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 16-year-old boy from Sedalia was killed when the jet ski he was riding on crashed Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol incident report, the boy was riding the jet ski around 2:45 p.m. near Clevenger Cove in Taney County, when the vehicle collided with another jet ski head-on.
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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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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia will be holding public interviews on Thursday to fill the vacant Ward 1 council seat at 6 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Four candidates will be interviewed during this process: Adam Porter, Cheryl Ames, Jason Michael Joy and Virginia Kaye Brainard. According to the city’s Facebook post, the
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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.
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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
Continue Reading 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 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
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Sedalia has announced that it is taking applications for its open Ward 1 City Council seat. Tom Oldham stepped down from his position last week after “serious allegations” were brought against him, the City of Sedalia wrote in a social media post. The city did not elaborate on the allegations
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former Sedalia Councilman Tom Oldham has been removed from a nonprofit’s board of directors. Sedalia Citizens Against Spouse Abuse announced in a Thursday social media post that it terminated Oldham’s board membership. Oldham stepped down from his position last week after “serious allegations” were brought against him, the City of Sedalia wrote
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The criminal investigation into Sedalia councilman who resigned last week may include sexual harassment of a juvenile, according to a Monday email from Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders. Former Ward 1 Councilman Tom Oldham stepped down on Thursday after “serious allegations” were brought against him, the City of Sedalia wrote in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia Ward 1 Councilman Tom Oldham has resigned, the City of Sedalia announced in a Friday social media post. The city wrote that Oldham resigned after “serious allegations” were brought against him on Thursday. The city did not elaborate to what the allegations were. “While these allegations are deeply alarming and disheartening,
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A Sedalia man suffered moderate injuries in a crash on Friday in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash happened at 10 p.m. on Highway 50 near Route 135.
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