Audrain County ex-jailer accused of being part of drug conspiracy
An Audrain County jailer has been accused of helping smuggle drugs into the jail including heroin.
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Laddonia man charged with multiple child sex crimes in Callaway County
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was charged on Tuesday with several child sex crimes that allegedly occurred between 2000-08. Adam Charles Reeves, 37, of Laddonia, was charged with three counts of first-degree child molestation and three counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. He was booked into the Callaway County Jail at 10:36 a.m. Monday
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Vandals damage buses with BBs at Mexico Public Schools garage
Police are looking for the person or people who shot school buses and the garage housing them Saturday.
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Columbia man pleads guilty to 2020 Audrain County murder, sentenced to 25 years in prison
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree murder in the 2020 killing of a Mexico, Missouri man. Timothy Scott Midgyett, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree burglary in the death of Chance Davis. He was sentenced to 25 years in
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Teen arrested after leaving the scene crash in Mexico
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly driving a vehicle that hit a utility pole and drove away Tuesday morning.
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A Columbia man was unhurt after a train hit the back of the truck Saturday in Mexico, Missouri.
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Charges dropped in Callaway County shooting
A man who was accused of shooting himself and a woman early Saturday in Callaway County has been charged with 10 felonies.
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A woman was killed when two vehicles collided head-on on a railroad overpass, the Mexico, Missouri, Department of Public Safety said Friday.
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Mexico man convicted of drug trafficking, gun charges
A jury found a Mexico, Missouri man guilty of drug trafficking and firearm charges on Monday.
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Man accused of burglarizing vehicle, stealing guns in Audrain County
A Rush Hill, Missouri, man faces several charges after he allegedly burglarized a vehicle and barn on someone’s Audrain County property.
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Audrain County, City of Mexico partner to buy shuttered hospital
Local governments have partnered with a non-profit foundation to buy a shuttered hospital in Mexico, Missouri.
Continue Reading Juveniles suspected in Mexico vehicle theft
Police in Mexico, Missouri, say they detained two juveniles for vehicle theft and a string of vehicle break-ins over the weekend.
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Veterans, classmates from Mexico High School receive Quilts of Valor
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Veterans and lifelong friends in Mexico, Missouri, received Quilts of Valor on Friday in honor of their service to America. “If I’m going to get a Quilt of Valor, there’s not a better group of guys I’d rather get it with,” said Les Gibson, who is a veteran of the Vietnam War.
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Murder charge filed on man accused of shooting brother 17 times in Audrain County
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was accused of shooting and killing his brother in May has been charged. Stephen Welch, 30, was charged on Friday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. A warrant was issued for his arrest and no bond was set. He was not
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Dog, puppies saved from house fire in Mexico
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A dog and six puppies were saved from a fire on Wednesday night in Mexico, Missouri, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says that firefighters were called to Bougainville Drive at 11:38 p.m. and saw a fire coming from a bedroom of the home. The
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Teen pedestrian hit by vehicle in Mexico
A 16-year-old boy was hurt when he was hit by a vehicle Wednesday in Mexico, police say.
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Storms knock out power to thousands in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands of people were without power on Tuesday in Mid-Missouri as storms entered the area. There were 432 Boone Electric Cooperative customers without power on 26 reported outages at the outages’ peak, according to Boone Electric’s outage map. A majority of the outages appeared to be near the Midway area. The number
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Two seriously injured in Audrain County crash
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash early Tuesday in Audrain County on Highway 15 at Route E, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 1998 Ford F-150 – driven by Dayton Cates, 26, of Mexico, Missouri – was heading southbound when
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Audrain County man charged after allegedly shooting gun, smacking teenager
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with four felonies and two misdemeanors after he allegedly fired a gun before smacking a teenaged driver on Saturday. James Vomund was charged on Monday with endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, third-degree assault and a pair of
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Audrain County woman charged with child abuse
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, woman was charged on Friday with child abuse and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued for Lillian Ann Rotte on Friday and no bond was set. A hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Audrain County Courthouse. According to the probable cause
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