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THURSDAY UPDATES: Centralia homecoming moved due to COVID

October 8, 2020 8:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Pettis County man pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud, must pay over $6,000 in restitution

October 6, 2020 4:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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

MONDAY UPDATES: Governor Parson provides update on returning to work; 4 staffers test positive

October 5, 2020 8:55 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Pettis County reports missing ballots found

October 1, 2020 8:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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

1,200 Pettis County absentee ballots lost in the mail

September 30, 2020 11:20 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Pettis County Clerk announced Wednesday morning about 1,200 absentee ballots were lost in the mail recently.

MONDAY UPDATES: Pettis County reports two more COVID-19 related deaths; 2 Morgan County residents die from coronavirus

September 28, 2020 5:38 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Pettis County man charged with murdering wife in front of children

September 21, 2020 11:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

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

THURSDAY UPDATES: Cole County reports 13th and 14th COVID-19 related deaths

September 17, 2020 8:41 AM ABC 17 News Team

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

Special prosecutor says officer-involved shooting in Pettis County is justified; sheriff encourages ‘calm’

September 14, 2020 11:42 AM Matthew Sanders

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.

One dead after crash in Pettis County

September 5, 2020 5:40 AM Zach Boetto

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

Three people charged in connection with teenager’s death

August 25, 2020 6:46 PM Katie Greathouse

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

Masks, social distancing scarce at Missouri governor’s state fair appearance

August 13, 2020 11:38 AM Matthew Sanders

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.

Special prosecutor brought in to review Hannah Fizer shooting investigation

August 4, 2020 8:56 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney said Tuesday night a special prosecutor was assigned to review the investigation into a deadly deputy-involved shooting.

Patrol sends Pettis County deputy shooting case to prosecutor

July 30, 2020 4:13 PM Lucas Geisler

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

Search warrant reveals new details in Pettis County deputy shooting

June 22, 2020 7:15 PM Lucas Geisler

A surveillance camera in Sedalia captured the entire interaction between a Pettis County deputy and a woman that deputy killed.

Protesters gathered in Sedalia demanding answers

June 18, 2020 9:16 PM Amber Tabeling

Over a dozen protesters gathered Thursday in Sedalia to demand answers in the death of Hannah Fizer.

WATCH: Protesters gather in Sedalia after deputy fatally shoots woman

June 18, 2020 5:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

Protesters gathered Thursday in Sedalia to demand answers in the death of Hannah Fizer.

Acquaintance unsure of Pettis County deputy’s account of fatal encounter

June 17, 2020 5:28 PM Ben Fein

An acquaintance of a woman killed by a Pettis County deputy Saturday says she is suspicious of official accounts of the event.

Pettis County Sheriff addresses community response in wake of woman’s death

June 18, 2020 8:11 AM Matt Ragsdale

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.

Patrol: ‘No gun inside car’ after Sedalia deadly shooting

June 16, 2020 11:32 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said no gun was found inside a car following a deputy-involved shooting in Sedalia on Saturday.