COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested Wednesday morning in Sedalia during a law enforcement operation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Lazaro Joaquin-Ruiz, of Sedalia, was charged with drug possession, resisting arrest and violating an order of protection. Alondra Reyes Hernandez was charged with drug possession and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Both
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were operating in Sedalia this week, according to city officials. Sedalia Mayor Traves Williams confirmed to ABC 17 News that ICE officers were in the area on Tuesday, but said he was not notified in advance of their arrival. ICE officers were seen near 16th Street
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A shooting late Friday night in Sedalia left two people injured, one critically, according to a post from Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders.
Around 11:15 p.m., deputies responded to the 23000 block of Mather Road for a reported nuisance, the post says. A deputy was reportedly speaking with the property owner when gunshots were heard from another area of the property. This made bystanders flee.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Joseph woman was charged with a pair of felonies after she allegedly kicked a 7-year-old boy into a pool on Saturday in Sedalia. Penny Badgett, born in 1963, was charged with child abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. She was held at the Pettis County Jail on a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court documents filed on Thursday say a Sedalia police officer shot a man Wednesday during a chase after the man rammed him truck into the officer’s patrol vehicle. Justin Strickland, of Sedalia, was charged in Pettis County with first-degree assault, second-degree assault of a special victim, aggravated fleeing, leaving the scene of
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia police officer shot a suspect during a chase Wednesday morning, the Missouri State Highway Patrol stated in a news release. The suspect suffered injuries that were not life-threatening and was taken to a hospital. The officer was also injured and hospitalized, though the injuries were not life-threatening, the Patrol stated.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man is facing a pair of felony counts related to child pornography. Leif Rasa is charged in Pettis County with first-degree promoting child pornography and child porn possession. He is not currently in custody, but a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday. Court documents alleged that Rasa uploaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were charged in Pettis County on Tuesday in connection with a Chicagoland-area child abduction case. Devetta Davis, Raven Johnson and Karon Nabors, all of Sedalia, were arrested and charged with being fugitives from out of state. All three are being held without bond. Arraignments for all three people were held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Amtrak train hit and killed a man trespassing on the tracks Monday night near Sedalia. The impact happened near Highway 50 and Route TT, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesman. The 59-year-old Sedalia man was on the tracks in front of a westbound Amtrak, Cpl. Justin Ewing. No passengers
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged with a felony after authorities claim he made threats at parents during a children’s dance practice Tuesday at Convention Hall in Liberty Park. Justin McIlroy was charged on Thursday with second-degree making a terroristic threat. He is being held at the Pettis County Jail. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison on Thursday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Cleburn Greene, 51, pleaded guilty on May 22, 2025, to one count of attempted bank robbery, the release says. He was sentenced to three years and one
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dark and watery soil that construction crews encountered in Sedalia last month was determined to be nonhazardous, the city wrote in a Monday press release. The release says possible soil issues were discovered by crews on Jan. 16 near the former Sutherlands property, Memory Lanes Bowling Alley and the new fire station.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of driving the wrong way on a highway in Pettis County earlier this month has been charged with a felony and a misdemeanor. Leydi Maldonado, 27, of Sedalia, was charged on Wednesday with driving while intoxicated causing physical injury and misdemeanor driving the wrong way on a divided
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Pettis County deputy who shot and killed a 25-year-old Sedalia woman in June 2020 was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday for charges related to child pornography. Jordan Schutte, 40, of Sedalia, was indicted by a Pettis County grand jury for child porn possession and first-degree promoting child porn. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 32-year-old Sedalia man was seriously injured Thursday morning after he was hit by a 2013 Ram 1500 on Whitfield Road in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the pedestrian was walking in the roadway just after midnight when he was hit by the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged with two felonies on Monday after he allegedly crashed into a law enforcement vehicle and injured an officer. Leopaldo Leon was charged with driving while intoxication – injuring a law enforcement officer and leaving the scene of an accident. A $15,000 bond was set and an arraignment
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Repairs to road and water mains that broke Wednesday in Sedalia have been completed, according to a Thursday social media post from the city. Water mains broke at the 1400 block of South State Fair Boulevard, the State Fair Shopping Center and the 1400 block of West 16th Street. A break that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia announced a temporary closure for Ohio Street on Wednesday after a Union Pacific train derailed. No injuries were reported in the freight-train derailment, but the Ohio Street Crossing and W.T. Morris Avenue was blocked, the city announced on its social media. All other railroad crossings in the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged after he was accused of stabbing a man in his stomach on Wednesday. Samuel Storer, 43 was charged on Thursday in Pettis County with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Pettis County Jail on a $25,000 bond. A court date
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was arrested and charged after he allegedly told law enforcement that he was a private investigator while he broke into multiple vehicles on Monday evening. Ethan Jones, 22, was charged on Tuesday with second-degree burglary, armed criminal action and misdemeanor stealing. An arraignment was scheduled for Wednesday morning.
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