Audrain Archives

Officer recovering after being run over by a car: suspect jailed

August 1, 2022 6:18 PM Erika McGuire

A Mexico, Mo. man is behind bars after he is accused of driving while intoxicated and running over a Mexico Public Safety Officer.

Driver hurt after train hits tanker in Mexico

August 1, 2022 9:34 AM Zachary Farwell

A Belleville, Illinois, man was hurt after a slow-moving train hit a semi-truck tanker in Mexico over the weekend.

Agencies say outage affecting phone systems in Callaway, Audrain counties

July 28, 2022 12:47 PM Matthew Sanders

Public safety agencies in Callaway and Audrain counties said Thursday that a phone and internet outage was affecting their services.

Two women were taken to the university hospital in serious condition following a crash in Audrain County

July 23, 2022 9:19 PM Kennedy Miller

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

FRIDAY UPDATES: 29 COVID patients in Boone County hospitals; 58 new cases

July 22, 2022 5:14 PM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

MU Health Care opens Family Medicine Clinic in Mexico, Urgent Care to open next month

July 15, 2022 8:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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.

Mexico man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder

June 24, 2022 8:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An Audrain County judge sentenced a man for a deadly shooting at a park in Mexico.

Teen charged after being accused of planning a school shooting in Audrain County

June 24, 2022 7:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

A teenager accused of talking about planning a school shooting is now charged in Audrain County.

Mexico teacher charged after allegedly abusing a student

June 24, 2022 3:50 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Eugene Field Elementary PE Teacher in Mexico was charged after an April 27 incident involving a student.

Natural gas rates going up for Ameren Missouri customers

June 23, 2022 6:11 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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.

Audrain County official named to a national advisory group on radiation preparedness

June 22, 2022 5:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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

Ameren Missouri crews restore power to nearly all Audrain County customers

June 17, 2022 6:18 AM Zachary Farwell

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

University of Missouri Health Affairs Committee discusses the future of operations

June 16, 2022 9:57 PM Marina Diaz

The University of Missouri Health Affairs Committee met to discuss the future of it’s operations on Thursday.

MU Health Care to open new family medicine and urgent care clinic in Mexico

June 16, 2022 5:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Providers will see patients in Columbia until clinic is ready to open

Audrain County emergency services bring text 911 to county residents

June 16, 2022 3:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Audrain County 911 emergency services now have the ability to receive 911 text messages through certain carriers.

Two men were seriously injured after Audrain County wreck on Highway 54

June 9, 2022 8:53 AM Zachary Farwell

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

Children hurt in Audrain County three-wheeler crash

June 5, 2022 4:08 PM Lucas Geisler

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

Lightning strike blamed for overnight house fire in Mexico

June 1, 2022 8:44 AM Zachary Farwell

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

‘Threatening statements’ made involving Audrain County school district

May 20, 2022 8:40 AM Matthew Sanders

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.

Mexico School District places elementary school PE teacher on paid leave

May 11, 2022 9:25 AM Zachary Farwell

The Mexico School District has placed a PE teacher on paid administrative leave while it investigates an incident.