Mexico Moving Forward with Downtown Revitalization
Mexicos DREAM Initiative is continuing to make a difference in the downtown community.
View ArticleMilitary Academy names new president
The Missouri Military Academy in Mexico, Mo. has a new president. The schools board of directors named Tony McGeorge to the position, and he will begin the job in July.
View ArticleMexico ambulance service postponed
An ambulance service in Mexico has halted construction on a new building because of what it is calling unfit infrastructure.
View ArticleMexico auto parts manufacturer plans to add jobs
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon was in Mexico Tuesday to announce more job creation in the state.
View ArticleNewscast for March 27, 2012
Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including: Thousands gathering for rallies in Jefferson City A jobs announcement in Mexico, MO The stealth bombers at a Missouri Air Force Base are...
View ArticleTalks continue about resuming rail service between Mexico and Fulton
Conversations about reestablishing service on the 27-mile rail line between Mexico and Fulton have been ongoing for the past decade. The line has been out of service since the late 1990s when it failed...
View ArticleCurtailing drug violence in Mexico
A new president is about to take power in Mexico amid a raging drug war. The biggest question facing Enrique Pena Nieto is this: what will the federal government do to curtail the gangland violence?
View ArticleMan who died at Home Depot subsidiary in Mexico, Mo. identified
Officials have identified an employee who died in an accident at one of Home Depot's subsidiaries in central Missouri. Brice Mesko, an assistant safety director in Mexico, Mo., says 30-year-old Kenny...
View ArticleImpunity prevails in Mexico's drug war
Covering crime and corruption in Mexico may be the most dangerous job in the world of journalism. On average, 10 journalists have been killed every year since 2006. And attacks on the media have...
View ArticleTequila Nation: Mexico Reckons With Its Complicated Spirit
The Mexican town of Tequila in the western state of Jalisco is the heart of a region that produces the legendary spirit. Any bottle of tequila must be made from the Weber Blue species of agave, grown...
View ArticleAfter Iguala, what's next for Mexico?
Earlier this year, you may have heard of an incident in a small city in Mexico, where a group of 43 teaching students disappeared. The men who vanished in September were studying at a rural college...
View ArticleMexico Teacher to Accept Award at State Capital
The Missouri Alliance for Arts Education will present Mexico High School speech and theater teacher Sara Given with the Creativity and Innovation in Teaching award. Given will be recognized for...
View ArticleBusiness Beat: Growing Latino population bring changes in small town...
You might not expect to find too much of Mexico in Missouri. But small towns across the state, like Mexico, Missouri are adapting to a growing Latino population. The last census reported the state of...
View ArticleGay Rights in Latin America
This summer, the United States Supreme Court will make a decision on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. But some countries in Latin America have already done that, with Argentina, Brazil and...
View ArticleIs Fair Trade Really Fair?
You see the label on coffee, chocolate, t-shirts and even gold, “Fair Trade.” The extra dollars you pay for the products are meant to guarantee they’re produced ethically and sustainably. And that the...
View ArticleGlobal Journalist: Reporting Myanmar and "Cartel Land"
We're covering two issues on this edition of Global Journalist. First, Jason McLure interviews Saw Yan Naing ( @ yannaingsaw ), a journalist from Myanmar. He's in the United States as part of the...
View ArticleShamrock Proppants Shuts Down Indefinitely
Operations have been shut down at a central Missouri plant that makes materials used in fracking.
View ArticleEx-senator Bond selling his longtime home in Mexico, Mo.
Former U.S. Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri is selling the home that was his primary base during his long political career.
View ArticleGlobal Journalist: Latin American Environmentalists Under Attack
Earlier this year, a 51-year-old Mexican man named Isidro Baldenegro López was shot to death in Mexico’s Chihuahua state. Mr. López was a well-known environmental activist and advocate for the...
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