‘Threatening statements’ made involving Audrain County school district
The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that it has concluded an investigation into threats made by students at Community R-VI High School in Laddonia.
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Mexico School District places elementary school PE teacher on paid leave
The Mexico School District has placed a PE teacher on paid administrative leave while it investigates an incident.
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Centralia man hurt in motorcycle crash on Highway 54
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was hurt Tuesday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on Highway 54. The crash happened around 5:10 p.m. in the eastbound lanes near Audrain County Road 844, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers said a motorcycle driven by Gabriel C. Pettit, 40, flipped over after he went
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Charges filed against man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hospital
The Audrain County Prosecutor’s Office charged Jeffrey W. Huntington, 56, Tuesday with felony counts of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree property damage.
Continue Reading Police arrest man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hosptial
Police have arrested a Mexico, Missouri man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hospital.
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Trial date scheduled for suspect in deadly Mexico shooting
A man charged in a deadly 2020 shooting in Mexico, Missouri is expected to head to trial later this year.
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Judge sentences Mexico man to shock program for October shooting
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man will head to prison for an October shooting. An Audrain County judge sentenced Michael White Jr. on Monday to 10 years in prison for unlawful use of a weapon and four years in prison for resisting arrest. The sentences will run concurrently for a total of 10
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