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
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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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was charged with several felonies on Friday after authorities claim he helped a teenager commit a shooting in March in Mexico. Casey Minter Jr., of Mexico, was charged in Audrain County with conspiracy to commit a felony, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, endangering the welfare
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged on Friday with a pair of felonies after he allegedly strangled a woman multiple times this summer. Jonathan Swiney was charged in Audrain County with two counts of first-degree domestic assault. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. The probable cause statement says a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with eight child sex crimes. Jimmy Graves, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with three counts of first-degree child molestation, three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy and two counts of first-degree statutory rape. The probable cause statements detail assaults committed against more than one victim spanning
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people are in custody after Mexico police responded to a shooting that damaged property near the 600 block of Grove Street on Saturday evening. Two 15-year-old boys were taken to a juvenile detention center, the Mexico Department of Public Safety stated in a news release. Cynquail C. Hardman, 18, was charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man who was charged earlier this month in a fatal crash has been arrested, according to a press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. Joshua Frye, 22, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with driving while intoxicated while causing two or more deaths and misdemeanor reckless driving. Police
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)Â Home Depot announced that dozens of employees at a distribution center in Mexico, Missouri, will be laid off in the fall. A WARN notice that is dated July 17 states that Home Depot plans to permanently close the facility located at 4665 E. Liberty Street on Oct. 26. Home Depot WARN –
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, woman was charged with several child sex crimes after she allegedly sodomized and molested a child multiple times since 2021. Kaila Browning was charged with five counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and five counts of first-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued
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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
Continue Reading 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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