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Local police departments warning about an increase in car break-ins

October 19, 2023 11:54 AM Madison Stuerman

Centralia Police reported several teenagers were opening unlocked vehicles and stealing items from inside. This includes several guns and a garage door opener.

Mexico Public Safety: Fire that killed woman started in neighboring apartment

October 18, 2023 12:33 PM Madison Stuerman

Investigators said the fire started in the north part of the apartment next to where the victim Sheila Ball, 53, of Mexico lived.

Nebraska runaways found in stolen car in Mexico, Missouri

October 16, 2023 10:27 AM Matthew Sanders

Mexico police found two runaway teens from Nebraska during a traffic stop Saturday morning, according to a news release.

Woman, 53, killed in Mexico apartment fire

October 9, 2023 3:20 PM Matthew Sanders

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.

MoDOT to hold public information meetings on Highway 54 study

October 4, 2023 3:24 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Audrain County teenager charged with DWI after crashing vehicle during chase with Callaway deputies

September 25, 2023 4:12 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Mexico police looking for man who shot himself in the foot

September 25, 2023 11:53 AM Dan Kite

Mexico, Missouri, police say they are having trouble finding a man who shot himself in the foot Sunday night.

Audrain County man charged with another child sex crime

September 21, 2023 3:01 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Audrain County man charged after allegedly exposing himself to teenager

September 11, 2023 6:25 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Three charged in relation to alleged kidnapping in Audrain County

August 28, 2023 8:49 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Teenagers involved in Mexico vehicle thefts

August 18, 2023 12:15 PM David Kitchin

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.

Elected officials gather in Mexico to discuss homelessness in area

August 15, 2023 3:41 PM Mitchell Kaminski

State and local elected officials will gather in Mexico on Tuesday night for an open house to discuss homelessness.

Mexico Public Safety responds to generator fire Sunday evening

August 14, 2023 8:52 AM Erika McGuire

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

Strong winds and rain cause power outages and damage in Mexico Saturday morning

August 12, 2023 11:10 AM Nia Hinson

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

Three teenagers accused of property damage in Audrain County

August 9, 2023 4:34 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Man pleads guilty to 2020 Mexico murder

August 1, 2023 2:34 PM Ryan Shiner

A Mexico, Missouri, man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced Tuesday in relation to a 2020 shooting in Mexico.

No one hurt after grass fire in Mexico, Columbia Thursday

July 28, 2023 9:01 AM Madison Stuerman

No one was hurt after two separate fire scenes broke out Thursday morning in Mid-Missouri.

Man pleads guilty to killing Audrain County Jail inmate, sentenced to life in prison

July 25, 2023 4:47 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Soft Surroundings closing affects nearly 80 workers

July 25, 2023 12:54 PM Ryan Shiner

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

Police: Criminal charges not likely in deadly Mexico ‘disturbance’

July 11, 2023 9:43 AM Matthew Sanders

Mexico police say there likely won’t be criminal charges filed after two people were hurt and one died in a “disturbance” Friday afternoon.