Saturday 20th September 2025

A Sedalia man was killed in a traffic crash in Henry County on Saturday.
A report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash occurred as 25-year-old Cody Bennefeld reportedly failed to negotiate a curve in his westbound vehicle, which ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
Bennefeld, who reportedly was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Henry County Coroner Paul Abbott.
The crash happened at 5:30 a.m. on Route C and County Road Northeast 224.