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The parolee suspected in the slaying of Colorado’s prisons chief wrote in 2006 that fantasizing about torturing and killing prison staff kept him sane during his incarceration. Evan Spencer Ebel wrote about his fantasies in a letter to someone outside prison. The letter was confiscated by guards in November 2006 and was obtained Tuesday by

Two propositions that would have funded schools in the capital city failed at the polls Tuesday. Jefferson City residents voted against Questions 1 and 2, a 25-cent tax levy and a $79 million bond. The tax levy would have helped to fund general needs to the district, including transportation, security and technology. If it had

Voters in Columbia overwhelmingly reelected Mayor Bob McDavid in the April election. McDavid won against challenger Sid Sullivan with 60 percent of the vote. 12,830 votes were cast in the race. In the race for city council seats, challengers in both the 3rd and 4th Ward challengers defeated incumbents. Karl Skala unseated Gary Kespohl for

Mizzou (9-16, 2-7 SEC) saw its six-game winning streak against Illinois end as the Illini took this year’s Braggin’ Rights matchup by a 6-2 tally Tuesday night at Busch Stadium. Tiger starter Jace James threw five innings, allowed four runs and struck out three. Jake Ivory scored a run and went 1-for-3 with a double

One year after earning the same honor in the Big 12, Mizzou Wrestling head coach Brian Smith was named the 2013 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year Tuesday morning. In the program’s first year as a member of the MAC, Smith and the Tigers won their second-consecutive conference title. Missouri posted 136.0 team points, the

After the shootings in Texas this past weekend and Colorado last month, public officials in Missouri are taking security more seriously. Both incidents concerned Boone County prosecutor Dan Knight. “It’s something that kind of struck close to home and my heart goes out to thosefamilies. Thisperson probablykilledhim and his wife because of the job he

Opening Day in Major League Baseball, a rite of passage that marks a new beginning for fans in every city in America, has come and gone. It is officially baseball season, a season that touches every other major North American sports season. In honor of this annual new beginning, I will debut a new column

A Mid-Missouri woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter and abuse charges for the 2008 death of a toddler. 37-year-old Roshell Dawn Johnson pleaded guilty Monday to voluntary manslaughter and child abuse charges for the death of 20-month-old Ocean McCoy. Prosecutors say Johnson accepted a plea agreement. The Miller County Prosecuting Attorney says the infant girl suffered

Two Tiger freshmen have decided to transfer from the Missouri basketball program. Negus Webster-Chan and Dominique Bull have informed head coach Frank Haith they would like to leave the program to play closer to home and get more playing time. Webster-Chan is from Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. Bull is from Worcester, Massachusetts. Haith released a statement

Court documents obtained from ABC 17 News show that two suspects in a crime spree used a stolen knife to commit murder. Jeffrey Nichols and Christopher Lewis have been charged with first degree murder after a Sunday night crime spree in Randolph County. Police say Nichols and Lewis stole a “machete like” knife from the

The Missouri Department of Transportation will close Westbrook Drive near the Boone/Callaway county line while it fixes a rockslide. Crews will close the road starting Wednesday at 8 a.m. while construction workers stabilize a rock bluff along Highway 63. Only the southern access to Westbrook Drive will close. Drivers will still be able to use

22 year-old Jeffery Nichols and 18-year-old Christopher Lewis have both been charged with first degree murder in connection to the crime spree in Randolph County. Both men are from Macon, where police say the rampage started and ended within just 24 hours. Nichols and Lewis are both behind bars on $1 million bond. Moberly police

Construction starts Tuesday on a stretch of road just east ofColumbiathat is expecting to see a significant increase in traffic later this year. MoDOT and Boone County are working together on the routeZoverpass and intersection atSaint Charles Road. Construction will add an extra lane on the overpass Tuesday requiring crews to build a new bridge.

The Jefferson City Council passed a resolution to put a Request for Proposal out to hire a facilitator on Monday night. Council members say they need the facilitator because none of them have ever been through a process like this. The resolution had a price cap of $10,000, but council members believed that all bids

Voters throughout mid-Missouri will decide on a number of ballot issues Tuesday, including a proposed sales tax for upgrades to the region’s largest 911 center, council races in Columbia, and school bond and levy issues in Jefferson City. Stay with ABC 17 News for complete coverage of your election results. We will be here with

After an overnight crime spree, residents in Randolph County had been told to keep their doors locked today as police hunted down the suspects. Many told us they were watching closely. Now tonight, the men responsible for this crime are behind bars. ABC 17 News spoke with people outside the Wal-Mart in Moberly today, where

The Columbia Police Departmentwill soon have a new armoredvehicle. In a six to one vote, the city council approved the department’s request fora portion of the fundingata meeting on Monday night. It was not the only issue previously met with contention to receive approval. A plan to build a drive-thru liquore store, Macadoodles, also passed.

Fulton police chief Steve Myers tells ABC 17 News a teenage girl considered missing and endangered has been found in Columbia. Amjina Davis, 14, was first reported missing after running away from home on March 25 at 4:30 p.m. She had last been seen at a relative’s residence on Wyoming Street in St. Louis on

Mid-Missouri postal service workers gathered outside the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia Monday to protest the closure of Columbia’s Mail Distribution Center. USPS plans to hold a public meeting at Holiday Inn Tuesday, to explain the plan. Approximately one third of local workers could be displaced as mid-Missouri’s mail would run through St. Louis

Mizzou softball seniors Jenna Marston and Chelsea Thomas were selected 19th and 20th overall Monday in the National Pro Fastpitch College Draft. A catcher and shortstop in her time at Mizzou, Marston was picked by the Chicago Bandits. The two-time All-America pitcher Thomas was selected immediately after to the USSSA Pride. Thomas has a 12-1