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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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women have been charged in an alleged carjacking that occurred Monday in Sedalia. Ashley Bardin and Josephine Marek were charged with accessory to carjacking, first-degree accessory to robbery, second-degree accessory to assault, second-degree accessory to kidnapping, accessory to leaving the scene of an accident and armed criminal action. They are accused
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters in Sedalia put out a truck fire Tuesday afternoon, according to a social media post from the Sedalia Fire Department. Crews were called to a parking lot of a business on South Limit Avenue around 4 p.m. SFD wrote in a comment on the post that someone was driving down the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was accused “jackpotting” a Sedalia ATM machine in January to steal more than $69,000. Winston Flores-Duran was charged on Wednesday in Pettis County with stealing more than $25,000 and tampering with computer data to defraud. A warrant was issued and a court date has not been scheduled. Police were called
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuesday evening social media post from the Sedalia Fire Department showed the garage of a home damaged by fire. The department wrote that crews were working at a building fire in the 2100 block of West 2nd Street Terrace. SFD indicated it was on West 2nd Street Terrace in a comment
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged in Pettis County after he allegedly led a trooper on a high-speed chase on Wednesday. Maxwell Payette was charged on Thursday with aggravated fleeing, four counts of armed criminal action, one count of drug possession, unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of illegal gun possession and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A series of devastating fires swept through Boone County this week, leaving behind widespread destruction and challenging fire crews as they battled not only the flames, but also brutal winter weather. This week alone, Boone County firefighters responded to several house fires, many resulting in severe destruction. One of the most severe
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman died this week from injuries she suffered in a fire in Sedalia on Monday night. Sedalia Fire Chief Matthew Irwin told ABC 17 News in an email that Elizabeth Friend died on Wednesday evening. She was 43. Crews were called to a fire at a home in the 900 block
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged on Thursday with several counts related to child pornography. Keishawn Davis was charged with possessing child pornography and eight counts of first-degree promoting child porn. He is being held at the Pettis County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Davis appeared for an arraignment on Friday by video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dangerously cold temperatures have led to a number of area schools to either call off classes on Tuesday or have a late start. Overnight wind chills in parts of Mid-Missouri are expected to hit minus-20 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team, who issued a Weather Alert Day for
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Sedalia Fire Department is investigating after a home caught fire Sunday afternoon. According to Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Shaw, the fire department responded to a home in the 1300 block of East 11th Street around 1:45 p.m. The fire reportedly started in the area near a furnace. The flames spread into
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a Dec. 8 fire at a building on West Main Street in Sedalia is still under investigation, according to a fire report. Firefighters responded to fires at 421 and 419 West Main Street on Dec. 8. The report says the cause of the fire at 421 West Main Street
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is charged with involuntary manslaughter in Kansas was arrested last week in Sedalia. Timothy Smith was charged in Pettis County on Friday with being a fugitive from out of state. A hearing was held on Monday and Smith appeared by video from the jail, court records indicate. Court information
Continue Reading SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man has been charged with 10 felonies after he allegedly hit another person in the head with a gun and led law enforcement on a high-speed chase on Monday. Evans Weber, 23, was charged with second-degree assault, four counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful use of a
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PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A baby boy from Sedalia died from injuries he suffered in a crash on Wednesday on Interstate 29 in Platte County, a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says. The child’s name was not released in the report. Four vehicles were involved in the crash. The report says that a 2019
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LA MONTE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Sedalia men were injured – one seriously – in a crash on Monday in the northbound lane of Highway 127, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as Jeffrey Rhoads, 34, lost control of a 2019 Ford F250. The truck went
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A fire at the Central Missouri Landfill in Sedalia Monday on afternoon was possibly caused by a spark from the equipment that moves trash and compacts it, according to the Pettis County Fire Department. Around 3:20 p.m., PCFD says it received calls of possible explosions at the landfill on Oak Grove
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 64-year-old Columbia woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Monday night in Pettis County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as a 2023 Nissan Rogue –driven by Pamela Holbrook – was heading southbound on Walnut Grove Road, north of Eckles Road,
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A landfill outside of Sedalia caught fire on Monday, according to the Sedalia Fire Department and Pettis County Emergency Management. Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management wrote on its Facebook page that Oak Grove Lane “between Broadway and the Low Water Crossing” is closed. It also wrote that a closure occurred on another
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SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 62-year-old man was seriously injured Tuesday night in a crash on Highway 65 in Pettis County at Rebar Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The crash occurred as a 2008 Chevrolet Suburban – driven by David Cosurco, 21, of Hughesville – was heading southbound after Cosurco failed
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