Sedalia Democrat

Sedalia area police reports for Sept. 11

Sedalia Police Department Arrests Sept 8 8:30 a.m. Ryan Lee Newland, 32, was arrested after officers and Animal Control were dispatched to Menar…

New Knob Noster High School opens to students

KNOB NOSTER — First-day jitters were accompanied by all-new routines as the new Knob Noster High School opened its doors to students Tuesday, Se…

Canadian tariffs to further raise prices, a top concern for voters

WASHINGTON — A developing trade war with Canada could bite Republicans ahead of the upcoming midterm elections as voters worry about rising pric…

Diller receives scholarship from PEO

Peyton Diller received a $500 scholarship from PEO Chapter LQ to help in her study of ultrasound Sonography at State Fair Community College. Pey…

Sedalia’s Gauge Young loses bout to Dorsainvil

Sedalia native Gauge Young dropped his lightweight bout against Stan Dorsainvil by unanimous decision during UFC Fight Night on Saturday, Aug. 2…

Relics of the brave

I am rarely stopped in my tracks. Yet, “Relics of the Brave,” an 1883 painting by Arthur Hacker at Savannah’s Telfair Museum, forced me to pause…

Sedalia library is bucking the trend

Dan Brigman’s guest column in the Aug. 7 Democrat interested me. His topic was the decline of reading in America, and why reading and libraries…

Kehoe highlights agriculture during Governor’s Ham Breakfast

The message of the Governor’s Ham Breakfast on Thursday, Aug. 20, focused on the center of the 2026 Missouri State Fair: agriculture and patriot…

Tri-Lakes Fly Fishers bring two-day Fly Fishing Expo to Clinton

Fly fishing, fly tying, outdoor education and some of the region’s most experienced anglers will come together in Clinton this September when Tr…

Sedalia area police reports for Aug. 18

Sedalia Police Department Arrests Aug. 14 1:03 a.m.: Adrian J. Lee Brown, 19, was arrested after a vehicle check at the Missouri State Fairgroun…

Three Bothwell clinics relocating this summer

Citing goals to eliminate leased clinic space and consolidate clinics into buildings it already owns, Bothwell Regional Health Center will move…

Missouri Supreme Court rejects challenge to governor’s power to call special sessions

The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a governor’s power to call lawmakers into a special session at any time, ending the last lawsuit…

Sedalia area police reports for Jan. 29

Sedalia Police Department Arrests Jan. 16 9:16 p.m.: Melissa Marie Cotner, 41, was arrested after a vehicle stop for expired registration near E…

As AI-generated fake content mars legal cases, states want guardrails

Last spring, Illinois county judge Jeffrey Goffinet noticed something startling: A legal brief filed in his courtroom cited a case that did not…

Why I keep Columbus Day

“In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue,” bringing the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria to port in the New World and…

Police Reports for July 24

Sedalia Police Department

Community Calendar for May 25 through May 31

To have your event or meeting listed, send details to news@sedaliademocrat.com or call 660-826-1000. SUNDAY Noon and 7 p.m.: Alcoholic Anonymous…

Crash Reports for Dec. 11

Lebanon driver hurt in Benton County crash