COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old man was charged after a deadly crash in Mexico on Saturday morning. Prosecutors have charged Joshua Frye, 22, of Mexico with DWI resulting in the death of two or more. Court documents state police officers responded to the crash on Saturday at 6:39 a.m. in the 4800 block of South
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are dead and two others hurt after a crash in Mexico Saturday, according to the Mexico Public Safety Department. MPSD said shortly after 6:30 Saturday morning it responded to a crash on the 4800 block of South Clark street near Highway 54. The report said responding personnel found that a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were injured – two seriously – in a crash Wednesday in Audrain County on Highway 22, east of Thompson, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says the driver of a 2010 Dodge Charger – a 34-year-old Clifton Hill – fell asleep at the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire on Monday morning in the 2700 block of Bluebird Drive in Mexico, Missouri, according to a press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The home’s resident saw smoke coming from the house and called firefighters. The release says that fire was found
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man with a tattoo from The Legend of Zelda has been charged with two felonies after he allegedly stole a gun and two guitars in 2023. Dakota Fratzke, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with second-degree burglary and stealing more than $25,000. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men from Mid-Missouri were sentenced Tuesday in separate federal drug cases. In one of the cases, Jordan Shelton, 42, of Mexico, was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison without parole for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, the release says. He pleaded to the charge on Jan. 21. The release says on
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a house fire Sunday in Mexico, Missouri, according to a Monday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The release says that firefighters were called at 12:48 p.m. to the 300 block of Pleasant Street. Firefighters found a fire in the kitchen of the home
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was found guilty in April of 10 child sex crimes has been sentenced. John Sidney Kelly Jr., 43, was sentenced on Monday to three consecutive life sentences for statutory rape, child molestation and other charges. He was charged in the case with first-degree rape, first-degree child
Continue Reading MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were hurt in Mexico, Missouri, after a car drove through a building on Sunday afternoon. The Mexico Public Safety Department said in a release that officers responded to the 4500 block of E Liberty Street just before 1 p.m. on Sunday. Officers learned an 88-year-old man was driving a 2015
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District saw another year of improvement after the Missouri State Highway Patrol released its annual bus inspections on Thursday. A press release from MSHP shows that from around the state, 10,144 buses were approved on its initial inspection, while 799 were rated “defective” and 312 were determined to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 37-year-old man from Mexico, Missouri, was charged on Monday with several child sex crimes in Audrain County. David Eugene Power II was charged with child enticement, four counts of second-degree statutory rape and one count of fourth-degree child molestation. A warrant was served and a hearing was held on Tuesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri law-enforcement agencies are taking part in active-shooter training at the Community R-6 school district until the end of the week, the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Wednesday social media post. The post said the training occurred Wednesday and would last until Friday. “Passersby and residents will notice
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men and two teenaged juveniles were detained after they allegedly broke into the vacant hospital in Mexico, Missouri, on Friday night, according to a Tuesday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. The release says MPSD has been responding to the property at 620 East Monroe Street several times
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Editor’s Note: A sentence referencing an executive order from the 1800s has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A longtime U.S. senator from Missouri with roots in Audrain County had died. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said in a news release that Christopher “Kit” Bond died early Tuesday in St. Louis at age 86. He was originally
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Kit Bond, a sixth-generation Missourian with deep family and civic ties to Mexico, has died at the age of 86, leaving behind a legacy of public service and community impact. Born in St. Louis, Bond was raised in Mexico and remained closely connected to the Audrain County community throughout his life. His
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chamois man was charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly took money for work he did not complete. Curtis McCarty was charged on Friday in Audrain County with stealing more than $750 and committing deceptive business practices. A criminal summons was issued for McCarty on Friday. An initial court
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly fired a gun filled with people on Tuesday. Derek Clifton was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, three counts of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree harassment. A warrant was served and a confined
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County woman was charged with two felonies after she allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman on Wednesday in Boone County. Jacque Dieckmann, 48, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and third-degree domestic assault. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was found guilty of 10 child sex crimes on Wednesday, according to a press release from the Audrain County Prosecutor’s Office. John Sidney Kelly Jr., 43, was charged in the case with first-degree rape, first-degree child molestation, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, one count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison. Nickolas Crum pleaded guilty in January to first-degree statutory rape. He was previously charged with first-degree statutory rape and statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old. Court documents in previous reporting say that the victim was sexually assaulted
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