COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The battle over a derelict building in Sedalia took its next step on Thursday. The City of Sedalia has sought the demolition of a building it says is in a “state of collapse.” The city filed a lawsuit last week seeking a court to approve the demolition of the building at 207
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia city officials are seeking to demolish a 95-year-old downtown building as it continues to deteriorate since a storm rolled through the area Thursday. In support of public understanding and being transparent, the city released documents about the property at 207 W. Main Street. The city said it’s received many inquiries about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A building the City of Sedalia is seeking to demolish after structural concerns were raised suffered more damage after storms rolled through on Thursday, the city said in a social media post. The vacant building at 207 West Main St. in Sedalia saw its sidewalk and nearby traffic shut down last month
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexican national who was living in Sedalia was sentenced Wednesday to 14 months in federal prison, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Jesus Mendoza Cortes, 35, pleaded guilty on Feb. 20 to illegally reentering the country after being previously deported, the release says. Mendoza Cortes had
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested in Sedalia after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman and pointed a gun at a police officer. The City of Sedalia shared in a social media post on Monday afternoon that police arrested Sam Newl, 24, on suspicion of first-degree assault, attempted rape with a weapon, first-degree kidnapping,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged with several felonies after he allegedly sexually assaulted a youth more than once. Francisco Reyes was charged on Saturday with first-degree rape, tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution, first-degree kidnapping, sexual misconduct involving a child younger than 15 years old and illegal reentry. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new council member has been picked in Sedalia. The city announced in a Tuesday social media post that Cheryl Ames has been sworn in as the new Ward 1 councilwoman. Interviews were conducted by the city and Mayor Andrew Dawson made the appointment. Tom Oldham stepped down from his position in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is wanted for two counts of first-degree rape in Washington state was arrested Wednesday in Sedalia. Meshkov Aleksandr, 34, was charged in Pettis County with being a fugitive from out of state. He is at the Pettis County Jail awaiting extradition. A court date for the Missouri charge has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly accused a family of being illegal immigrants and demanded to see “their papers.” Dean Murphee was charged with first-degree harassment and is being held at the Pettis County Jail on a $2,500 bond. A court date has not been set.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with a plethora of felonies after he allegedly rammed his Chrysler truck several times into a Ford Focus while he was drunk. Jeremy Shacklett was charged with four counts of second-degree assault, nine counts of armed criminal action, one count of first-degree tampering with a vehicle, two counts
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia is expected to interview four candidates on Monday evening for the open Ward 1 seat. A Facebook post from the city shows that it will interview Adam Porter, Cheryl Ames, Jason Michael Joy and Virginia Kaye Brainard. The interviews will be livestreamed at 6 p.m. Tom Oldham stepped
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The sidewalk and eastbound traffic in the 200 block of West Main Street in Sedalia have been closed off by the city because of “structural concerns” at a vacant building, the city wrote in a Wednesday social media post. The city wrote that access to the building at 207 West Main Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As storms continued to impact much of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday night, power outages continued to climb. In Columbia at 8 p.m., there were nine reported outages impacting 2,510 utility customers. A number of outages were reported in West Columbia, though outages impacting a high-number of people were reported in central Columbia. That
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Union Pacific train derailed Sunday afternoon east of La Monte in Pettis County. Missouri State Highway Patrol said troopers were called to the area of US-50 Highway and Buckley Road and found a train had derailed. Troop A Spokesperson, Cpl. J.D. Howard said in an email that seven Union Pacific Railroad
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash Thursday evening in Sedalia claimed the life of a man on a Ducati motorcycle. The Sedalia Police Department says in a news release that the crash happened at about 6:30 p.m. at West Broadway Boulevard and South State Fair Boulevard. A Dodge Charger that was turning left at the intersection
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged with several felonies after he allegedly shot into a home while trying to shoot a man who was driving. Jubyris Jordan, 30, was charged with first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a weapon, illegal gun possession, misdemeanor illegally shooting a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of shooting two Pettis County deputies earlier this month is facing additional federal charges. James Joseph Elsea, 62, of Marshall, was indicted on Tuesday with possessing with intending to distribute methamphetamine, shooting a gun while committing a drug trafficking crime and being a felon with a gun.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man who is accused of firing a gun at a woman on Wednesday has been charged with multiple felonies. Josiah Willis, 21, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Pettis County Jail on a $35,000 bond. Willis
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged in federal court after he was accused of shooting two Pettis County deputies on Friday appeared in court on Tuesday in Jefferson City. James Elsea, 62, was charged in the Western District Court of Missouri with being a felon with a gun. Court filings show that he
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Editor’s note: This article has been updated to clarify that one deputy fired shots, and the suspect was not hurt COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Pettis County deputies were shot while serving a search warrant early Friday morning. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A, the deputies were trying to serve a search warrant related
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