COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor on Saturday in connection with a rollover crash that happened earlier this month. William Ray Johnson was charged with driving while intoxicated – causing serious physical injury and misdemeanor reckless driving. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 9
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Military Academy in Audrain County claims allegations made in a lawsuit filed this week are false. A lawsuit filed on Wednesday accuses the school of negligence and negligent supervision. Court documents filed by the plaintiff claimed a student complained to the school on Aug. 31, 2025, that his roommate “engaged in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Audrain County alleges Missouri Military Academy did not do enough to protect a student from being sexually abused by another student. The lawsuit accuses the Mexico school of negligence and negligent supervision. Court documents allege a student complained to the school on Aug. 31, 2025, that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was arrested Wednesday night after he allegedly flipped an SUV while drunk and high. The Mexico Department of Public Safety says officers arrested a 39-year-old man after he drove a Cadillac SUV straight on a curve in the 4800 block of Clark Street, went about a tenth of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman has been charged in Audrain County after she allegedly sent nude photographs of another to their employer. Ashley Withrow was charged with two counts of sending nude photos of someone without their consent and a count of threatening to send nude photos of someone. A warrant was issued and no
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to using a 9-year-old girl to make child pornography, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Emrah Eymez, 40, was sentenced to 300 months in prison and lifetime supervised release after pleading guilty to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico City Council has temporarily turned down a bill that would start the design process to make the old county hospital into a new city hall. The bill – which was voted down by the council 3-2 on Monday night — would have sent $300,000 to a group to start plans
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger announced his intent to run for his position again this year. Shellabarger, a Republican, made the announcement in a Friday press release. He was first appointed to the position in 2009 and has won every reelection campaign since. Filing for the August primary opens on Tuesday, Feb.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported on Thursday night after a fire was reported at an apartment building in Mexico, Missouri. A Friday press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department says firefighters were called at 7:17 pm. to the 500 block of South Olive Street. First responders found linens burning in one of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A dog house fire that happened on Tuesday in Mexico, Missouri, was caused by a heat lamp, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says firefighters were called at 12:19 p.m. Tuesday to the 1600 block of South Western Street after a dog house caught fire.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday night house fire in Mexico, Missouri, was likely caused by an overloaded electrical circuit, according to a news release. The fire led to heavy damage in the attic of a home in the 500 block of West Robinson Street, the Mexico Department of Public Safety wrote in the release. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A winter storm warning in Mid-Missouri remains in effect through 6 p.m. Sunday. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is showing intense cold begins on Friday, while snow can accumulate throughout the area. Roughly 8 inches of snow could fall in Columbia on Saturday, with more snow expected in the southern
Continue Reading 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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