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.
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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
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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.
Continue Reading WATCH: Protesters gather in Sedalia after deputy fatally shoots woman
Protesters gathered Thursday in Sedalia to demand answers in the death of Hannah Fizer.
Continue Reading Acquaintance unsure of Pettis County deputy’s account of fatal encounter
An acquaintance of a woman killed by a Pettis County deputy Saturday says she is suspicious of official accounts of the event.
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Pettis County Sheriff addresses community response in wake of woman’s death
The Pettis County Sheriff posted an open letter to county citizens Thursday morning less than a week after a woman was killed in Sedalia by a sheriff’s deputy.
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Patrol: ‘No gun inside car’ after Sedalia deadly shooting
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no gun was found inside a car following a deputy-involved shooting in Sedalia on Saturday.
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Family seeks answers after deputy kills Missouri woman
The father of a Missouri woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy during a weekend traffic stop says he doubts officials’ reports that she threatened to shoot the deputy.
Continue ReadingOfficer-involved shooting leaves one dead in Sedalia
SEDALIA Mo. (KMIZ) According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A officials, a woman was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Sedalia overnight. Officials say the incident happened around 10 p.m. on Friday during a traffic stop near US-50 and Winchester Drive in Sedalia. Reports say a Pettis County Sheriff’s Deputy shot Hannah
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