A resident in the 1000 block of Lakeview in Mexico who decided to burn yard waste on Thursday afternoon accidentally set several lawns ablaze. Firefighters with the Mexico Public Safety Department … more

Police say an intoxicated driver with a suspended license drove through a traffic signal and caused an accident on Sunday evening. While detained he reportedly assaulted an officer. According to … more

The Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a pair of incidents on Feb. 22. At 9:30 in the morning, a kitchen fire ignited in a house on the 900 block of North Kentucky, Fire crews found the … more

Less than a week after the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office had a full body scanning device installed at the jail, guards identified something unusual on a man entering the facility. He was … more

An early morning house fire on Thursday left scorch marks, a hole in the roof and shivering firefighters. “It was cold, it was rough,” said Mexico Public Safety Department Major Brice … more

Officers arrested seven suspects on narcotics-related charges over a four day span last week. Booked on various charges were Lawrence E. Lamberson of Fayette, Brianna L. Radford of Centralia, … more

A structure fire on a farm north of Benton City Wednesday evening destroyed an estimated $1 million worth of equipment. Little Dixie Fire Protection District Chief Bill Albus said flames had … more

Three men linked to a series of auto thefts in Mexico were arrested by police in Carrollton, Ill., on Friday. Corvis D. Johnson, 35, of Belridge, Quindarion L. Wright, 20, of St. Louis and Jamie … more

A Mexico man led law enforcement officers on a wild car chase before being arrested and jailed on several charges. Hayden Michael Sample, 26, ended the day on Jan. 11 in the Audrain County Jail … more

When deputies from the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office pulled Robert Lee Kohl over for a routine traffic violation last Saturday on S. Main Street in Vandalia they quickly became … more