AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Early Saturday morning, two people were arrested after they were caught on security cameras allegedly burglarizing a home in Audrain County. The Audrain County Sheriff arrested 22-year-old Jared VonVain and 30-year-old Kathleen Smith, both from Middletown. They’re both in ail awaiting formal charges. After an Audrain County home-owner called the sheriff’s
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After recreational marijuana became legal in Missouri some lawmakers saw an opportunity, while others saw problems.
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The Missouri attorney general said Tuesday that a Mid-Missouri contractor who was accused of ripping off his clients has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office announced in a Facebook post that a woman on Monday was shot unintentionally in a home on East Bland Street in Vandalia The Sheriff’s Office says deputies found a 25-year-old woman with a gunshot wound in her chest. She was flown to University Hospital in Columbia and
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Department of Public Safety announced in a Monday press release that a woman drove into Scooter’s Coffee on South Clark Street on Sunday. The department said responding personnel Betsy D Cline, 73, of Mexico, was attempting to leave and drove her 2004 Jeep forward and into the building. The business
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission gave the OK on Thursday for Ameren to operate a solar farm in Audrain County, according to a press release from the Commission. The PSC approved an agreement — filed by Union Electric Company d/b/a Ameren Missouri, staff of the PSC and Renew Missouri — which
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Public Service Commission announced in a press release on Wednesday that it will hold three public hearings in March to hear comments related to a case filed by Grain Belt Express LLC. The case seeks Commission order amending its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity and approving certain modifications to
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Mexico, Missouri, was found guilty of raping two girls under the age of 15. The Audrain County prosecuting attorney announced that 36-year-old Gregory Saulnier was found guilty by a jury of several charges, including rape, sodomy and child molestation. The rapes happened between 2020 and 2021 in Mexico. One
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) The man convicted of helping kill a prominent snake breeder in Montgomery County is asking for a new trial. Attorneys for Michael Humphrey filed his appeal on Jan. 26 in the state’s Eastern District Court of Appeals. The appeal says Judge Jason Lamb should not have allowed a key witness to testify
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation in a Friday press release revealed roadwork projects taking place in Mid-Missouri counties in the coming weeks. Route K in Audrain County will be closed Feb. 6-9 from County Road 649 to County Road 553 between 8 a.m.-4 p.m. daily for core drilling operations. Route V in
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Audrain County prosecutor issued an arrest warrant Thursday for a man who is allegedly connected with a fire in Mexico that killed a woman last month. Brandon Spears, 43, is charged with first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree arson and armed criminal action. An apartment complex in the 1200 block of
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is accused of multiple felonies after allegedly hitting another man with a frying pan in December. Jordan Castillo, 20, is charged with second-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. The Audrain County Sheriff’s Office was called for a domestic assault report on Dec. 9. The alleged victim said his stepson,
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ST. LOUIS (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man admitted in federal court on Thursday to sexually assaulting a 13-year-old, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. According to the Department of Justice, Jacob Burney, 24, admitted to raping the teenager after the teen ran away from home in 2021. He pleaded guilty to transportation
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department said in a press release that it responded to a house fire at 4:57 a.m. Friday in the 1000 block of Harwood Street. The department found flames coming from a couple of rooms in the house, the press release stated. The fire was eventually extinguished with the
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One or more people were responsible for starting a fire that killed a 60-year-old woman a few days before Christmas.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A state lawmaker wants answers about the future of hospitals in Mexico and Fulton. In a letter dated Dec. 20, the state health department says Platinum Healthcare had exhausted all of its options when it comes to the suspension of the temporary license. State Rep. Kent Haden, of Mexico, is left with more
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) State officials say the cause of a deadly apartment fire last week in Mexico is still undetermined because of the extent of the damage. Ruth Ann Stuard, 60, died in the fire in the 1200 block of West Breckenridge Drive. Three MSPD personnel suffered minor weather-related injuries, and Ruth Ann Stuart is the only resident
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Missouri Department of Public Safety reported two fires that occurred early Friday morning. No injuries were reported The first was a fire at an apartment complex in the 1200 block of West Breckenridge Drive. There was extensive damage to 11 apartments and the complex office, according to the department of
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The article was updated with the correct road location. AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Laddonia man was killed in a crash Wednesday in Audrain County on U.S. 54 at Route HH. Harold Troesser died in the wreck. He was 84. This was a two vehicle crash resulting in the death of an 84-year
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A motion for a change of judge was granted Wednesday in a lawsuit where a former student who attempted suicide is suing Missouri Military Academy. The motion was filed by the former student’s attorney on Monday. A former Missouri Military Academy student filed a personal injury lawsuit against the school on Nov.
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