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.
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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
Continue Reading MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department announced in a Wednesday press release that it detained three teenagers allegedly trying to break into the former Audrain Medical Center building. Police responded to the 600 block of East Monroe Street at 12:33 a.m. Wednesday, according to the release Officers detained the juveniles, two of them
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A Mexico, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday in relation to a 2020 shooting in Mexico.
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No one was hurt after two separate fire scenes broke out Thursday morning in Mid-Missouri.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man accused of murdering a man in the Audrain County Jail in 2019 has pleaded guilty. Ryan Blair, 32, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Blair also pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in two separate cases. His sentences will run
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Editor’s note: Soft Surroundings issued a statement on Monday, July 31. The state was added to this article after it was issued. MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Soft Surroundings Distribution Center in Mexico, Missouri, will be closing, according to a Worker Adjustment Restraining Notification posting on the Missouri Jobs website. The posting indicates that 80 people will
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Mexico police say there likely won’t be criminal charges filed after two people were hurt and one died in a “disturbance” Friday afternoon.
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Police found a man dead and a woman injured after a call of a disturbance involving a gun in Mexico, Missouri on Friday.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting into an Audrain County hospital took a plea deal Tuesday. Jeffrey Huntington, 57, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage, Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger said in an email. He was placed on probation for five years along with a suspended sentence.
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A 15-year-old boy was hurt when he ran in front of a utility truck while crossing the road Thursday afternoon in Mexico, Missouri.
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A male and a female of unknown age broke into the concession stand at the Mexico High School track and football field and did “considerable … damage” Memorial Day, the Mexico Department of Public Safety said.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported in a Sunday garage fire in the 700 block of Holt Street in Mexico, according to a Monday press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. Crews responded a house fire call at 10:49 a.m. Sunday. The garage had significant fire, heat and smoke damage, according to the
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man who was accused of running over a Mexico Public Safety officer in 2022 received a verdict Tuesday. Demarko Walls, 31, was found guilty of fourth-degree assault and not guilty of armed-criminal action on Tuesday at the Audrain County Courthouse. A sentencing hearing is set for 1:15 p.m. Monday,
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MEXICO, Mo. The City of Mexico has started receiving reports of possible scams after storms moved through the area on Thursday, according to a Friday press release. People who do not have business licenses are allegedly going door-to-door offering to do repair work. Residents are also getting phone calls from people saying they are with
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