Mexico man sentenced to 20 years in prison for murder
An Audrain County judge sentenced a man for a deadly shooting at a park in Mexico.
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Mexico teacher charged after allegedly abusing a student
A Eugene Field Elementary PE Teacher in Mexico was charged after an April 27 incident involving a student.
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Ameren Missouri crews restore power to nearly all Audrain County customers
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) 7:15 a.m. update: Ameren Missouri has nearly restored the power to all customers in Mexico. The utility provider’s outage map shows nearly a dozen outages are affecting about 20 customers. That’s down from more than 2,120 customers reported earlier Friday. Ameren Missouri outage map 7:10 a.m. update: The Mexico Public Safety
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University of Missouri Health Affairs Committee discusses the future of operations
The University of Missouri Health Affairs Committee met to discuss the future of it’s operations on Thursday.
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MU Health Care to open new family medicine and urgent care clinic in Mexico
Providers will see patients in Columbia until clinic is ready to open
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Two men were seriously injured after Audrain County wreck on Highway 54
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were seriously hurt after a two-vehicle wreck on Highway 54 near County Road 737 east of Mexico, Missouri. MoDOT alerted drivers just after 7:50 a.m. the highway was closed in both directions between State Highway 19 and Route B. The crash involved a semi-truck and garbage truck, according to
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Children hurt in Audrain County three-wheeler crash
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – A teen girl and a four-year-old were hurt Sunday afternoon in an Audrain County crash. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 15-year-old girl crashed a Honda three-wheeler into a parked boat in the 17000 block of Route FF at 12:40 p.m. A four-year-old boy was riding as a
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Lightning strike blamed for overnight house fire in Mexico
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Police believe a lightning strike started an overnight house fire in Mexico, Missouri. Emergency crews responded to the home in the 700 block of W. Breckenridge Street just before 2 a.m., according to the Mexico Public Safety Department. Officers said crews found the fire burning in a wall of an upstairs bedroom
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Mexico School District places elementary school PE teacher on paid leave
The Mexico School District has placed a PE teacher on paid administrative leave while it investigates an incident.
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Charges filed against man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hospital
The Audrain County Prosecutor’s Office charged Jeffrey W. Huntington, 56, Tuesday with felony counts of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and first-degree property damage.
Continue Reading Police arrest man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hosptial
Police have arrested a Mexico, Missouri man accused of shooting out windows at Audrain Community Hospital.
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Trial date scheduled for suspect in deadly Mexico shooting
A man charged in a deadly 2020 shooting in Mexico, Missouri is expected to head to trial later this year.
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Judge sentences Mexico man to shock program for October shooting
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man will head to prison for an October shooting. An Audrain County judge sentenced Michael White Jr. on Monday to 10 years in prison for unlawful use of a weapon and four years in prison for resisting arrest. The sentences will run concurrently for a total of 10
Continue Reading Mexico, Mo., man injured when motorcycle hits sign
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was injured Wednesday after his motorcycle went off the road and hit a Missouri Department of Transportation road sign. Ricky Vaughn, 55, was traveling on Route J west of Route O in Audrain County when the crash happened, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. He was taken
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Two charged with robbery after incident in Mexico
Two people from Boone County were charged Wednesday in Audrain County with first-degree
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Audrain County Health Department wants to answer patients’ questions after hospital closure
The Audrain County Health Department said Tuesday that it is establishing a new service to help answer questions from patients of the now-closed Audrain Community Hospital.
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in Audrain County shooting
AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on Monday in connection with a deadly shooting in Audrain County. The shooting happened on Aug. 5, 2020 and killed 17-year-old Tornez Burton. The shooting injured at least one other teenager. According to court documents, Ja’Vone Hornbeak, who was 18 at the time, told
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Jury finds man guilty of murder in deadly 2020 Mexico home invasion
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County jury convicted a Kirksville man Wednesday night for his role in a deadly 2020 Mexico, Missouri home invasion. Jurors found Sadiq Moore, 25, guilty of second-degree murder, first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, and armed criminal action in the death of 25-year-old Chance Davis. A judge is expected
Continue Reading Vandals cause surface damage after breaking into Audrain County Community Hospital
A spokeswoman from Noble Health has confirmed to ABC 17 that people broke into the Audrain County Community Hospital in Mexico on Tuesday night.
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Illinois man charged with sexual assault of a learning-disabled adult in Mexico
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County prosecutor has charged an Illinois man after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 32-year-old woman that is learning disabled. Tobias Olavarri is charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. According to court documents, the victim told police she was at the Jodie Coin Laundry on the 600 block of East
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