FRIDAY UPDATES: Nearly half of all ICU patients need a ventilator in Boone County
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Patrol: Pettis County infant drowns in private pond
A Sedalia 1-year-old drowned Thursday in a private pond, the highway patrol said.
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Pettis County: Swisher and Harms Rd intersection closed till April 2021 to replace bridge
PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Road & Bridge Department will close the entire intersection at Swisher Rd & Harms Rd beginning Monday, October 12, 2020, for 120 days for bridge replacement. The location is north of State Route 52 in southwestern Pettis County. All work is weather & equipment breakdown dependent, with the
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Deputy who fatally shot Missouri woman reinstated to force
The Pettis County sheriff’s deputy returned to work last week after an internal investigation found he had not violated any department policies in the June 13 shooting death of 25-year-old Hannah Fizer.
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Centralia homecoming moved due to COVID
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Pettis County man pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud, must pay over $6,000 in restitution
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that a Pettis County man pled guilty to the class D felony of Violations Involving Health Care Payments after submitting false timesheets. According to the release, Sherwin Marshall submitted false timesheets for allegedly receiving personal care services and no services were ever provided. Marshall convinced
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MONDAY UPDATES: Governor Parson provides update on returning to work; 4 staffers test positive
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Pettis County reports missing ballots found
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Clerk announced Thursday morning the missing 1,200 absentee ballots were found in St. Louis. The Pettis County Clerk announced Wednesday the absentee ballots were lost in the mail. Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada said his office delivered the ballots to the post office on Sept. 21. Pettis County
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1,200 Pettis County absentee ballots lost in the mail
The Pettis County Clerk announced Wednesday morning about 1,200 absentee ballots were lost in the mail recently.
Continue Reading MONDAY UPDATES: Pettis County reports two more COVID-19 related deaths; 2 Morgan County residents die from coronavirus
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Pettis County man charged with murdering wife in front of children
SMITHTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Smithton man is charged with killing his wife and other charges following a Wednesday afternoon incident in Pettis County. In the probable cause statement, Michael Brown is accused of assaulting and running over his wife in front of their children. Witnesses told law enforcement on scene that Brown was in his
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THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 13th and 14th COVID-19 related deaths
UPDATE 5:55 P.M.: Two people’s COVID related deaths were reported Thursday by the Cole County Health Department. Cole County’s 14 deaths are the most in central Missouri followed by 11 in Camden County and 10 in Saline County. In the latest online update, 15 new cases were reported. That brings the total number of cases
Continue Reading Special prosecutor says officer-involved shooting in Pettis County is justified; sheriff encourages ‘calm’
The special prosecutor appointed to review the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Sedalia woman by a sheriff’s deputy has determined the killing was legally justified.
Continue ReadingOne dead after crash in Pettis County
PETTIS COUNTY Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers have identified a man who was killed in a crash in Pettis County Friday night. Investigators say it happened around 6 p.m. on Katy Trail approximately 1 mile west of Route BB. According to the crash report, 43-year-old Chris M. Eye, of Sedalia traveled off the
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Three people charged in connection with teenager’s death
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pettis County prosecutors charged three people with abandoning a corpse after they allegedly brought a dead teenager to an emergency room. According to the Sedalia Police Department, officers responded to Bothwell Regional Health Center on Aug. 4 after a 16-year-old boy was brought to the emergency room. Police said that the boy
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Masks, social distancing scarce at Missouri governor’s state fair appearance
Masks were few and social distancing largely not observed when Gov. Mike Parson appeared Thursday at the first day of a scaled-back Missouri State Fair.
Continue Reading Special prosecutor brought in to review Hannah Fizer shooting investigation
The Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney said Tuesday night a special prosecutor was assigned to review the investigation into a deadly deputy-involved shooting.
Continue Reading Patrol sends Pettis County deputy shooting case to prosecutor
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation into a deadly Pettis County deputy-involved shooting is now in the hands of a prosecutor for review. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop A tweeted that the Division of Drug and Crime Control sent its work to Pettis County Prosecutor Phillip Sawyer. Update: The investigation of the Pettis County officer
Continue Reading Search warrant reveals new details in Pettis County deputy shooting
A surveillance camera in Sedalia captured the entire interaction between a Pettis County deputy and a woman that deputy killed.
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Protesters gathered in Sedalia demanding answers
Over a dozen protesters gathered Thursday in Sedalia to demand answers in the death of Hannah Fizer.
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