COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Attendance at the Missouri State Fair has exceeded pre-pandemic levels. The state fair – which was held Aug. 10-20 in Sedalia – brought 349,048 attendees this year, according to data provided by a fair spokesperson. The number of entrants was higher than any other year since at least 2018. The turnout from
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man faces multiple felony charges after he allegedly set off a “bomb” in a vehicle early Thursday. Charles Monteer, 39, was charged on Thursday with knowingly burning or exploding, first-degree property damage and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. A court date has not been set, according to
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Windsor, Missouri, man was found guilty by a Pettis County jury on Thursday for murder and several other felonies. Mark A. Fielder, 65, was found guilty of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, second-degree assault and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. A sentencing hearing is set
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four men were arrested Thursday in Pettis County in relation to a human trafficking investigation, according to a Friday press release from the Sedalia Police Department. The four men arrested, according to the release, on suspicion of patronizing prostitution were: Donald Reece, 62 of Sedalia;James Deer, 39 of Columbia;Tim Sinn, 44 of
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BAHNER, Mo. (KMIZ) A 185-year-old Bahner church was burned to the ground after getting struck by lightning early Tuesday morning. St. John’s Catholic Church was struck by lightning around 5 a.m. which set the church ablaze. The Wildlife Ridge Winery was one of the first to see the flames and called 911. The building was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw man was killed in a Pettis County hit-and-run crash on Monday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Ethan K. Dillion was walking along Highway 50 west of Sadie Ln. around 12:50 a.m. Troopers say a vehicle hit the 22-year-old and he was pronounced dead at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A county sheriff’s office in Wyoming stated in a Wednesday press release that human remains found near Granger, Wyoming, more than 40 years ago have been identified as a Sedalia man. The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office stated the remains found in 1982 have been identified as Jack Clawson, who went missing in
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Teen fentanyl deaths went up 182%, according to a recent study.
Continue Reading The sheriff of a Mid-Missouri county said over the weekend that the driver of a car carrying more than 800 fake Percocet pills made from fentanyl was a runaway teenager from Columbia.
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A tractor trailer carrying about $60,000 worth of eggs overturned in Pettis County on Thursday morning near a construction zone Route HH and Cedar Lane, according to a Facebook post from the Pettis County Sheriff. No injuries were reported. Responding crews and residents of a nearby Mennonite community helped remove cartons
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager is recovering after being accidentally shot in Sedalia, police say. The Sedalia Police Department said in a news release Friday that the incident only involved teenagers and happened in the 2400 block of Third Street on Thursday night. The hospitalized teen was stable, according to the release. Everyone involved is
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A teenager wanted for allegedly shooting and killing another man Wednesday in a Kansas City-area road rage shooting was arrested Thursday in Saline County.
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect reportedly attempted to stab a Sedalia Police officer Saturday afternoon. Officers responded to reports of a robbery in the 800 block of Ruth Ann Drive around 3:45 Saturday afternoon, according to a news release. The report came from an anonymous caller who said they were robbed at gunpoint. The call
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Morgan County that ended with one suspect dead. In a news release, the Pettis County Sheriff said two Morgan County Deputies were shot at by a man suspected of a burglary. This happened Saturday morning at the intersection of Fairgrounds
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The Pettis County clerk and two employees have sued the Pettis County Commission and the head of the county’s IT department after claiming they were recorded illegally.
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sweet Springs, Missouri woman is recovering after a crash Thursday night in Pettis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Whitfield Road at Dorrance Drive near Sedalia just before 11:20 p.m. Troopers said an SUV driven by Maria D. Cerritos Llanos, 62, of Sedalia, pulled
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia Police Department said in a press release on Monday that an officer shot a dog while investigating an active-shooter call at a house in the 1200 block of South Washington Avenue. Police went to the house around 11 a.m. Monday. The department stated in the press release that it set
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The Sedalia Police Department issued an alert Thursday for a missing 69-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer’s.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson on Monday issued an executive order to extend Missouri’s drought alert until March 1, 2023, to address issues outlined by the state’s Drought Assessment Committee. Currently, 87% of Missouri face abnormally dry conditions, with many counties — including Boone, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau, Pettis and Saline — still experiencing
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was hurt early Sunday morning after a motorcycle crash on Highway 50 in Pettis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on the highway near Quincy Avenue around 2:20 a.m. Troopers said Kyle Strunk, 24, was thrown from the motorcycle after he hit a
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