MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday night after he allegedly robbed someone delivering pizza, according to a Wednesday press release from the Mexico Department of Public Safety. No injuries were reported, according to the release. Around 7:26 p.m., law enforcement learned about a theft that occurred in the 500 block of West
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was charged earlier this week in several cases faces more charges involving child sex crimes. Kaden Baugh, 19, was charged on Thursday with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, three counts of second-degree child porn possession, delivery of a controlled substance and first-degree endangering the
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged on Thursday in three separate cases. Kaden Baugh, 19, was charged in one case with sexual exploitation of a minor and second-degree child porn possession on Oct. 5. A warrant was issued and he will be held without bond. A court date was not set. In
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A head-on crash on the Highway 54 bypass in Mexico killed two people Sunday night, police say.
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Red Cross held a blood drive in honor of a firefighter who was severely burned at a bonfire in Mexico, Missouri. The blood drive was held Saturday in Centralia at the Holy Spirit Church from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. MU Health Care shared the story of Eli Beasely, a professional
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old Mexico, Missouri, man died Thursday in an Audrain County crash at the intersection of Audrain Road 233 and North Rangeline Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred AS A 2010 Ford Focus – driven by Gretchen Whipple, 19, of Mexico, Missouri — was
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Centralia Police reported several teenagers were opening unlocked vehicles and stealing items from inside. This includes several guns and a garage door opener.
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Investigators said the fire started in the north part of the apartment next to where the victim Sheila Ball, 53, of Mexico lived.
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Mexico police found two runaway teens from Nebraska during a traffic stop Saturday morning, according to a news release.
Continue Reading A 53-year-old woman died in a fire that hollowed out the top floor of a two-story apartment building in Mexico early Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pair of informational meetings will be hosted by the Missouri Department of Transportation later this month to give an update on a study of Highway 54 improvements between Mexico and Louisiana, according to a Wednesday press release. The open-house meetings will be held: 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17 at the Community
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, teenager has been charged after allegedly leading Callaway County deputies on a high-speed chase on Saturday and crashing his mom’s car. Blake Lewis Mason, 18, was charged this weekend with resisting arrest by fleeing and driving while intoxicated – having a person younger than 17 years old in
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Mexico, Missouri, police say they are having trouble finding a man who shot himself in the foot Sunday night.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was accused of exposing himself to a teenager is facing another charge for a child sex crime. Zackery Allen Oliver, 30, was charged on Thursday with statutory sodomy. He is being held without bond in the Audrain County Jail. He was charged earlier this month with failure to
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was arrested on Friday after allegedly exposing himself to a 17-year-old girl over Labor Day weekend. Zackery Allen Oliver, 30, was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and first-degree sexual misconduct. He is being held at the Audrain County Jail without bond. An initial court
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people have been charged in relation to an alleged kidnapping that took place Saturday in Audrain and Boone counties. Axil Carrero-Ojeda, 22, was charged on Monday with first-degree kidnapping and second-degree domestic assault. Jonder Gilvergada, 34, and Raimari Janez-Almao, 24, were each charged with second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree domestic assault. A
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The Mexico Public Safety Department says five teenagers were detained and released after a resident reported suspicious activity in the northwest part of town Thursday evening.
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State and local elected officials will gather in Mexico on Tuesday night for an open house to discuss homelessness.
Continue Reading MEXICO, Missouri (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a fire Sunday evening on the 600 block of Yale Street. The department said they found a generator and gas can burning near a garage and covered patio. In a press release the department said, a resident told crews he had been running a generator throughout
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ)Around 3:30 am Saturday morning, the Mexico Public Safety Department found at least 25 locations in the area where tree limbs, utility lines are debris were blocking the roads. There are no reports of injuries from the storm. A press release from the department says that the department used equipment to remove parts
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