Gun found in Audrain County student’s book bag
A bus driver seized a gun from an elementary school student in the Van-Far School District on Thursday morning, the district said in a message to families.
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Two people hurt in Audrain County crash
Two people were hospitalized after a crash in Audrain County on Thursday night.
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Audrain County man charged with exploiting elderly couple
Prosecutors charged a Mexico, Missouri, man Monday with five felonies for allegedly taking advantage of an elderly couple.
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Callaway Community Hospital at risk of not opening, interim CEO says
The interim CEO of the shuttered Callaway Community Hospital said the facility is in jeopardy of not opening by a Sept. 21 deadline.
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Part of Highway 54 in Audrain County to close after Labor Day
The Missouri Department of Transportation will close part of Highway 54 in Audrain County next month to build a roundabout.
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Audrain County ammunition dealer accused of failing to deliver purchased items
A Mexico, Missouri, ammunition dealer is being accused by the Better Business Bureau of not delivering goods purchased by buyers in Missouri and elsewhere.
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MU Health Care to open Mexico urgent care clinic next week
MU Health Care plans to open an urgent care clinic next week in Mexico, Missouri, a community left with fewer health care options after the closure of a hospital in the spring.
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Officer recovering after being run over by a car: suspect jailed
A Mexico, Mo. man is behind bars after he is accused of driving while intoxicated and running over a Mexico Public Safety Officer.
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Driver hurt after train hits tanker in Mexico
A Belleville, Illinois, man was hurt after a slow-moving train hit a semi-truck tanker in Mexico over the weekend.
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Agencies say outage affecting phone systems in Callaway, Audrain counties
Public safety agencies in Callaway and Audrain counties said Thursday that a phone and internet outage was affecting their services.
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Two women were taken to the university hospital in serious condition following a crash in Audrain County
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Saturday, two women were taken to the University Hospital in Columbia following a three-vehicle crash in Audrain County. According to The Missouri State Highway Patrol, 29-year-old, Ciera Graves of Springfield was traveling down Southbound in a 2011 Toyota Prius, on MO 19 at Young Street in Ladonia. Reports show, that
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FRIDAY UPDATES: 29 COVID patients in Boone County hospitals; 58 new cases
Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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.
Continue Reading Mexico teacher charged after allegedly abusing a student
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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