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Matthew Sanders

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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A number of Mid-Missouri schools will be closed on Tuesday after varying amounts of snow fell on the area starting Monday morning.

Columbia Public Schools announced in a text message to parents that it will not hold class on Tuesday due to inclement weather.

“Having an inclement weather day will allow time for road crews to clear and treat roadways across the district. This is the first inclement weather day for Columbia Public Schools this school year. The school year calendar accounts for inclement weather and the day will not need to be made up at the end of the year,” an email from CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark says.

Hallsville, Moberly and Mexico public schools were the initial districts to announce that they’d be closed on Tuesday. The northern part of Mid-Missouri received more snowfall over the weekend that clung to the ground, with Monday’s fresh snow falling on top of that.

The Jefferson City School District, however, announced on Monday that Tuesday’s class start time will be two hours late.

An email from the district says school will start late on Tuesday “due to inclement weather & potentially unsafe travel conditions. Schools will start 2HR later than usual, and buses will run 2HR later than usual.”

Two inches or more of snow accumulated in some areas by sundown, with another 1 to 2 inches possible for the Columbia area before snow ends Monday night. Low temperatures in the teens and 20s were expected overnight, making it more difficult to clear roads.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was arrested last week for alleged “jackpotting” thefts in Pennsylvania has been charged in Boone County with being a fugitive from out of state.

Police on Thursday announced the arrest of Antoni Garcia-Cordoba, 42. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. Online jail records say Garcia-Cordoba is from North Carolina, while Casenet list his address as Columbia.

Garcia-Cordoba was staying at a short-term rental when he was arrested on Wednesday, according to a Thursday press release from the Columbia Police Department.

“Jackpotting” occurs when someone is able to get an ATM to dispense money outside of normal circumstances, according to various government websites.

A spokeswoman from Pennsylvania State Police told ABC 17 News that Garcia-Cordoba is wanted for stealing from four ATMs from the central Pennsylvania area, including two in Snyder County, one in Union County and another in Center County. He allegedly stole more than $43,000, according to the spokeswoman.

Garcia-Cordoba faces extradition back to Pennsylvania.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Three people died on Missouri roads over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend counting period, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

MSHP’s data counted from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday night. Preliminary data shows in addition to the three fatalities, there were 304 crashes, 82 people injured and 87 arrested for driving while intoxicated.

Preliminary data indicates that the number is significantly lower from last year’s holiday counting period, where six people were killed, troopers responded to 462 crashes, 158 people were injured in those crashes and 106 people were arrested by troopers for DWI, the release says. The release says in addition to MSHP responses last year, there were 11 total people killed in crashes, 571 people injured and 1,664 crashes reported.

One of the deadly crashes this year occurred in Cooper County on Thursday. A 40-year-old Branson woman crashed at the intersection of Highway 135 and Lang Road, according to the release and previous reporting.

Another fatal crash occurred Thursday when a 44-year-old woman from Union was killed after he vehicle skid in Atchison County, the release says. An 11-year-old girl died in a Friday crash in St. Charles County, according to the release.

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Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man who was found guilty of stabbing the mother of his child to death has been sentenced to life in prison.

Sergio Sayles, 39, was found guilty last month in a bench trial for first-degree murder, armed criminal action and tampering with evidence in the death of Jasmine King. He was sentenced on Monday to life in prison without parole. He is currently being held at the Cole County Jail.

Police found King dead from stab wounds to her head, face, neck, torso and back in her home in the 300 block of West Ashley Street in April 2023, according to a probable cause statement in previous reporting.

King had previously reported harassment and stalking by Sayles, including a complaint in 2021 where she alleged that Sayles threatened to shoot her.

Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson told ABC 17 News in a text message that Sayles claimed he was framed on Monday during a closed court session.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City woman was accused of sending a nude photograph of another woman without their permission.

Emalee Murdock was charged in Cole County with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. A warrant was issued on Monday and a $2,500 bond was set.

The probable cause statement says the victim reported to law enforcement that Murdock sent an explicit photo of the victim to the victim on July 3.

The victim believes Murdock would have obtained the photo from a mutual acquaintance’s phone without that person knowing, the statement says.

“An investigative subpoena for the VOIP phone number used was obtained and served to the cell service provider,” court documents say. “The return data indicated that Defendant was the user of that number at the time. Additionally, the return data provided an email address associated with the account. The last login date according to the investigative subpoena was 07/04/2025, a day after the image was sent.”

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Vandalia, Missouri, man has been accused of repeatedly molesting and sodomizing a young child.

Anthony Holtkamp was charged in Audrain County on Monday with two counts of first-degree child molestation, one count of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and a count of sexually exploiting a minor. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Audrain County Courthouse.

The probable cause statement says a witness on Sunday saw an explicit photograph of a youth on Holtkamp’s phone. The adult then asked a young child about it and the child allegedly told them details that described sexual abuse by Holtkamp.

Holtkamp allegedly admitted to molesting the child repeatedly over the course of “a couple of months,” the statement says.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 15-year-old boy was charged as an adult Monday in a March shooting in Mexico, Missouri.

