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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri expands COVID-19 treatment for high-risk individuals

August 25, 2021 7:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

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UPDATE: Escaped inmate possibly responsible for stolen state-owned truck

June 22, 2021 6:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been corrected to note the truck was state-owned. SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Sedalia Police Department said escaped inmate Jason Laird possibly stole a pickup truck from a Missouri Department of Transportation maintenance shed. According to a Facebook post from the department, police were notified Wednesday morning that a state

Woman arrested after Monday morning chase east of Tipton

June 7, 2021 7:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A person is in custody after a chase in Pettis County Monday morning. According to the Pettis County Sheriff’s Department troopers assisted with the chase on Highway 50 east of Tipton. Sydney Ward reportedly drove off the road into a field where she got out the car and started running from

Man accused of displaying gun at Vermont Park shooting in Sedalia

June 3, 2021 4:23 AM Lucas Geisler

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Pettis County prosecutors have charged a man for allegedly displaying a gun at a Monday shooting in Sedalia. Prosecutors charged Jesse Rubio with unlawful use of a weapon on Wednesday, a class E felony. Sedalia police said witnesses accused of Rubio of pulling a gun out of his waistband while in his

Sedalia Police arrest two suspects in connection with shooting

June 1, 2021 11:05 AM ABC 17 News Team

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia police arrested two teenagers in connection with a shooting at a park on Memorial Day. Officers responded to Vermont Park for a shots fired call Monday at 7:48 p.m. Police believe this happened because of an ongoing issue between two groups of people. Authorities said the suspects left the scene but

Two people charged after drug trafficking investigation in Pettis County

April 27, 2021 8:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pettis County Sheriff’s Department investigation leads to two people charged with drug trafficking after money, guns and meth are found. According to a social media report, a search warrant was executed at a residence on Monday evening on the 2900 block of Oak Ridge Circle. Deputies found two ounces of

Juvenile seriously injured after Pettis County wreck on Route H

April 23, 2021 8:32 PM Karl Wehmhoener

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a 17-year-old was seriously injured after a wreck on Route H just before 3 p.m. Friday. According to the crash report, the juvenile was driving a 2010 GMC 2500 when the vehicle traveled off the side of the road then the vehicle became airborne hitting

Cole County vaccine clinic site seeing a lower vaccine demand than supply

April 21, 2021 7:06 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) The Cole County Health Department says it’s seeing fewer people at its clinic than expected, as many doses are being saved due to the lack of demand. Cole County Health Department in partnership with other local health systems and hospitals has recently opened a permanent vaccine clinic at the Capital Mall in

Remains identified as Sedalia man missing since 2015

April 21, 2021 1:07 PM Associated Press

Pettis County Coroner Robert Smith identified the remains as 39-year-old Timothy Gibson, who was last seen on March 26, 2015, when he was taken to a hospital and then released. The coroner said he was not able to determine a cause of death because of the condition of Gibson’s remains but there was no evidence of foul play.

Sedalia man seriously hurt in Sunday afternoon wreck

April 12, 2021 10:32 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Sedalia man was seriously hurt in a two-vehicle wreck just south of Sedalia city limits on Sunday afternoon.

Live April election results

April 6, 2021 5:28 PM ABC 17 News Team

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Clinton man arrested for possession of child porn

March 11, 2021 7:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CLINTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clinton man was arrested Wednesday for possession of child pornography that was found on a cellphone. According to a release, Derek Roberts was arrested in Sedalia after law enforcement could not find him in Clinton. According to a release, the Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office formally charged Roberts with three counts

State continues coronavirus vaccine clinics across Mid-Mo

February 22, 2021 5:27 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services along with the Missouri National Guard and SEMA is moving forward with coronavirus vaccination clinics Monday. This comes as both the state and much of the nation faced distribution delays brought about by severe winter weather. Vaccination clinics are taking place in both Versailles

FRIDAY UPDATES: Governor Parson: Regional mass vaccination events will be held next week

February 19, 2021 9:12 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Hannah Fizer’s father files wrongful death lawsuit against deputy

February 18, 2021 10:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) John Fizer, the father of Hannah Fizer, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against deputy Jordan Schutte Wednesday. The deputy killed the 25-year-old during a traffic stop in June. The deputy had told investigators that Fizer said she had a gun in the car and she said she was going to shoot him.

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Mid-Missouri counties report 15 COVID-19 related deaths

February 17, 2021 11:01 AM ABC 17 News Team

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Missouri DHSS adds 287 COVID-19 related deaths to state dashboard

February 10, 2021 9:19 AM ABC 17 News Team

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Pettis County man charged with 2nd-degree statutory rape

February 9, 2021 11:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man is accused of having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old in an abandoned cargo container. The victim told Sedalia police in Nov. 2020that Nathaniel Siefkas had a sexual relationship with her when she was 14 and possibly fathered her child that was born in Jan. 2020 according to the

Sedalia mass vaccination site gives out over 2,300 doses of coronavirus vaccine

January 30, 2021 7:18 PM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia vaccination site ended Saturday with a total of just over 2,300 people getting their COVID-19 vaccine over the past three days. The Bothwell Regional Health Center and the Pettis County Health Center hosted the event at the Missouri State Fairgrounds. The Missouri National Guard also helped out with the event.

WATCH: Coronavirus vaccine clinics open across Mid-Missouri

January 29, 2021 5:21 AM Ben Fein

Randolph, Pettis and Audrain counties will hold mass vaccination clinics Friday for residents in Phase 1B, tiers one and two of the vaccine plan.