COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of raping someone in 2008-09 was sentenced this week. Roger Allen Curtis, of Mexico, Missouri, was initially charged in 2024 in Audrain County with first-degree rape. He pleaded guilty on Nov. 10 to incest and was sentenced on Monday to five years of probation, along with a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former cheerleading coach at Mexico High School was sentenced to five years of probation on Monday in Audrain County court. Janae Nunnelly, 26, of Mexico, Missouri, pleaded guilty on Oct. 14 to having sexual contact with a student. She faces four years in the Department of Corrections, if she violates her
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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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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 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) The first snowfall of the season created difficult driving conditions across Mid-Missouri on Saturday. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers are warning drivers to slow down after the season’s first snow led to a string of crashes across Mid-Missouri. ABC 17 News traveled to Jefferson City, Columbia and Moberly Saturday evening to track
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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 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) Winter trout season has officially kicked off at city ponds around Mid-Missouri. The City of Columbia announced in a Monday press release that today was the official start to its winter trout season at Cosmo-Bethel Park. All trout that are caught must be released and unharmed through Jan. 31, 2026. Only artificial
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged after he was accused of brutally killing his ex-girlfriend’s dog after he broke into her home on Friday. Allen Lyons, 34, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree burglary, second-degree animal abuse, first-degree harassment and armed criminal action. The Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain County isn’t eligible to use funds from the Rural Healthcare Transformation Program to build a new hospital in Mexico. The federal program prohibits the funds to be used for capital investments, like building a new hospital, according to Missouri Hospital Association spokesman Dave Dillon. There were plans for the Audrain Community
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Audrain County after he allegedly dragged a woman from her home, pulled her into a vehicle and assaulted her on Sunday morning. Lane Miles, 21, of Auxvasse, was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree kidnapping, second-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor second-degree property damage. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man wanted for multiple crimes in Mexico, Missouri, was arrested in Illinois on Tuesday. According to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department, investigators responded to the 1300 block of N. Washington St. on Aug. 24 for an incident involving a gun. Police were told Montrel Burton, 33, took
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A now-former Centralia police officer has been charged with seven felonies after he is accused of assaulting a woman over the course of several months. Curtis Higby, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree domestic assault, a count of armed criminal action, tampering with evidence, third-degree domestic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation has authorized an emergency fish salvage order for a lake in Mexico. The city government is draining the Lakeview Park Lake to replace a culvert nearby. The decreasing water levels and summer heat have resulted in low oxygen levels, making it impossible to sustain the fish population,
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