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Audrain County man charged with exploiting elderly couple

August 24, 2022 4:16 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors charged a Mexico, Missouri, man Monday with five felonies for allegedly taking advantage of an elderly couple.

Callaway Community Hospital at risk of not opening, interim CEO says

August 24, 2022 3:58 PM Matthew Sanders

The interim CEO of the shuttered Callaway Community Hospital said the facility is in jeopardy of not opening by a Sept. 21 deadline.

Audrain County ammunition dealer accused of failing to deliver purchased items

August 15, 2022 11:22 AM Matthew Sanders

A Mexico, Missouri, ammunition dealer is being accused by the Better Business Bureau of not delivering goods purchased by buyers in Missouri and elsewhere.

MU Health Care to open Mexico urgent care clinic next week

August 9, 2022 11:08 AM Matthew Sanders

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.

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.

Officer in the hospital after being hit by vehicle in Mexico early Saturday morning

July 30, 2022 7:33 AM Erika McGuire

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico Public Safety Officer is in the hospital after being ran over by a car early Saturday morning. The incident happened on the 800 block of West Monroe at Casey’s General store when an officer found 30-year-old DeMarko T. Walls passed out inside a 2014 Ford. The officer was checking on

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Charges filed against man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hospital

May 10, 2022 12:05 PM Zachary Farwell

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.

Police arrest man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hosptial

May 9, 2022 9:26 AM Zachary Farwell

Police have arrested a Mexico, Missouri man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hospital.

Trial date scheduled for suspect in deadly Mexico shooting

May 4, 2022 11:05 AM Zachary Farwell

A man charged in a deadly 2020 shooting in Mexico, Missouri is expected to head to trial later this year.