Evander L. Clark of Mexico was charged Monday with conspiracy to commit first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, third-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. Police say Clark was part of a plan to shoot up a residence on North Missouri Street in March.

A probable cause statement says another suspect, Casey Minter Jr., told officers that Clark had issues with people inside the home where the shooting occurred. The home was occupied by three people at the time of the shooting, and police found fired rounds inside, the statement says.

Police pulled Minter over the following month and found a Glock 9mm pistol that matched the casings and bullets found at the scene, according to the statement. A witness reportedly told police that Minter had bragged up shooting the house, even though he denied taking part in the shooting under interrogation.

Another witness said she was with Minter and Clark during the shooting, and that Clark fired the shots after Minter gave him the gun, according to the statement.

Minter was charged with conspiracy to commit a felony, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree property damage, a misdemeanor.

Clark is being held without bond.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man arrested early Sunday after a standoff in south Columbia was charged Monday with 10 felonies, including armed criminal action.

Rodquel Jones, 21, of Columbia, was charged with six counts of first-degree harassment and one count each of unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, resisting arrest and stealing a gun, according to online court records.

Columbia police began their investigation Saturday night after Jones’ mother and other family members who were gathered together for Thanksgiving weekend reported Jones making shooting threats via a video call and other messages, according to a probable cause statement.

Officers returned to the residence on Lighthouse Court in Columbia after dispatchers received multiple shots-fired calls, the statement says. When police then went to Jones’ Sieville Avenue residence, they heard a gun rack slide as if someone was loading a weapon, the statement says.

Jones then allegedly told officers he wasn’t coming out. A SWAT team later searched the residence and arrested Jones after about six hours.

Police say they found a gun in the residence that had been stolen from one of Jones’ relatives.

Jones remained in the Boone County Jail on Monday afternoon on no bond. An initial court hearing was set for Monday afternoon.

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Haley Swaino

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City Council voted to approve the construction of a snow-removal equipment building and taxiway at Jefferson City Memorial Airport on Monday.

The current buildings are not equipped to handle modern snow removal operations and are too small for the fire department’s new aircraft rescue and firefighting truck, which is expected to arrive in early 2026, according to city documents.

The upgrade aims to strengthen the airport’s snow removal and emergency operations and address insufficiencies with the current facilities. The new building is also designed to better accommodate the fire department’s new truck. The existing building would provide only a few inches of clearance for the vehicle.

The project is estimated to cost $526,000, with a grant agreement in place with the Missouri Department of Transportation to support the construction.

Monday’s council meeting was held at 6 p.m. at City Hall on East McCarty Street.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Snowfall began coating some Mid-Missouri roads by 9 a.m. Monday and continued well into the afternoon, leading to dozens of slide-offs and crashes and closing part of Interstate 70 for hours.

After light snowfall over the holiday weekend, a few more inches were expected to accumulate Monday, with high temperatures staying in the low to mid-20s. That snow will likely cause difficulties for commuters on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.

Some areas could see snowfall of 4 to 6 inches.

Officials closed Route UU in western Boone County on Monday morning.

State highways in the western part of Mid-Missouri were at least partially covered in snow by 9 a.m. By noon Monday, most of the region’s highways were covered or partially covered in snow, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s traveler information map.

Interstate 70 was closed Monday morning at the Highway 65 exit for a tractor-trailer crash. Traffic was also slowed by a crash on I-70 westbound at the Boone and Callaway County line after a crash into the median.

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote on social media that several slide-offs happened Monday morning between the Millersburg and Williamsburg exits.

Boone County emergency management wrote in a social media post before 11 a.m. that crashes were picking up as roads became covered. Roads in Columbia had also become slick by late morning, with emergency dispatchers alerting the public to several vehicles stuck near Chapel Hill and Fairview roads.

Columbia Public Works warned residents to move vehicles from priority roads as accumulation approached 2 inches Monday afternoon. Troop F of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote on social media a little after noon that troopers were working 45 crash scenes on the area’s major highways.

Columbia Public Works Spokesman John Ogan told ABC 17 News via email Monday night that the city planned to have a 22-person crew work overnight to address conditions.

MSHP Sgt. Kyle Green said just before 3 p.m. that Troop F had responded to about 80 crashes and about 80 slide-offs since 10 a.m. Monday.

MSHP Troop A reported since 12 a.m. Monday they had responded to 84 stranded motorists, 80 crashes with no one hurt and 14 crashes with people hurt as a result, in a social media post.

Since 12:00 a.m., 12/1/25, Troop A has handled 216 calls for service including:

– 84 Stranded Motorists- 80 Non-injury Crashes- 14 Injury Crashes

As the snow continues to fall, avoid travel if possible. If you must drive, remember to take it slow, buckle up, & drive focused! pic.twitter.com/m4YCIbbcrX

— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) December 1, 2025

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Several schools had also called early dismissals. Southern Boone will dismiss at 1 p.m., while Columbia Public Schools let families know that after-school activities were canceled for middle and high school students.

Mexico Public Schools was the first district to call off Tuesday classes.

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